The Imperators and the Augurs were contemplating whether to reestablish Rome as a Republic or to remain as an empire. The Imperators were in favor of reverting back into a Republic while the Augurs wanted to keep things the same. The Augurs did make a good couple of points about keeping it the same Empire, the Imperators made a better argument to return to a Republic because they used a lot of allusion and effective usages of persuasion to strengthen their argument. The Senator from the Imperator really emphasizes her ethos to point out the flaws that the Empire had endured. She mentioned how she had been involved in politics at a young age and how her family has the connections before as well. She accentuated her points using repetition ("As a politician...") to get the audience to understand her point of view. As a politician, she has the firsthand experience about how the current empire works …show more content…
She uses mainly pathos and a very interesting tone throughout her speech about how maintaining an Empire will lead to a collapse altogether. With her unique tone, she retold how the Julio-Claudius emperors are a failure and any more leaders like them will be catastrophic. She also believed that having rulers from the same bloodline is not practical as it creates the same, if not, worse issues for Rome. This was proven during Nero's regime where over time, citizens grew to despise him to the point where Nero commits suicide. Jill uses the people's hatred to influence the audience. She also compares Caligula's regime over defying the God as emperors are not allowed to see themselves as Gods. By disrespecting the Gods, many people would take great offense to it which makes it easier for Jill to charm her audience with pathos. By point out the disasters that the emperors inflicted on their citizens, Jill was able to persuade the audience, including