Socratic Seminar (Julius Caesar) by Crystal Taylor

Rome Socratic Seminar

NathanEdwards1 — 2018-02-07 16:48:17 UTC

Opening Question -- I think that Julius Caesar was a Roman hero because he was a brilliant military leader in war , and also a great emperor. Although he was a dictator he did care for his people and as said in the article "extremely nice."
Additional Question 3- One of Caesar's actions was crossing the Rubicon to start the verge of civil war between him and Pompey .
Additional Question 4- History portray's Caesar as a tyrant and hero. As a hero he is portrayed as a great emperor, but as a tyrant a powerful dictator ruling over Rome in a harsh way.

Socratic Seminar- Daniela

2018-02-07 16:50:03 UTC

Opening Question- In my opinion, Julius Caesar was a tyrant. This is because he was a man obsessed with power. This lead to him declaring himself dictator for life, in which he abused his power.Caesar manipulated people to get what he wanted, such as the role of consul. The Senate almost declared him "Enemy of the State". Caesar started a civil war just because he didn't want to resign, while doing that, he committed treason. He got so out of hand that the Senate had to end him and his reign.
Additional Questions-
1. Caesar's good qualities were that he was a natural-born leader a "brilliant" military leader, and he was ambitious,which helped him conquer and make accomplishments. Some of Caesar's bad qualities involve, being obsessed with power, taking advantage of people for himself, and always having his way.
2. Some of Caesar's supporters include, some of the Roman citizens and some of his army. A few of his enemies include Pompey, the Senate, some of the citizens, some of his army, some of the people he conquered, etc.
3. Caesar started a civil war in the Roman Republic, even though generals were forbidden from crossing the Rubicon River with a standing army. This is because he wanted to confront Pompey, who wanted Caesar to lose his position. Pompey held power in Rome and was against Caesar. Pompey agreed with the Senate on the idea that Caesar resign his command and disband his army.
4. Historians portray Caesar from two different points of view. The first is as an excellent leader to Rome. They think this because he conquered places for Rome, he was a "brilliant" military leader, and he was able to manipulate people for his or Rome's benefits. On the other hand, historians can also portray him as a tyrant who took advantage of his power and of people. This is because he manipulated people to get what he wanted , he had many enemies, he started a civil war in Rome, he broke some laws, etc. I personally picture him as a tyrant. However, he is an important historical figure either way.

Socratic seminar

0613055225 — 2018-02-07 16:50:07 UTC

OPENING QUESTION
Was Caesar a hero or a tyrant?
In my opinion, Julius Caesar was a hero because he helped Rome become what it is today. He fought alongside his army and even lived in the same conditions they did and he kept fighting, even it he was outnumbered.
1. What were some of Caesar's good and bad qualities?
Good- He was a good person, he was able to easily persuade people, and eh was a good military leader.
Bad- He was a dictator and he was cruel to those who tried to flee during a battle.
2. Who were Caesar's supporters and who were against him?
Supporters- The citizens of Rome and his army. The plebeians liked him because he would give them land.
Against Him- The Senate and Pompey ( The Senate ended up killing him because they thought he had too much power).
3. How did Caesar justify his actions?
He gave the plebeians land if they served in the military. and he gained the citizens trust by winning many battles.
4. How did history portray Caesar?
History portrayed Caesar as a great military leader with many good qualities, like being a good public speaker and a man who changed history.

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2018-02-07 16:50:22 UTC

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Dominick Schaan

2018-02-07 16:50:35 UTC

Opening Question- Caesar was a hero because he won lots of battles for Rome and he was a big part in changing Rome from a dictatorship to an empire.
Q1- His good characteristics were that he kept fighting with his army even if there was no food or they were outnumbered. Also, he was very good at pubic speaking. His bad characteristics were that he took all the power away from the senate and named him dictator for life.
Q2- People that were with him were most of Romes population and his army. People that were against him were the senate.
Q3- He justified his actions by winning battles and giving the poor land so they would like them.
Q4- History portrays Caesar as a hero because even when he was outnumbered he fought battles.

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opening question-he was a military leader. He lead the military for over nine years of fighting and conquering land. He marched on Rome and grabbed the power of r

Socratic Seminar~ Francesca Bettoli

francescabettoli — 2018-02-07 16:50:56 UTC

Opening Question:
He was a hero. He didn't make everyone do things for him. He fought along his soldiers and ate the same food, no matter the weather or how outnumbered they where.
Aditional Question 1;
Good Quality: Good Warior, Not a snob (unlike other rulers), talented, nice, caring, and fierce.
Bad Qualities: Too ambitious
Additional Question 2:
Against: The senate
For Him: The people and army
Additional Question 3:
He Justified his actions by getting the approval and/or friendship of the people/army.
Additional Question 4:
History shows him as a great leader and speaker. He is also known as a kind person.

The End :)

Ana Rincon

2018-02-07 16:51:02 UTC

Opening Question:
I think Julius Caesar was a tyrant because. He declared himself dictator for life which took away power from the senate and gave him all the power. He also manipulated his way into the role and when he was in the military he would grab men by the throat and made his men scared of him. Caesar was obsessed with power and was arrogant which in the end was his downfall.
Additional Question 1:
Some of Caesar's good qualities were his skills to manipulate or convince people with speeches, and his great ambition in politics according to article #2. Some of his bad qualities were his obsession with power and arrogance.
Additional Question 3:
Caesar justified his actions by giving plebeians land. He caused the civil war because Pompey since he wanted to declare him as enemy of state.

Additional Question 4:
History portrays Caesar in two different ways people see him as a great leader and hero who accomplished many amazing things. Others wee him as a cruel leader who was too obsessed with power and was an arrogant dictator.

Lauren Miller

2018-02-07 16:51:04 UTC

Opening Question: Julius Ceasar was a Roman hero because in Article #1, he was a man who changed history. Also, he was very nice in the care of his person. According to Article #1, "He was perfect in the use of arms, an accomplished rider, and able to endure fatigue beyond all belief."
Additional Questions:

Ceasar's good qualities or characteristics are, "spell-binding", accomplished writer, brilliant military leader, extremely nice, accomplished rider, and unbridled political skills. his bad qualities or characteristics are, obsessing of power, taking advantage of power, overconfident, and always having his way.
The citizens of Rome and Ceasar's troops/army supported Ceasar while the Senate and Pompey were against Ceasar.
Ceasar started the civil war because he wanted to confront Pompey, who wanted Ceasar to lose his position and resign his command and disband his army or risk being declared an "Enemy of the State".
History has two views of Ceasar: that he is a tyrantal leader and an important figure in history.

Samantha

2018-02-07 16:51:40 UTC

2. The citizen and plebeians of Rome were the people whom supported Caesar and Pompey and the senate were against him
3. Caesar crosses the Rubicon because he had to face Pompey and the senate in the civil war.
4.History portrays Caesar, by having people love him and despise him. The citizens are the ones who love him and made him over popular because they agreed with him, but his over confidence was what made the senate killed him.

Kaitlyn Barnet

2018-02-07 16:52:07 UTC

Opening Question: Was Julius Caesar a Roman hero or a tyrant? I think Julius Caesar was a hero because he was a great military leader. He was perfect in the use of arms, was an accomplished horseback rider, and able to endure extreme fatigue. In addition, he was a great speaker and able to change peoples minds with the force of his words.
Question 1: What were Caesar’s good qualities or characteristics? What were Caesar’s bad qualities or characteristics? Caesar's good qualities were his strong military experience and his ability to be a strong speaker. His bad qualities are his desire for a higher power and his sometimes his arrogance, which is what got him killed.
Question 2: Who supported Caesar? Who was against Caesar? People that support Caesar were the citizens/Plebeians. People that were against Caesar were Pompey and the Senate.
Question 3: How did Caesar justify his actions? Caesar justified his actions, which was crossing the Rubicon, because Pompey had told Caesar to resign and disband his army because he was getting too popular. They were on the verge of civil war, which started when Caesar crossed the Rubicon.
Question 4: How does history portray Caesar? Some historical records portray Julius Caesar was a dictator who wanted to turn Rome into an empire and gain as much as power as possible. Other historians portray Julius Caesar as powerful speaker, and someone popular with the citizens; or as a good person.

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Rainbow Juan

2018-02-07 16:52:54 UTC

Opening question:Julius Caesar was a Roman hero because he lead the Roman army to wars and won. He also lead Rome to success and power/money. He was a great hero/leader and deserved to live longer.

Additional question #3: Caesar justify's his actions by thinking of what was fair for everyone who lived in Rome even the Plebians.
Additional question #4: History portrays Caesar as a care -loving, good leader who other people were jealous. People of the Senate and Pompey killed him so he couldn't rule anymore.

Opening Question

rachael_p_rolfe — 2018-02-07 16:53:09 UTC

Caesar was a Tyrant because he and his army committed treason when he crossed the Rubicon River to confront Pompey

Tyler

2018-02-07 16:54:15 UTC

Opening Question -- I think that he was a strong military presence that helped shape Rome.

1. Good Quality -
: Able to convince people or sway desicions.
: Brilliant military leader and strategist.
:Took care of fellow warriors
: Won battles often being outnumbered
Bad Quality --
: Made himself dictator for life despite the laws
: Cruel to soldiers who fled
: Harsh Standards
2. The people, and the soldiers of his army supported Caesar. The senate opposed Caesar.
3. He was always trying to prove his worth using battles.
4. I see Caesar as a powerful, ruthless, military hero with experience in leadership.

Orian Drore opening question-he was a military leader and led the military for nine years. He marched on Rome and grabbed the reigns of power. He was a hero in Rome.

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additional questions-
good-brilliant military leader, and a writer that accomplished many things.
bad-loved power too much, greedy,

Socratic seminar

2018-02-07 16:54:24 UTC

OPENING QUESTION

naomigutierrezc — 2018-02-07 17:01:21 UTC

Julius Caesar was a Roman hero. I believe this because in article one it explains how he was a great military leader and he was an accomplished writer. Also it said that he changed history. I don't believe he is a tyrant because tyrant means cruel and if he was a great military leader, I believe he wouldn't be cruel if he was great.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS:
1. Some of Caesars good qualities was being an accomplished writer and a great military leader. Some of his bad qualities

Question #2

shamounisabella5 — 2018-02-07 17:04:28 UTC

His good qualities because he was skilled in the use of arms, an accomplished rider, able to endure fatigue beyond all belief, and he could sway people with his words. On the other hand he was arrogant and cocksure which was his greatest downfall like when he crossed the Rubicon River even though it was treason, and he was gullible especially when he refused to stay home with his wife instead of going to the meeting which was the place of his death.

Question 3:
Against him was Pompey because Caesar was a threat to his power and Brutus because he helped plan to 🤬 his "father". Supporting him was the Plebeians because Caesar persuaded them with his words.

Question: 4
He persuaded people like the plebeians and slaves into thinking he was good which formed a trust bond making most people okay with being dictator for life.

Question: 5
From certain P.O.V. Caesar was seen as a good person with morals and strength while others like the senate thought he was bad and not the right person to rule Rome.

Joey Mejia

2018-02-07 17:05:48 UTC

Additional Question 2: All of Caesar's troops supported him during battle and did what he said. Pompey and the Senate were against him. Caesar went against the Senate's demands to fight Pompey.
Additional Question 3: One of Julius' major actions was crossing the Rubicon. He had to make a decision to follow the Senate's order or to rebel and confront Pompey himself. He finally decided to bring his troops and start a civil war.
Additional Question 4: Caesar wore things that showed about Rome's history. For example, in "Socratic Seminar: A Portrait of Julius Caesar", "He (Julius) wore the (special toga only Roman senators could wear)". This shows that Caesar was a important senator.

Socratic Seminar - Question 1

gabriel_quintero123 — 2018-02-07 17:06:11 UTC

Ceaser's good qualities were that he did like to inspire soldiers with his voice, was respectful to his wife, and was loyal to his soldiers. Some bad qualities were that he liked to be in control, he took a lot of care of himself and he did not respect the laws instated by the senate.

Socratic seminar

2018-02-07 17:06:14 UTC

by Marco navas
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Kyubin Han

kyubinhan02241 — 2018-02-07 17:06:40 UTC

additional question #two
Most of the Plebeians or people of Rome supported him since all the things he done like win a war against Pompey, and win a war that went on for nine years, made him look good. The people who were against him were the people of the Senate, and Pompey, since he took a way too much power from them. Brutus was also against him even though Caesar treated him like his very own son, since he knew he had to do the right thing.

Socratic semenar

2018-02-07 17:07:14 UTC

By: Marco Navas
opening question
he is a hero, because he helped Rome solve many problems. He was very kind and a great leader who changed history
question 1
His good characteristics were that he was a fierce fighter and conquered Gaul. Many Roman citizens liked his personality making him popular and kind. but he took a lot of power from the senate and thought he was dictator for life.
question 2
The people of Rome supported him while the senate disliked him
question 3
He justified his actions by saying he was the dictator
question 4
History portraits Casear as a great military leader who conquers places and won many wars. he was a noble man and was kind to his people.

Socratic Seminar - Question 2

gabriel_quintero123 — 2018-02-07 17:13:02 UTC

Most of the people in ancient Rome's people supported Ceaser. Also, his troops did support him in many ways. The senate was against him. Also, more specifically, Brutus, Caesar's friend, was against him.

2018-02-07 17:15:28 UTC

Opening Question- In my opinion, Julius Caesar was a tyrant. This is because he was a man obsessed with power. This lead to him declaring himself dictator for life, in which he abused his power.Caesar manipulated people to get what he wanted, such as the role of consul. The Senate almost declared him "Enemy of the State". Caesar started a civil war just because he didn't want to resign, while doing that, he committed treason. He got so out of hand that the Senate had to end him and his reign. Additional Questions- 1. Caesar's good qualities were that he was a natural-born leader a "brilliant" military leader, and he was ambitious,which helped him conquer and make accomplishments. Some of Caesar's bad qualities involve, being obsessed with power, taking advantage of people for himself, and always having his way. 2. Some of Caesar's supporters include, some of the Roman citizens and some of his army. A few of his enemies include Pompey, the Senate, some of the citizens, some of his army, some of the people he conquered, etc. 3. Caesar started a civil war in the Roman Republic, even though generals were forbidden from crossing the Rubicon River with a standing army. This is because he wanted to confront Pompey, who wanted Caesar to lose his position. Pompey held power in Rome and was against Caesar. Pompey agreed with the Senate on the idea that Caesar resign his command and disband his army. 4. Historians portray Caesar from two different points of view. The first is as an exellent thumb_up 0 thumb_down 1 Add comment Rome Socratic Seminar ne020106 17m Rome Socratic Seminar Opening Question -- I think that Julius Caesar was a Roman hero because he was a brilliant military leader in war , and also a great emperor. Although he was a dictator he did care for his people and as said in the article "extremely nice." thumb_up 2 thumb_down 0 Add comment

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2018-02-07 17:16:13 UTC

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kyubinhan02241 — 2018-02-07 17:20:34 UTC

Caesar justified himself using the gift of "unbridled political ambition, surpassed oratory skills, and his leadership skills he showed when he was a general.

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Socratic Seminar - Q3

gabriel_quintero123 — 2018-02-07 17:23:55 UTC

Ceaser mainly justify's his actions by being loyal to his soldiers and being a great and "good" influence to the people. Since he was such a such an influence and a "good" influence he could justify his actions.

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kyubinhan02241 — 2018-02-07 17:27:05 UTC

History portrays caesar as a good general that he lead to many victories, but was a bad leader of Rome or Consul, since he thought only for himself since he made himself dictator for life.

Additional Question 4

rachael_p_rolfe — 2018-02-07 17:28:26 UTC

Some people who write history books portray him as a hero who gave back to society and was a great leader. While others make him a self centered power hungry person who committed treason.

Socratic Seminar-Q4

gabriel_quintero123 — 2018-02-07 17:29:06 UTC

History portrays Ceaser as a cruel tyrant, but from some perspectives he can be considered a hero. He could have been a tyrant because he made himself a dictator for life, but he is considered a hero because he was loyal and kind to many people.

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