RAFT Robert Anastasio

Unit IV: 

Historia de Romarum, Via de Republica Imperium

(History of Rome, Road from Republic to Empire) 

     We've just concluded our study of Julius Caesar and his Legio XIII (Thirteenth Legion).  Now that we have learned about the events leading up to the first civil war which changed Rome from a Republic to the early Empire (known as the Principate), it is time for you to give your opinion.  Do you agree with Caesar, with his rival Pompey, or do you have doubts about everyone involved?  Use the evidence we have discussed to create a work which will back up whichever stance you take.  I have provided four options below.    However, if you can come up with another RAFT option, write out the four parts and hand it to me to look over.  I encourage you all to be creative.   

 

Role	Audience	Format	Topic
Julius Caesar	His wife, Calpurnia	Letter (At least 2 paragraphs)	Why he crossed the Rubicon, effectively declaring war against the Republic.
Cicero- Senate member & political opponent of Caesar	Roman Senate	Invective Speech (Remember, invectives abuse & denounce the person to which they refer)  (10 lines)	Why the Senate should support Pompey Maximus.
Catullus	Future generations of Romans	Poem of at least 10 lines	How people should judge Caesar. This can be pro-Caesar or anti-Caesar (Later, we will look at what Catullus actually said about Caesar)
Centurion from Caesar’s Legio XIII	Writing in a personal diary	Diary entry of at least 10 lines	Describing his feelings about instituting a civil war.