The Real Story Of Julius Caesar Analysis

The Real Story of Julius Caesar Documentary Review The Real Story of Julius Caesar is a documentary that is focused on the life of Gaius Julius Caesar who was born on the 13th of July 100 BC and died on the 15th of March 44 BC with the main setting of the documentary in Rome, Italy. This documentary begins with stating that Rome was an Empire without an emperor and was ruled by elected officials and written laws. It then led off by saying that Julius Caesar became one of the greatest man by maneuvering, clawing, and killing his way to the top, becoming a dictator, which eventually gained the following of conspirators that wanted to stop him from possibly becoming too ambitious. One of the speakers in this documentary was Tom Holland who

Sulla, a General, for example, liked Caesar because he saw in him someone like himself but keep in mind that Sulla was the one who posted names in public of senators who would be killed and whose property was going to be confiscated or sold. Caesar's soldiers were also loyal and they would follow him anywhere and they trusted their lives with him because they won so many wars. Conveniently, Julius Caesar and the common people created a bond because of the Gladiator games of 65 BC, but not only because of that, also because he would listen and treat them well. Although, after Caesar gained the new title of a dictator, a core group in the Senate with Brutus, Caesar's best friend, as their leader they began to conspire against him and plot his fate because of the fear that he would become too powerful and be crowned King. However, after Julius Caesar's death, many still worshipped the murdered Caesar, set up altars to him, and was formally declared a God as he left quite a

Overall, most of the categories were successful in adding to the documentary of The Real Story of Julius Caesar. To start off, there was not one singular person that played the role of a host in this documentary and it might have been a good idea to include one because it would have brought a sense of oneness and familiarity throughout the whole video. The voice-over, however, was very well done as the speaker was clear, had the appropriate volume, and engaged the audience by emphasizing certain texts. The whole organization of the documentary made sense because it started off with an overall description of Caesar to familiarize him with the audience and then they talked about how he became one of Rome's greatest general, as well as his decline in the later years. Next, with the interviews, there were many sources that they used that were fairly credible, as well as interesting so they added depth to the whole documentary. Some of the speakers were Prof. Barry Strauss from Cornell University, Tom Holland a historian, Prof. Maria Wyle from the University College London, Dr. Adrian Goldsworthy an ancient historian, Prof. Myles McDonnell from Baruch College C.U.N.Y., Prof. Richard Beacham from King's College London, Dr. Darius A. Arya from the American Institute for Roman Culture, and finally Prof. Giorgio Croci from La