i THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROME: AUGUSTUS` PROGRAM TO
... success of Augustus’ methods can reap numerous benefits, including a deeper understanding of later dictators and their programs. It is important to first establish what exactly Vergil meant by an “Age of Gold” before its success or failure can be evaluated. The term “golden age,” used in its modern ...
... success of Augustus’ methods can reap numerous benefits, including a deeper understanding of later dictators and their programs. It is important to first establish what exactly Vergil meant by an “Age of Gold” before its success or failure can be evaluated. The term “golden age,” used in its modern ...
A General`s Self-Depiction: The Political
... compensated for what Caesar lacked. Caesar had ambition, yet little money or military power. Thus, in 60 B.C.E., Caesar along with Marcus Licinius Crassus, the richest man in Rome, and Rome’s military legend Pompey the great, created the first triumvirate. Its aim was “to realize jointly certain obj ...
... compensated for what Caesar lacked. Caesar had ambition, yet little money or military power. Thus, in 60 B.C.E., Caesar along with Marcus Licinius Crassus, the richest man in Rome, and Rome’s military legend Pompey the great, created the first triumvirate. Its aim was “to realize jointly certain obj ...
The Connection between Caesar`s Writing and Fighting
... different numbers: “We have been told that he (i.e., Caesar) was accustomed to write or read and dictate or listen simultaneously, and to dictate to his secretaries four letters at once on important affairs or, if he was doing nothing else, seven letters at once” (7.91). This was a part of Caesar’s le ...
... different numbers: “We have been told that he (i.e., Caesar) was accustomed to write or read and dictate or listen simultaneously, and to dictate to his secretaries four letters at once on important affairs or, if he was doing nothing else, seven letters at once” (7.91). This was a part of Caesar’s le ...
The Pen and the Sword: Writing and Conquest in Caesar`s Gaul
... different numbers: “We have been told that he (i.e., Caesar) was accustomed to write or read and dictate or listen simultaneously, and to dictate to his secretaries four letters at once on important affairs or, if he was doing nothing else, seven letters at once” (7.91). This was a part of Caesar’s le ...
... different numbers: “We have been told that he (i.e., Caesar) was accustomed to write or read and dictate or listen simultaneously, and to dictate to his secretaries four letters at once on important affairs or, if he was doing nothing else, seven letters at once” (7.91). This was a part of Caesar’s le ...
Was Caesar a man of the people or a power
... 59 BC - Caesar introduced a second land bill which would provide public land to another twenty thousand of Pompey’s army veterans. It also gave land to Roman citizens with more than three children. In settling these lands, both Pompey and Caesar gained more influence and support from the people. Ca ...
... 59 BC - Caesar introduced a second land bill which would provide public land to another twenty thousand of Pompey’s army veterans. It also gave land to Roman citizens with more than three children. In settling these lands, both Pompey and Caesar gained more influence and support from the people. Ca ...
Diocletian Biography
... armed with plans to reconstitute the tetrarchy, force Diocletian to step down, and fill the Imperial office with men compliant to his will. Through coercion and threats, he eventually convinced Diocletian to comply with his plan. Lactantius also claims that he had done the same to Maximian at Sirmiu ...
... armed with plans to reconstitute the tetrarchy, force Diocletian to step down, and fill the Imperial office with men compliant to his will. Through coercion and threats, he eventually convinced Diocletian to comply with his plan. Lactantius also claims that he had done the same to Maximian at Sirmiu ...
Rome Gladiators Gladiator Descriptions
... During the period of the Roman Republic "heavy" fighters were termed Samnites and in the Empire Period they became known as Hoplomachus Opponent: This type of gladiator fought with similarly heavily armored gladiators. The Hoplomachi was limited in his speed because of the weight of his heavy armor ...
... During the period of the Roman Republic "heavy" fighters were termed Samnites and in the Empire Period they became known as Hoplomachus Opponent: This type of gladiator fought with similarly heavily armored gladiators. The Hoplomachi was limited in his speed because of the weight of his heavy armor ...
RICH-DISSERTATION-2015 - The University of Texas at Austin
... (exemplaque fortia servat, 847) for his men, remaining steadfast and consistent in his orders. This dissertation is about the intersection of emotion, ridicule, and community in ancient Rome. As these two passages have shown, ridicule has a way of exposing the boundaries of behavior for a group. The ...
... (exemplaque fortia servat, 847) for his men, remaining steadfast and consistent in his orders. This dissertation is about the intersection of emotion, ridicule, and community in ancient Rome. As these two passages have shown, ridicule has a way of exposing the boundaries of behavior for a group. The ...
A Chronology of the Roman Empire
... periodicization is well established, as much as anything because it was devised by the Romans themselves. The great Latin historian Tacitus opens his Annals with a deft summary of the evolution of the Roman state, beginning with the words ‘The city of Rome was, from the start, ruled by kings’.3 As h ...
... periodicization is well established, as much as anything because it was devised by the Romans themselves. The great Latin historian Tacitus opens his Annals with a deft summary of the evolution of the Roman state, beginning with the words ‘The city of Rome was, from the start, ruled by kings’.3 As h ...
The Coins Speak - Constantine the Great
... in the East with Alexandria. Within each city section, the coins are further arranged chronologically. This book is very technical and Bruun did not write it for the novice; but for the serious numismatist of this period, it is the requisite and authoritative book. Anne Robertson, a noted numismatis ...
... in the East with Alexandria. Within each city section, the coins are further arranged chronologically. This book is very technical and Bruun did not write it for the novice; but for the serious numismatist of this period, it is the requisite and authoritative book. Anne Robertson, a noted numismatis ...
мнемон - Центр антиковедения СПбГУ
... Antiochus got Graecia or Macedonia as provincia, or those fighting Iugurtha in Northern Africa got the provincia Numidia.17 However, with the development of the Roman Empire, a provincia was not anymore the territory of the expected warfare only but an administrative entity governed by magistrates, ...
... Antiochus got Graecia or Macedonia as provincia, or those fighting Iugurtha in Northern Africa got the provincia Numidia.17 However, with the development of the Roman Empire, a provincia was not anymore the territory of the expected warfare only but an administrative entity governed by magistrates, ...
Hannibal - Feric
... Carthage had a great mercantile empire and a relatively small population. To enable them to concentrate on trade, the local citizens formed a small elite corps and they relied mainly on mercenaries from Africa and Spain. The mercenaries were hired for their particular skills such as the Numidians fo ...
... Carthage had a great mercantile empire and a relatively small population. To enable them to concentrate on trade, the local citizens formed a small elite corps and they relied mainly on mercenaries from Africa and Spain. The mercenaries were hired for their particular skills such as the Numidians fo ...
THE INFLUENCE OF HANNIBAL OF CARTHAGE ON THE ART OF
... Perhaps no other commander in the history of warfare has exerted such a long-term influence on the minds and actions of warriors and scholars of the military arts. It is almost impossible to read military history and not come across some reference to Hannibal and his exploits. 1 His strategic genius ...
... Perhaps no other commander in the history of warfare has exerted such a long-term influence on the minds and actions of warriors and scholars of the military arts. It is almost impossible to read military history and not come across some reference to Hannibal and his exploits. 1 His strategic genius ...
Tracing the Antinous Cult - UvA-DARE
... standards. Before Nikomedes IV of Bithynia left his realm to the Roman Republic in 74 BCE, Bithynia had existed as an Hellenistic kingdom, its lands mainly populated by settlers from Greece’s mainland and Thrace’s shores. Though Bithynia lay outside of the Greek heartland and its cultural realm also ...
... standards. Before Nikomedes IV of Bithynia left his realm to the Roman Republic in 74 BCE, Bithynia had existed as an Hellenistic kingdom, its lands mainly populated by settlers from Greece’s mainland and Thrace’s shores. Though Bithynia lay outside of the Greek heartland and its cultural realm also ...
Roman Freedwomen: Their Occupations and Identity Lindsay M
... The narrow occupational range preserved within the literary record differs starkly from what is recorded in the epigraphic and legal traditions. In the epigraphic record freedwomen are commemorated as sellers of particular goods, manufacturers of jewelry and clothing, as well as educated professiona ...
... The narrow occupational range preserved within the literary record differs starkly from what is recorded in the epigraphic and legal traditions. In the epigraphic record freedwomen are commemorated as sellers of particular goods, manufacturers of jewelry and clothing, as well as educated professiona ...
Sallust
... poor. So I think the natural hypothesis here is that Cicero’s election “in so populous and so corrupt a city” was indeed corrupt. And I point out that later in the text, Sallust quotes a text which he claims is a letter from Catiline where precisely this accusation is made, though Sallust does not s ...
... poor. So I think the natural hypothesis here is that Cicero’s election “in so populous and so corrupt a city” was indeed corrupt. And I point out that later in the text, Sallust quotes a text which he claims is a letter from Catiline where precisely this accusation is made, though Sallust does not s ...
Banditry and Land Travel in the Roman Empire
... inhabitants who were allegedly skilled in magical arts. While lodging at the home of one Milo, Lucius learned from the slave girl that Milo's wife was an accomplished witch who was able to transform herself into an owl by means of smearing herself with a magical ointment. To quench his insatiable cu ...
... inhabitants who were allegedly skilled in magical arts. While lodging at the home of one Milo, Lucius learned from the slave girl that Milo's wife was an accomplished witch who was able to transform herself into an owl by means of smearing herself with a magical ointment. To quench his insatiable cu ...
Roman Rape: An Overview of Roman Rape Laws from the
... and after marriage, the state was particularly concerned about the chastity and fidelity of a woman because her actions could cast doubt on the legitimacy of her children and thus usurp inheritance rights 2' and familial stability. This partially explains the perpetuation of the societal view that t ...
... and after marriage, the state was particularly concerned about the chastity and fidelity of a woman because her actions could cast doubt on the legitimacy of her children and thus usurp inheritance rights 2' and familial stability. This partially explains the perpetuation of the societal view that t ...
VIRTUE AND VICE IN SHAKESPEARE`S ROME
... Shakespeare explores the effect republics have on the character of their citizens and considers whether republics can produce the Joshua C. Frey, of Ypsilanti, Michigan, is a 2017 graduate of the Ashbrook Scholar Program having majored in Political Science and History. ...
... Shakespeare explores the effect republics have on the character of their citizens and considers whether republics can produce the Joshua C. Frey, of Ypsilanti, Michigan, is a 2017 graduate of the Ashbrook Scholar Program having majored in Political Science and History. ...
Reconstructing religion
... the lack of devotion towards their gods. Ronald Syme, in The Roman Revolution, discusses the “national program” of Augustus and concludes, “the ruinous Civil Wars engendered a feeling of guilt that came for the neglect of the gods”.11 Karl Galinsky, in Augustan Culture: an interpretive introducti ...
... the lack of devotion towards their gods. Ronald Syme, in The Roman Revolution, discusses the “national program” of Augustus and concludes, “the ruinous Civil Wars engendered a feeling of guilt that came for the neglect of the gods”.11 Karl Galinsky, in Augustan Culture: an interpretive introducti ...
Guide – Unit 4 – Rome: Civil War Antony confronts Brutus and
... What plan does Cicero “not” urge about Antony? And how does Brutus respond to the plan that Cicero “does not urge”? What do Cassius and Servilia urge Brutus to do? ...
... What plan does Cicero “not” urge about Antony? And how does Brutus respond to the plan that Cicero “does not urge”? What do Cassius and Servilia urge Brutus to do? ...
The Roman Forum
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Roman agriculture
Agriculture in ancient Rome was not only a necessity, but was idealized among the social elite as a way of life. Cicero considered farming the best of all Roman occupations. In his treatise On Duties, he declared that ""of all the occupations by which gain is secured, none is better than agriculture, none more profitable, none more delightful, none more becoming to a free man."" When one of his clients was derided in court for preferring a rural lifestyle, Cicero defended country life as ""the teacher of economy, of industry, and of justice"" (parsimonia, diligentia, iustitia). Cato, Columella, Varro and Palladius wrote handbooks on farming practice.The staple crop was spelt, and bread was the mainstay of every Roman table. In his treatise De agricultura (""On Farming"", 2nd century BC), Cato wrote that the best farm was a vineyard, followed by an irrigated garden, willow plantation, olive orchard, meadow, grain land, forest trees, vineyard trained on trees, and lastly acorn woodlands.Though Rome relied on resources from its many provinces acquired through conquest and warfare, wealthy Romans developed the land in Italy to produce a variety of crops. ""The people living in the city of Rome constituted a huge market for the purchase of food produced on Italian farms.""Land ownership was a dominant factor in distinguishing the aristocracy from the common person, and the more land a Roman owned, the more important he would be in the city. Soldiers were often rewarded with land from the commander they served. Though farms depended on slave labor, free men and citizens were hired at farms to oversee the slaves and ensure that the farms ran smoothly.