In the verbal presentation “Hannibal and His Secret Weapon,” by Dr. Patrick Hunt, he explains the incredible life of Hannibal, a famous carthaginian war general, focusing specifically on how he used his small force of men and his environment to his advantage. The presentation starts off talking about how after Hannibal swore to eternally hate Rome on a living sacrifice, his father was killed in an avalanche on an expedition in search of gold. After this, the Carthaginians pronounced Hannibal their new war general, because his father was the previous one and they recognize his military genius. Next, Hannibal decides to embark on his quest to take back Rome. In a brilliant move, he takes a path through the Alps to sneak up on the Romans where
Describe Whether Caesar Was Portrayed As A "Model Politician" Or A Selfish Dictator From the three prescribed readings it can be said that Julius Caesar was a selfish dictator. What was contained in the reading indicated that Julius Caesar is a man that has hunger for power, a self-centered man, and unwavering dictator. And since even the entire people were no longer pleased with present conditions, they rebelled at his tyranny and would like to defend their liberty . It is crystal clear in all the three documents that Julius Caesar was very selfish who only care about himself and his personal goals. In other words in all the three accounts the message is clear that the view of Julius Caesar was not that of a fair and just politician .Assuming
War in the North created the glory of the great commander for a Caesar. In addition, Caesar was the first person who discovered the ancient world of Britain, which was rumored as an island of enormous size (Freeman, 2009). Experience of the Gallic Wars helped Caesar to make a significant contribution to the art of war. Caesar was characterized by the speed of the transition and rapidity of attack and risky behavior; despite poor health, Caesar stubbornly endured the hardships of war (Wyke, 2008). This fact helped him to win the army’s
Tyranny has been prevalent throughout history with leaders such as Kim Jong-Il, Joseph Stalin, and Adolf Hitler. All of these dictators shared a group of traits. The most recognizable characteristic of a tyrannical rule is fear of the ruler. Dictators often maintain a higher class than the people they rule, leaving the citizens poor. More often than not, tyrants are not voted into power.
There is controversy amongst historians and educators as to whether Caligula (born Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) was ruthless, crazy, or misunderstood. In his position as Emperor of the Roman Empire he was considered and depicted as being unpredictable and cruel. He would seemingly order anyone who crossed him to be murdered; he seemingly enjoyed torturing people; acknowledged himself as a God; restored treason trials; and caused many problems for Rome as a result of his excessive spending on public shows, entertainment, games, and Roman treasures which it is said almost sent the Empire into bankruptcy. There are numerous hypotheses from numerous historians as to whether he was just rebellious or ruthless, driven to madness due to past tragedies in his life, or suffered a mental illness that led him to being an unreliable, extravagant and sadistic ruler.
Ancient history civilization did not leaves us much aside from great legends and tales that transcends through time. Carthage was one of these great city-states. It was situated in North Africa and claimed to have been founded around 813 BCE by Queen Elisa, also known in history as Dido. She, along with other Phoenicians, fled the city of Tyre once Macedonians took over. By driving away Natives such as the Lydians and the Numidians away from the tunisian region, the phoenicians started a small trading port and grew to become one the most powerful cities of the Mediterranean before Rome rose over them as the new Empire.(Cartwright, 2018).
Hannibal was one of Carthage’s strongest general. Hannibal was a great leader and General that served Carthage. Hannibal used his knowledge and loyalty to Carthage and helped it thrive. Hannibal was helpful to Carthage because he had a very strong army, he was a great leader, and helped defeat Rome in the 2nd punic war.
Polybius goes on to state that Hamilcar played a massive role in starting the Second Punic
Hannibal Barca was a war general, and is known for being one of the only people the Romans feared. Hannibal and the Romans fought for around two decades, and Hannibal triumphed over any army that was sent his way. Although Rome ended up winning the war, the Romans will never forget the man who was in charge of many of their most disgraceful defeats. The way Hannibal led made his men have respect and loyalty towards him, which proved to be a better tactic than other generals. All of Hannibal’s enemies feared him, because of the techniques he used in battle.
Hannibal had set Latin allies free and ransomed Roman since he needed money, Quintus Ennius states “the victor is not victorious is if the vanquished does not consider himself so” since Rome refused to pay. Shean says that Hannibal had not Marched on Rome due to the, “least glamorous and most mundane reason of all: no food”. Hallward explains that Hannibal would not capture Rome “even if the opportunity had arisen” as it was not his intention. Hallward further explains that if Hannibal marched on Rome after the battle in Cannae …”the futility of such an empty gesture before the walls of Rome, which would have lessened the moral effect of his victory and would have abandoned the opportunity of obtaining more important gains”. Contradictorily, Livy and O’ Connell state that Hannibal had a “hatred” for Rome.
Through the trading of valuable products and resources, it created relationships and formed commercial treaties with other prominent countries (Morey, n.d.). This is how Carthage became nearly an equal power to Rome, although their strengths were different. Prior to the commencement of the first Punic War in 264 BCE, both Rome and Carthage had proven themselves as prominent world powers. While Rome controlled Italy, Carthage had rule over the northern coast of Africa as well as a portion of Spain and Sicily. Both nations were strong and had ample supply of resources.
Who was Julius Caesar was he a hero or a villain? Julius Caesar was a hero to many plebeians because he made many great accomplishments of the government , Rome, and for the poor. Some people might think he was a villain, but some people think differently. First of all, Julius Caesar did many great effects to Rome. Julius gave land to the landless, like the poor and veterans who didn’t have land before.
Silius Italicus is a well known poet who had written about the Punic War. Majority of Silius’s writing pertained to poetry, similes, introduction of divine characters, and so on. Readers will focus on the many topics such as the impact and change that epic poetry has in the meaning of his stories, comparing historiographical versions, and biographical versions in previous readings. To begin with, Punica is an epic poem that was written by Silius Italicus. According to the reading, it mainly discusses the Punic War and Hannibal’s experiences in war.
Julius Caesar was the Dictator of Rome in 42 BC who accomplished many things. Many people believed that he was a hero, but Julius Caesar was a very ambitious dictator and was more of a villain than a hero. Julius Caesar was a villain because he didn’t think first before doing something, he forced the Senate to name him dictator for life and he also was a glory hound and put his needs before the republic. To begin with, Julius Caesar was a was a glory hound and put his needs before the republic. Caesar used his power as dictator more towards his advantage instead of helping the people in Rome.
Julius Caesar was a politician, general, and dictator. He once said, “It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.” He was an incredible speaker of the time and was very well liked by most citizens. He brought a lot of change to Rome and was a very strong leader. Julius Gaius Caesar was born in Rome Italy, in 100 B.C., on July 13th.
