The Caecilii Metelli - BYU ScholarsArchive
... to ask specific questions, 7 it is especially well-suited to a study of the Caecilii Metelli and their social and political connections. While one must avoid relying on unsubstantiated theories or ideas that are not supported by the evidence, this caution should not prevent reasonable constructions ...
... to ask specific questions, 7 it is especially well-suited to a study of the Caecilii Metelli and their social and political connections. While one must avoid relying on unsubstantiated theories or ideas that are not supported by the evidence, this caution should not prevent reasonable constructions ...
Book 1
... walls. The battle resulted in favour of the Latins, but it was the last mortal act of Aeneas. His tomb - whatever it is lawful and right to call him - is situated on the bank of the Numicius. He is addressed as "Jupiter Indiges." [1.3]His son, Ascanius, was not old enough to assume the government; ...
... walls. The battle resulted in favour of the Latins, but it was the last mortal act of Aeneas. His tomb - whatever it is lawful and right to call him - is situated on the bank of the Numicius. He is addressed as "Jupiter Indiges." [1.3]His son, Ascanius, was not old enough to assume the government; ...
REFRACTIONS OF ROME - A review of fixed bed gasification
... numerous mentors, colleagues, friends, and relatives who have advised and supported me over the years. All remaining flaws in the dissertation are, of course, my own. My committee consisted of Michael Fontaine, Pietro Pucci and Frederick Ahl. I cannot do justice to them in this paragraph, but I hope ...
... numerous mentors, colleagues, friends, and relatives who have advised and supported me over the years. All remaining flaws in the dissertation are, of course, my own. My committee consisted of Michael Fontaine, Pietro Pucci and Frederick Ahl. I cannot do justice to them in this paragraph, but I hope ...
- CUNY Academic Works
... and acting to resolve a variety of emergent problems both civil and military. This narrative has furnished insights into how the dictatorship was used and the role that it played in the Romans’ conception of their state. The emerging picture of the archaic Roman dictatorship is of an office that was ...
... and acting to resolve a variety of emergent problems both civil and military. This narrative has furnished insights into how the dictatorship was used and the role that it played in the Romans’ conception of their state. The emerging picture of the archaic Roman dictatorship is of an office that was ...
View - OhioLINK ETD
... My study suggests some answers. Public conflicts involving a person’s piety tended to occur when some new or unforeseen element was introduced into Roman religious life, since in these situations tradition did not provide guidelines on what the community had to do to fulfill its obligation to the g ...
... My study suggests some answers. Public conflicts involving a person’s piety tended to occur when some new or unforeseen element was introduced into Roman religious life, since in these situations tradition did not provide guidelines on what the community had to do to fulfill its obligation to the g ...
Kent Academic Repository
... century B.C.1 The flexible nature of these expressions, in particular popularis, resulted in unstable and incomplete definitions of the key terms. This issue is succinctly demonstrated by the numerous interpretations provided within The Oxford Latin Dictionary. These range from genuine popularity to ...
... century B.C.1 The flexible nature of these expressions, in particular popularis, resulted in unstable and incomplete definitions of the key terms. This issue is succinctly demonstrated by the numerous interpretations provided within The Oxford Latin Dictionary. These range from genuine popularity to ...
Coriolanus: The Tragedy of Virtus
... apparent and problematical. The epitomes of Florus, frequently reprinted with Livy, and also a school-text in Renaissance England, present the problem even more sharply. Florus's four books are organized under rubrics that alternate external wars and internal discords. In Book I, after sections on t ...
... apparent and problematical. The epitomes of Florus, frequently reprinted with Livy, and also a school-text in Renaissance England, present the problem even more sharply. Florus's four books are organized under rubrics that alternate external wars and internal discords. In Book I, after sections on t ...
Document
... In teaching History, there is always a major problem to be confronted: there isn’t any date at which you can begin. You try to start with a given year, but in order to understand what happened then you need to find out the background to the events of that year, which might mean going back decades. In ...
... In teaching History, there is always a major problem to be confronted: there isn’t any date at which you can begin. You try to start with a given year, but in order to understand what happened then you need to find out the background to the events of that year, which might mean going back decades. In ...
View - OhioLINK ETD
... elected officials, of whom ten were elected annually, were associated throughout the late Republic with popular legislation, mob violence, and novel innovations. The tribunate was so dangerous an office that for a time towards the end of the Republic it was stripped of power to discourage anyone fro ...
... elected officials, of whom ten were elected annually, were associated throughout the late Republic with popular legislation, mob violence, and novel innovations. The tribunate was so dangerous an office that for a time towards the end of the Republic it was stripped of power to discourage anyone fro ...
this document as a
... to retire, and promises them Lands elsewhere.--They refuse to go--and are destroyed.--Bridge over the Rhine.--Caesar invades Germany.--Returns after a Short Inroad.--First Expedition into Britain.--Caesar lands at Deal, or Walmer.--Storm and Injury to the Fleet.--Approach of the Equinox.-Further Pro ...
... to retire, and promises them Lands elsewhere.--They refuse to go--and are destroyed.--Bridge over the Rhine.--Caesar invades Germany.--Returns after a Short Inroad.--First Expedition into Britain.--Caesar lands at Deal, or Walmer.--Storm and Injury to the Fleet.--Approach of the Equinox.-Further Pro ...
A Chronology of the Roman Empire
... in the architecture and decoration of all but the meanest settlements. Romans were helped in their remembering by their compilation of written calendars. On these they noted not just the days and months of the year but also – crucial for the survival of a subsistence farming community – the run of a ...
... in the architecture and decoration of all but the meanest settlements. Romans were helped in their remembering by their compilation of written calendars. On these they noted not just the days and months of the year but also – crucial for the survival of a subsistence farming community – the run of a ...
Caesar: A Sketch
... a portrait which shall be at once authentic and complete. The original authorities which are now extant for the life of Caesar are his own writings, the speeches and letters of Cicero, the eighth book of the "Commentaries" on the wars in Gaul and the history of the Alexandrian war, by Aulus Hirtius, ...
... a portrait which shall be at once authentic and complete. The original authorities which are now extant for the life of Caesar are his own writings, the speeches and letters of Cicero, the eighth book of the "Commentaries" on the wars in Gaul and the history of the Alexandrian war, by Aulus Hirtius, ...
james anthony froude caesar: a sketch
... a portrait which shall be at once authentic and complete. The original authorities which are now extant for the life of Caesar are his own writings, the speeches and letters of Cicero, the eighth book of the "Commentaries" on the wars in Gaul and the history of the Alexandrian war, by Aulus Hirtius, ...
... a portrait which shall be at once authentic and complete. The original authorities which are now extant for the life of Caesar are his own writings, the speeches and letters of Cicero, the eighth book of the "Commentaries" on the wars in Gaul and the history of the Alexandrian war, by Aulus Hirtius, ...
- University of Glasgow
... the pontifex maximus. Despite the burgeoning interest in the interplay between religion and politics during the final phase of the Republic1 and increased scholarship on the legal activity of the pontifical college as a whole, comparatively little attention has been focused on this individual office ...
... the pontifex maximus. Despite the burgeoning interest in the interplay between religion and politics during the final phase of the Republic1 and increased scholarship on the legal activity of the pontifical college as a whole, comparatively little attention has been focused on this individual office ...
Book 3 - Roman Roads Media
... the poet than the authentic records of the historian, and I have no intention of establishing either their truth or their falsehood. This much licence is conceded to the ancients, that by intermingling human actions with divine they may confer a more august dignity on the origins of states. Now, if ...
... the poet than the authentic records of the historian, and I have no intention of establishing either their truth or their falsehood. This much licence is conceded to the ancients, that by intermingling human actions with divine they may confer a more august dignity on the origins of states. Now, if ...
PDF-1 - RUcore - Rutgers University
... senatorial order.” In the end, of course, the Republic fell because as a system of government, it could not be separated from the individuals who wielded the most power within it. 13 Yet the crisis as often discussed, was not a threat to the existence of the Republic itself, but the threat to the en ...
... senatorial order.” In the end, of course, the Republic fell because as a system of government, it could not be separated from the individuals who wielded the most power within it. 13 Yet the crisis as often discussed, was not a threat to the existence of the Republic itself, but the threat to the en ...
Cicero after Exile pdf - Western Political Science Association
... But, as they say, no good deed goes unpunished. A few years later (59 BCE), Julius Caesar, the general Pompey, and Marcus Crassus combined their political forces together into an unlikely alliance which has gone down in history as the First Triumvirate. These three men, between them, were largely ab ...
... But, as they say, no good deed goes unpunished. A few years later (59 BCE), Julius Caesar, the general Pompey, and Marcus Crassus combined their political forces together into an unlikely alliance which has gone down in history as the First Triumvirate. These three men, between them, were largely ab ...
The Seed of Principate: Annona and Imperial Politics
... primitivism argues that since the ancients lack economic vocabulary, especially for the public economics, the ancients make their decisions on non-economic social grounds.29 Given that assumption, the primitivists conclude that economic analysis should not be applied to the ancient world. I protest ...
... primitivism argues that since the ancients lack economic vocabulary, especially for the public economics, the ancients make their decisions on non-economic social grounds.29 Given that assumption, the primitivists conclude that economic analysis should not be applied to the ancient world. I protest ...
Ibid. - meguca.org
... So too the values that gave breath to the Republic itself, the desires of its citizens, the rituals and codes of their behaviour. Understand these and much that strikes us as abhorrent about the Romans, actions which to our way of thinking are self-evidently crimes, can be, if not forgiven, then at ...
... So too the values that gave breath to the Republic itself, the desires of its citizens, the rituals and codes of their behaviour. Understand these and much that strikes us as abhorrent about the Romans, actions which to our way of thinking are self-evidently crimes, can be, if not forgiven, then at ...
Where Titus Quintius Flamininus`s interests in line with those of the
... his philhellenism to be entirely genuine. Philhellenism was often used by magistrates of the time as a means to secure political allies, and Flamininus must have realized that his common Hellenistic outlook with Marcellus and Scipio Africanus prevented them from ever becoming bitter enemies.2 The Ro ...
... his philhellenism to be entirely genuine. Philhellenism was often used by magistrates of the time as a means to secure political allies, and Flamininus must have realized that his common Hellenistic outlook with Marcellus and Scipio Africanus prevented them from ever becoming bitter enemies.2 The Ro ...
ROME, 63 - Rackcdn.com
... Sallust continued, “... and it was just down that same street that, exactly 350 years later, the consul Opimius caved in the skull of the tribune Gaius Gracchus. History moves in cycles, as they say. As I was finishing my Massic wine (a foul vintage; not like the sweet Rhaetic that you are serving t ...
... Sallust continued, “... and it was just down that same street that, exactly 350 years later, the consul Opimius caved in the skull of the tribune Gaius Gracchus. History moves in cycles, as they say. As I was finishing my Massic wine (a foul vintage; not like the sweet Rhaetic that you are serving t ...
Rome and Italy
... deed”. Such was the sense of shame amongst men at that time that this, I suppose, was thought to impose a legal sanction which would be sufficiently binding. Today hardly anyone would seriously utter such a threat’), yet he did believe that strong, authoritative measures could correct and improve be ...
... deed”. Such was the sense of shame amongst men at that time that this, I suppose, was thought to impose a legal sanction which would be sufficiently binding. Today hardly anyone would seriously utter such a threat’), yet he did believe that strong, authoritative measures could correct and improve be ...
A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON THE EARLY ROMAN DICTATORSHIP
... Neapolis in Campania.1 This event ignited the Second Samnite War, which lasted until 304. This war strained the magisterial structure of the Roman polity more than any conflict in its history up to that point. The Romans confronted this challenge by employing the office of dictator. In fact, during ...
... Neapolis in Campania.1 This event ignited the Second Samnite War, which lasted until 304. This war strained the magisterial structure of the Roman polity more than any conflict in its history up to that point. The Romans confronted this challenge by employing the office of dictator. In fact, during ...
Politics and policy: Rome and Liguria, 200-172 B.C.
... development of the Ligurian frontier. In his introduction, Dyson writes: Growing out of events, attitudes, and accumulated experience were policy and institutions. The Roman Republic provides a fascinating study of a highly complex but basically prebureaucratic society. Modern historians of Rome hav ...
... development of the Ligurian frontier. In his introduction, Dyson writes: Growing out of events, attitudes, and accumulated experience were policy and institutions. The Roman Republic provides a fascinating study of a highly complex but basically prebureaucratic society. Modern historians of Rome hav ...
Pompey`s politics and the presentation of his theatre
... honorum in the venerable Roman tradition, and he was not familiar with the protocol of the Roman senate.6 Cicero provides harsh judgements about Pompey (Att. 1.13.4, 1.18.6) and comments on his general unpopularity in the senate (Att. 1.14). Many senators thought that he was unworthy of his powerful ...
... honorum in the venerable Roman tradition, and he was not familiar with the protocol of the Roman senate.6 Cicero provides harsh judgements about Pompey (Att. 1.13.4, 1.18.6) and comments on his general unpopularity in the senate (Att. 1.14). Many senators thought that he was unworthy of his powerful ...
Constitution of the Roman Republic
The Constitution of the Roman Republic was a set of guidelines and principles passed down mainly through precedent. The constitution was largely unwritten and uncodified, and evolved over time. Rather than creating a government that was primarily a democracy (as was ancient Athens), an aristocracy (as was ancient Sparta), or a monarchy (as was Rome before and, in many respects, after the Republic), the Roman constitution mixed these three elements, thus creating three separate branches of government. The democratic element took the form of the legislative assemblies, the aristocratic element took the form of the Senate, and the monarchical element took the form of the many term-limited consuls.The ultimate source of sovereignty in this ancient republic, as in modern republics, was the demos (people). The people of Rome gathered into legislative assemblies to pass laws and to elect executive magistrates. Election to a magisterial office resulted in automatic membership in the Senate (for life, unless impeached). The Senate managed the day-to-day affairs in Rome, while senators presided over the courts. Executive magistrates enforced the law, and presided over the Senate and the legislative assemblies. A complex set of checks and balances developed between these three branches, so as to minimize the risk of tyranny and corruption, and to maximize the likelihood of good government. However, the separation of powers between these three branches of government was not absolute; and moreover, several constitutional devices that were out of harmony with the Roman constitution were used frequently. A constitutional crisis began in 133 BC, as a result of the struggles between the aristocracy and the common people. This crisis ultimately led to the collapse of the Roman Republic and its eventual subversion into a much more autocratic form of government, the Roman Empire.