Brutus, Marc Antony, And Maithri
Maithripala Sirisena, Ranil Wickremesinghe and Champika Ranawaka
By Upul Kumarapperuma-Saturday, July 11, 2015
The Roman Empire was plagued by coups, conspiracies and wars nevertheless it was the most formidable Empire in Europe.
Julius Caesar became one of the most decorated war heroes after defeating the slave leader Spartacus and his slave army that had caused much humiliation to the Roman Empire, and was later on crowned as the Empire of Rome.
Caesar formed a political alliance with Crassus and Pompey which dominated Roman politics for several years. However, there was opposition to their political alliance by the conservative ruling class within the Roman Senate. During this period the Roman Empire was extended up to the English Channel and the lands beyond the river Rhine, which caused Caesar to gain enormous military might.
The Roman Senate was perturbed by the political authority acquired by Caesar, which authority was capable enough to veto the Senate.
