Companion to the Gods, Friend to the Empire: The Experiences and
... loyalty. 7 Julian’s Letter to the Senate and People of Athens (361AD) attempted to justify his claim to the empire and explained his feud with Constantius II, the means through which he rose to the rank of emperor, and his lifelong conduct. Julian’s Letter to a Priest (362 AD) showed his desire to ...
... loyalty. 7 Julian’s Letter to the Senate and People of Athens (361AD) attempted to justify his claim to the empire and explained his feud with Constantius II, the means through which he rose to the rank of emperor, and his lifelong conduct. Julian’s Letter to a Priest (362 AD) showed his desire to ...
The Portrayal and Role of Anger in the Res Gestae of Ammianus
... This thesis discusses and analyses the use of anger in the Res Gestae of Ammianus Marcellinus. The time frame covered is from AD 354-378, and includes a diverse area covering most of the Roman Empire from Gaul to Germania, to Illyricum, Spain, Africa, Thrace, Syria and Italy. There are even major bo ...
... This thesis discusses and analyses the use of anger in the Res Gestae of Ammianus Marcellinus. The time frame covered is from AD 354-378, and includes a diverse area covering most of the Roman Empire from Gaul to Germania, to Illyricum, Spain, Africa, Thrace, Syria and Italy. There are even major bo ...
PDF hosted at the Radboud Repository of the Radboud University
... The mad monarchs of Roman history, with all their peculiarities and the countless anecdotes that surround their lives, form a fascinating topic of research. This book focuses on one of those ‘insane despots’. The emperor Commodus was the first purple-born Roman emperor, and according to our literary ...
... The mad monarchs of Roman history, with all their peculiarities and the countless anecdotes that surround their lives, form a fascinating topic of research. This book focuses on one of those ‘insane despots’. The emperor Commodus was the first purple-born Roman emperor, and according to our literary ...
ROMANS ON PARADE: REPRESENTATIONS OF ROMANNESS IN
... Whether or not the author is representing the Romans in a particular way through his descriptions must be taken into account when one tries to figure out how the Romans were representing themselves and others. Although the sources of our knowledge of triumphs may cause further complications to that ...
... Whether or not the author is representing the Romans in a particular way through his descriptions must be taken into account when one tries to figure out how the Romans were representing themselves and others. Although the sources of our knowledge of triumphs may cause further complications to that ...
the poison king
... 1.1. Greece, the Aegean Islands, and western Anatolia 1.2. Roman Republic’s rule; Mithradates’ ideal Black Sea Empire 2.1. Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea region 3.1. Anatolia, Armenia, Mesopotamia, and the Near East 4.1. The Kingdom of Pontus 5.1. Eurasia; lands surrounding the Black Sea 9.1. T ...
... 1.1. Greece, the Aegean Islands, and western Anatolia 1.2. Roman Republic’s rule; Mithradates’ ideal Black Sea Empire 2.1. Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea region 3.1. Anatolia, Armenia, Mesopotamia, and the Near East 4.1. The Kingdom of Pontus 5.1. Eurasia; lands surrounding the Black Sea 9.1. T ...
RG38_Uhlir_theses_2016
... the burdensome work of the farmer with that of the soldier. Adelman notes that Shakespeare amends Plutarch’s account of Coriolanus to reflect the early 17th century rising price of cereals; whereas in L ...
... the burdensome work of the farmer with that of the soldier. Adelman notes that Shakespeare amends Plutarch’s account of Coriolanus to reflect the early 17th century rising price of cereals; whereas in L ...
Zosimus, Greek Historian of the Fall of the Roman Empire
... Graecorum (Paris: Editore Ambrosio Firmin Didot, 1885) IV, 11-56. \Hereinafter referred to as~.) ...
... Graecorum (Paris: Editore Ambrosio Firmin Didot, 1885) IV, 11-56. \Hereinafter referred to as~.) ...
Introduction
... Greece in order to gain first-hand experience for parts of the poem that he intended to modify. During the voyage, however, he was taken ill and was forced to return to Italy, where he died a few days later at Brundisium. He left instructions for the Aeneid to be burnt, but Augustus, who had alread ...
... Greece in order to gain first-hand experience for parts of the poem that he intended to modify. During the voyage, however, he was taken ill and was forced to return to Italy, where he died a few days later at Brundisium. He left instructions for the Aeneid to be burnt, but Augustus, who had alread ...
Introduction
... modify. During the voyage, however, he was taken ill and was forced to return to Italy, where he died a few days later at Brundisium. He left instructions for the Aeneid to be burnt, but Augustus, who had already been treated to private readings of Books 2, 4 and 6 ordered that the work be published ...
... modify. During the voyage, however, he was taken ill and was forced to return to Italy, where he died a few days later at Brundisium. He left instructions for the Aeneid to be burnt, but Augustus, who had already been treated to private readings of Books 2, 4 and 6 ordered that the work be published ...
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
... ABSTRACT The emperor Diocletian (A.D 284-305) established an entirely new system of governing the Roman world, which is known today as the “Tetrarchy.” Diocletian’s system saw four men, two Augusti and two Caesars, sharing control of the Roman Empire and basing themselves in different geographical ...
... ABSTRACT The emperor Diocletian (A.D 284-305) established an entirely new system of governing the Roman world, which is known today as the “Tetrarchy.” Diocletian’s system saw four men, two Augusti and two Caesars, sharing control of the Roman Empire and basing themselves in different geographical ...
Authority, originality and competence in the Roman Archaeology of
... identity), he is yet in a position where by convention he has to do so; disavowing criticism, he nevertheless criticises. The effect of naming and blaming Anaximenes and Theopompus for their negative and critical approach is twofold: he brings to the fore source questions and invites comparison wit ...
... identity), he is yet in a position where by convention he has to do so; disavowing criticism, he nevertheless criticises. The effect of naming and blaming Anaximenes and Theopompus for their negative and critical approach is twofold: he brings to the fore source questions and invites comparison wit ...
i Caligula Unmasked
... insanity. Being mentally unstable certainly could explain why the emperor committed many of the atrocities that the literary authors assert he did. However, determining exactly how mentally or physically “fit for the task” Caligula was is somewhat difficult; however, Suetonius does mention that Augu ...
... insanity. Being mentally unstable certainly could explain why the emperor committed many of the atrocities that the literary authors assert he did. However, determining exactly how mentally or physically “fit for the task” Caligula was is somewhat difficult; however, Suetonius does mention that Augu ...
The Propaganda of Vespasian
... needed to legitimize his right to rule in order to secure his position. Political propaganda promoted his military victories, advocated his humble origins, popularized that he had brought peace to Rome, and earned him favorable accounts in the writings of the historians he funded. Sculptural propaga ...
... needed to legitimize his right to rule in order to secure his position. Political propaganda promoted his military victories, advocated his humble origins, popularized that he had brought peace to Rome, and earned him favorable accounts in the writings of the historians he funded. Sculptural propaga ...
FROM FIELD TO TABLE: VISUAL IMAGES OF FOOD IN THE
... Figure 1: Allegories of Rome and the Provinces. Blanchard-Lemée 1996, p. 26-27, Figure 6. Mosaic from Thysdrus; now in the Museum of El Djem. ............................................3 Figure 2: Plow Leaning against a Wall. Percival 1976, p. 23, Figure 7. Fresco from Pompeii; in situ. ........... ...
... Figure 1: Allegories of Rome and the Provinces. Blanchard-Lemée 1996, p. 26-27, Figure 6. Mosaic from Thysdrus; now in the Museum of El Djem. ............................................3 Figure 2: Plow Leaning against a Wall. Percival 1976, p. 23, Figure 7. Fresco from Pompeii; in situ. ........... ...
Blueprint for Legal Practice: Establishing Cicero`s Ideal Style
... This research also deals with the modern American courtroom, its procedure, and its actors ranging from the late 1990s through 2014. A comparison will be able to be set up in order to analyze the modern courtroom proceedings according to ancient Roman criteria. This discussion of the modern courtro ...
... This research also deals with the modern American courtroom, its procedure, and its actors ranging from the late 1990s through 2014. A comparison will be able to be set up in order to analyze the modern courtroom proceedings according to ancient Roman criteria. This discussion of the modern courtro ...
not one, but three (roman) alexanders: the
... Richard Stoneman, The Greek Alexander Romance (London: Penguin, 1991) Transliteration Greek names and titles of works are anglicized, but some terms are transliterated, and these will be obvious when they appear. Dates All dates, unless noted otherwise, are BCE. ...
... Richard Stoneman, The Greek Alexander Romance (London: Penguin, 1991) Transliteration Greek names and titles of works are anglicized, but some terms are transliterated, and these will be obvious when they appear. Dates All dates, unless noted otherwise, are BCE. ...
the roman sun: symbolic variation in ancient solar - UvA-DARE
... logician, albeit he may not have studied logic; he is by nature sceptical and requires proof before he can accept the truth of any proposition; his trained intelligence works like a piece of mechanism.”6 On the contrary, the mind of the Easterner is “wanting in symmetry”7 and faulty in reason, logic ...
... logician, albeit he may not have studied logic; he is by nature sceptical and requires proof before he can accept the truth of any proposition; his trained intelligence works like a piece of mechanism.”6 On the contrary, the mind of the Easterner is “wanting in symmetry”7 and faulty in reason, logic ...
Gerald_A._Hess_Dissertation_2 - ETDA
... offered the possibility that clipei virtuti, coins and medallions, and Roman marble oscilla served as prototypes for the tondi. Not only did they serve as sources for the tondi‘s round format, but they also had inherent meanings and traditions, which Hadrian appropriated and applied to the tondi. Th ...
... offered the possibility that clipei virtuti, coins and medallions, and Roman marble oscilla served as prototypes for the tondi. Not only did they serve as sources for the tondi‘s round format, but they also had inherent meanings and traditions, which Hadrian appropriated and applied to the tondi. Th ...
Daqin
Daqin (Chinese: 大秦; pinyin: Dàqín; Wade–Giles: Ta4-ch'in2; alternative transliterations include Tachin, Tai-Ch'in) is the ancient Chinese name for the Roman Empire or, depending on context, the Near East, especially Syria. It literally means ""Great Qin"", Qin (Chinese: 秦; pinyin: Qín; Wade–Giles: Ch'in2) being the name of the founding dynasty of the Chinese Empire. Historian John Foster defined it as ""...the Roman Empire, or rather that part of it which alone was known to the Chinese, Syria.""