- Nottingham ePrints
... difficult to see how anybody working on my subject could get a more suited supervisor. His encouragement, support, criticism and willingness to listen made this possible. His influence will be visible to the informed reader throughout these pages. But of course, the faults that remain are my own. Se ...
... difficult to see how anybody working on my subject could get a more suited supervisor. His encouragement, support, criticism and willingness to listen made this possible. His influence will be visible to the informed reader throughout these pages. But of course, the faults that remain are my own. Se ...
Sextus Pompeius: Rebellious Pirate or Imitative Son?
... needed. But for a time, even after he had been stripped of this position as an admiral,5 Sextus continued to sail around to various islands, closely watching political events on the mainland and “supplying himself with food without resort to crimes” (Cass. Dio 48.17.2). Sextus also saw that after th ...
... needed. But for a time, even after he had been stripped of this position as an admiral,5 Sextus continued to sail around to various islands, closely watching political events on the mainland and “supplying himself with food without resort to crimes” (Cass. Dio 48.17.2). Sextus also saw that after th ...
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 ...
Disorder in Rome`s Asia Minor - Sound Ideas
... Although Dio held no office after his exile, even refusing his city‘s wish to make him archôn, his fame was widely celebrated within and without Prusa. Dio often claims intimate friendship with the emperor, both during the reign of Nerva and the reign of Trajan.32 He also speaks of his friendship wi ...
... Although Dio held no office after his exile, even refusing his city‘s wish to make him archôn, his fame was widely celebrated within and without Prusa. Dio often claims intimate friendship with the emperor, both during the reign of Nerva and the reign of Trajan.32 He also speaks of his friendship wi ...
Nero, Capitoline Museums, Rome
... Portico of Livia to the Circus Maximus (close to where the fire was said to have started), which now was turned into pleasure gardens for the emperor, even an artificial lake being created in its centre. The temple of the deified Claudius was not yet completed and - being in the way of Nero's plans, ...
... Portico of Livia to the Circus Maximus (close to where the fire was said to have started), which now was turned into pleasure gardens for the emperor, even an artificial lake being created in its centre. The temple of the deified Claudius was not yet completed and - being in the way of Nero's plans, ...
The ritual of sacrifice and entertainment representations of the
... hasty to give them and had not awaited their legitimate time; yet he himself writes in his own History15 that, following a long hiatus, Augustus restored them to their proper place having made a most careful calculation of the passing years. Therefore laughter was the response to the voice of the cr ...
... hasty to give them and had not awaited their legitimate time; yet he himself writes in his own History15 that, following a long hiatus, Augustus restored them to their proper place having made a most careful calculation of the passing years. Therefore laughter was the response to the voice of the cr ...
The Politics of Art: The View of Actium in the Aeneid
... Lessing tends to see Virgil as a tool for Augustan propaganda. Although recent critics have been less abrupt in their assertions of the Aeneids political interpretations, they still see a vital link between Virgil's epic and Augustus. Some critics have wanted to see Aeneas as a prototype for Augustu ...
... Lessing tends to see Virgil as a tool for Augustan propaganda. Although recent critics have been less abrupt in their assertions of the Aeneids political interpretations, they still see a vital link between Virgil's epic and Augustus. Some critics have wanted to see Aeneas as a prototype for Augustu ...
Rome Gladiators Gladiator Descriptions
... Gladiators were divided into different classes according to their weapons and fighting styles. There were strict rules and protocol surrounding the fights of gladiators. A gladiatorial fight would usually involve two gladiators but similar types of gladiators such as the Samnites, would not normally ...
... Gladiators were divided into different classes according to their weapons and fighting styles. There were strict rules and protocol surrounding the fights of gladiators. A gladiatorial fight would usually involve two gladiators but similar types of gladiators such as the Samnites, would not normally ...
Religion In Pompeii
... reconstructed following the earthquake in 62AD, despite the fact that no games had been held there for 3 years. In 59AD, a ten year ban was placed on gladiatorial contests in the city after riots broke out amongst Pompeian spectators and those from nearby Nuceria. The ban was no doubt revoked early ...
... reconstructed following the earthquake in 62AD, despite the fact that no games had been held there for 3 years. In 59AD, a ten year ban was placed on gladiatorial contests in the city after riots broke out amongst Pompeian spectators and those from nearby Nuceria. The ban was no doubt revoked early ...
The Flavian Invasions
... It is possible that Emperor Titus held Agricola back from advancing further north but this seems unlikely since the idea of halting and renunciating further conquest goes against Roman traditions and equations of success. It is possible that Agricola didn’t extend further as he knew, as did the Empe ...
... It is possible that Emperor Titus held Agricola back from advancing further north but this seems unlikely since the idea of halting and renunciating further conquest goes against Roman traditions and equations of success. It is possible that Agricola didn’t extend further as he knew, as did the Empe ...
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... Christians and Jews, since reliable evidence for their persecution is difficult to find. Christians may have been among those banished or executed from time to time during the 90's, but the testimony falls short of confirming any organized program of persecution under Domitian's reign. On the other ...
... Christians and Jews, since reliable evidence for their persecution is difficult to find. Christians may have been among those banished or executed from time to time during the 90's, but the testimony falls short of confirming any organized program of persecution under Domitian's reign. On the other ...
Declining Marital and Birth Rates in the Roman Empire.
... legislation grossly invaded an individual’s privacy and autonomy.6 The emperor intruded into individual lives by making personal choices a public offense. Previous scholarship investigated the reproductive reforms through the lens of demography, eugenics, and Augustus’ desire to expand his power as ...
... legislation grossly invaded an individual’s privacy and autonomy.6 The emperor intruded into individual lives by making personal choices a public offense. Previous scholarship investigated the reproductive reforms through the lens of demography, eugenics, and Augustus’ desire to expand his power as ...
THE OPPOSITION UNDER THE EARLY CAESARS: SOME
... as professor of ancient history and historiography at the University of South Africa on Thursday, ...
... as professor of ancient history and historiography at the University of South Africa on Thursday, ...
THE TESTAMENT OF AUGUSTUS
... jurisprudents and Roman society at large, and a vast complex of rules can be traced in the surviving legal works. From these we know just what to expect and not to expect in a Roman will, and from such actual wills as survive we can discern a clear and little varied standard order of the contents 3) ...
... jurisprudents and Roman society at large, and a vast complex of rules can be traced in the surviving legal works. From these we know just what to expect and not to expect in a Roman will, and from such actual wills as survive we can discern a clear and little varied standard order of the contents 3) ...
Titus Andronicus - University of Houston
... Shakespeare, says Meyerson, “portrays the essence of the human soul and thus gives us a way to know ourselves” (5). He succeeded arguably in the most popular medium of his time, and so his greatest achievement proved the public audience. Therefore, attempting a work reflective of an age of Rome requ ...
... Shakespeare, says Meyerson, “portrays the essence of the human soul and thus gives us a way to know ourselves” (5). He succeeded arguably in the most popular medium of his time, and so his greatest achievement proved the public audience. Therefore, attempting a work reflective of an age of Rome requ ...
NERO GOES INSANE (Ancient Rome) Free Powerpoint from …
... While Nero was racing, a new religion sprang up in Rome. It was called Christianity. Christians believed in one god. They refused to worship the Roman gods. In Nero’s time, that was against the law. If you did not worship Roman gods, you were a criminal. ...
... While Nero was racing, a new religion sprang up in Rome. It was called Christianity. Christians believed in one god. They refused to worship the Roman gods. In Nero’s time, that was against the law. If you did not worship Roman gods, you were a criminal. ...
14 Nero_Goes_Insane
... While Nero was racing, a new religion sprang up in Rome. It was called Christianity. Christians believed in one god. They refused to worship the Roman gods. In Nero’s time, that was against the law. If you did not worship Roman gods, you were a criminal. ...
... While Nero was racing, a new religion sprang up in Rome. It was called Christianity. Christians believed in one god. They refused to worship the Roman gods. In Nero’s time, that was against the law. If you did not worship Roman gods, you were a criminal. ...
NERO GOES INSANE (Ancient Rome)
... While Nero was racing, a new religion sprang up in Rome. It was called Christianity. Christians believed in one god. They refused to worship the Roman gods. In Nero’s time, that was against the law. If you did not worship Roman gods, you were a criminal. ...
... While Nero was racing, a new religion sprang up in Rome. It was called Christianity. Christians believed in one god. They refused to worship the Roman gods. In Nero’s time, that was against the law. If you did not worship Roman gods, you were a criminal. ...
War with Rome and the Fall of the Temple (No. 298)
... religious questions. The significance was that James was killed in Jerusalem and was a witness to the Kingdom. We have it recorded that Agrippa heard Paul in person. James was killed ca 62 CE at the end of the 69 weeks of years. Paul was beheaded in Rome in 66 CE. Thus, after the martyrdom of two of ...
... religious questions. The significance was that James was killed in Jerusalem and was a witness to the Kingdom. We have it recorded that Agrippa heard Paul in person. James was killed ca 62 CE at the end of the 69 weeks of years. Paul was beheaded in Rome in 66 CE. Thus, after the martyrdom of two of ...
Case One: Citizen Exile
... Roman citizenship was a privileged status which allowed Roman people to participate in the political life of the Roman Republic. If you were a Roman citizen, then you were guaranteed many important rights under Roman law. The easiest way to qualify for citizenship was by being born in Rome, but you ...
... Roman citizenship was a privileged status which allowed Roman people to participate in the political life of the Roman Republic. If you were a Roman citizen, then you were guaranteed many important rights under Roman law. The easiest way to qualify for citizenship was by being born in Rome, but you ...
Lauren Z, age 15 - Ancient Coins for Education
... “The untimely death of our illustrious leader is a great blow to the senate and people of Rome. The memory of Titus Domitianus merits the highest degree of respect and honor for fifteen years of dedication and service to the republic. The consul’s suggestion is disgraceful and appalling.” Gaius Anti ...
... “The untimely death of our illustrious leader is a great blow to the senate and people of Rome. The memory of Titus Domitianus merits the highest degree of respect and honor for fifteen years of dedication and service to the republic. The consul’s suggestion is disgraceful and appalling.” Gaius Anti ...
The Acquisition of Empires: Bidding for Rome 193 A.D.
... Suidas attributes five other works to Dio; but it is practically certain that only one, or possibly two, of these shorter works can have been written by him. The Life of Arrian, who was a fellowBithynian as well as a fellow historian, may actually have been the work of Dio. If he ever wrote an accou ...
... Suidas attributes five other works to Dio; but it is practically certain that only one, or possibly two, of these shorter works can have been written by him. The Life of Arrian, who was a fellowBithynian as well as a fellow historian, may actually have been the work of Dio. If he ever wrote an accou ...
Public Spectacles And Roman Social Relations
... laid down that only senators could sit in the orchestra, forbidding ...
... laid down that only senators could sit in the orchestra, forbidding ...
The 5 Good Emperors - Mrs. Sellers` Class Website
... • Each one picked his own successor by adoption to ensure a smooth transition of government upon his death • If we could time-travel, this period would be an excellent time to see the Roman Empire at its peak: AD 96-AD 180 ...
... • Each one picked his own successor by adoption to ensure a smooth transition of government upon his death • If we could time-travel, this period would be an excellent time to see the Roman Empire at its peak: AD 96-AD 180 ...
Inaugural games of the Flavian Amphitheatre
The inaugural games of the Flavian Amphitheatre were held in AD 80 (81 according to some sources), on the orders of the Roman Emperor Titus, to celebrate the completion of the Colosseum, then known as the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium). Vespasian began construction of the amphitheatre around AD 70, and it was completed by his son Titus who became emperor following Vespasian's death in AD 79. Titus' reign began with months of disasters – including the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, a fire in Rome, and an outbreak of plague – he inaugurated the completion of the structure with lavish games that lasted for more than one hundred days, perhaps partially in an attempt to appease the Roman public and the gods.Little literary evidence survives of the activities of the gladiatorial training and fighting (ludi). They appear to have followed the standard format of the Roman games: animal entertainments in the morning session, followed by the executions of criminals around midday, with the afternoon session reserved for gladiatorial combats and recreations of famous battles. The animal entertainments, which featured creatures from throughout the Roman Empire, included extravagant hunts and fights between different species. Animals also played a role in some executions which were staged as recreations of myths and historical events. Naval battles formed part of the spectacles but whether these took place in the amphitheatre or on a lake that had been specially constructed by Augustus is a topic of debate among historians.Only three contemporary or near-contemporary accounts of the games survive. The works of Suetonius and Cassius Dio focus on major events, while Martial provides some fragments of information on individual entertainments and the only detailed record of a gladiatorial combat in the arena known to survive: the fight between Verus and Priscus.