Blog post #3

Was Caesar a dictator or a reformer?




There are many points that Caesar was a good Reformer of the city state Rome but there were also a lot of bad things which describe Caesar as an ambitious dictator. I believe that Caesar was an ambitious dictator. Here is a quote from an article, "He kept hidden any facts that did not make him look brave or intelligent." In this quote you can see that Caesar must have had a lot of bad sites and that he wasn't as good as it says in all the books that we read today. The books that we are using today only show the good things about him. Also Caesar lowered the senate to make sure he alone is the ruler of Rome. He thinks that he can handle it and shows how much he believes in himself and how he treats others. Caesar would never give someone the glory. As you can see, the popularity of Caesar did not make a good person out of him. Caesar is an ambitious Dictator. 

Blog post #2

 Explain in detail how the geography and climate of the Italian peninsula affected the development of ancient Rome.

Ancient Rome was build on seven hills. That was good because when someone attacked Rome that had to climb up the hills. Rome's hills where mostly flat on the top and so that was perfect for farming or building something on there. Therefore Italians where better farmers than Greek. Also there were Mountains around Italy so if someone tried to attack they had to cross the mountains first. Rome was built so far away from the sea so that the pirates would not come that far, but Rome was able to trade over the sea. The climate of Rome was also very good for farming. It was very hot. Rome was the perfect city for farming. 

Legends of Rome

First Legend:
Once there were two brother called Remus and Romulus. Both were raised by a wolf. Romulus loved built so he decided to built a city. That was 1000 years ago. Remus made fun of his brother and so Romulus killed him. After he spent a lot of time building the city he decided to call it after him, "Rome." Later the Latins came and made the city better.

Second Legend:
Virgil was a poet who wrote about a hero called Aeneas. Aeneas and his followers sailed over the Mediterranean sea after they lost the battle in Sparta. They came to Rome and married the King's daughter. Aeneas and his friends brought the Latins. That is how the second legend goes.