Coriolanus: The Tragedy of Virtus
... on stage opens Coriolanus is the patricians' parsimony, or alleged parsimony, in the face of the famine visiting Rome. By concentrating on the dearth as the source of political conflict, Shakespeare largely ignores another issue, dealt with at some length by Plutarch-the people's indignation at the ...
... on stage opens Coriolanus is the patricians' parsimony, or alleged parsimony, in the face of the famine visiting Rome. By concentrating on the dearth as the source of political conflict, Shakespeare largely ignores another issue, dealt with at some length by Plutarch-the people's indignation at the ...
Alluding to Reality: towards a Typology of Historiographical
... and .), is the historian making the general collude with him? What about Polybius’ citation of Laelius (..)? Does the latter share in the authorship of Scipio Africanus as he emerges from Polybius’ rolls? I will consider sources and where historiographic substance originates further below, b ...
... and .), is the historian making the general collude with him? What about Polybius’ citation of Laelius (..)? Does the latter share in the authorship of Scipio Africanus as he emerges from Polybius’ rolls? I will consider sources and where historiographic substance originates further below, b ...
Augustus - Net Texts
... the people. Augustus' control over the majority of Rome's legions established an armed threat that could be used against the Senate, allowing him to coerce the Senate's decisions. With his ability to eliminate senatorial opposition by means of arms, the Senate became docile towards him. His rule thr ...
... the people. Augustus' control over the majority of Rome's legions established an armed threat that could be used against the Senate, allowing him to coerce the Senate's decisions. With his ability to eliminate senatorial opposition by means of arms, the Senate became docile towards him. His rule thr ...
Imperial Representations of Clementia: from Augustus to Marcus
... of clementia, some discussion of that is necessary in order to place the representations in their proper context. Most of this will occur in Chapter One, which is devoted to exploring the development of clementia as a virtue in Hellenistic times as well as how it came to be taken up by the Romans. T ...
... of clementia, some discussion of that is necessary in order to place the representations in their proper context. Most of this will occur in Chapter One, which is devoted to exploring the development of clementia as a virtue in Hellenistic times as well as how it came to be taken up by the Romans. T ...
Aeneas or Numa? Rethinking the Meaning of the Ara Pacis
... campaigns; since the 1930s the reconstituted structure has been on public display in its own protective shell, now being replaced by a new one, designed by Richard Meier, which should be completed late in 2002.3 Because of its relatively complete state of preservation and the high quality of its ext ...
... campaigns; since the 1930s the reconstituted structure has been on public display in its own protective shell, now being replaced by a new one, designed by Richard Meier, which should be completed late in 2002.3 Because of its relatively complete state of preservation and the high quality of its ext ...
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
... was born on the day when the city and state were established. On the day of his death, one saeculum came to an end and another one began, with a person born on that very day. In the case of the Etruscans, the cycle was to last nine centuries, after which a total annihilation was to follow. 7 The pas ...
... was born on the day when the city and state were established. On the day of his death, one saeculum came to an end and another one began, with a person born on that very day. In the case of the Etruscans, the cycle was to last nine centuries, after which a total annihilation was to follow. 7 The pas ...
Book 3 - Roman Roads Media
... abilities, the annals of the foremost nation in the world with a deeper interest; and if in such a crowd of writers my own reputation is thrown into the shade, I would console myself with the renown and greatness of those who eclipse my fame. The subject, moreover, is one that demands immense labour ...
... abilities, the annals of the foremost nation in the world with a deeper interest; and if in such a crowd of writers my own reputation is thrown into the shade, I would console myself with the renown and greatness of those who eclipse my fame. The subject, moreover, is one that demands immense labour ...
Elephants as Enemies in Ancient Rome
... Elephants as Ancient War Machines The Romans first encountered elephants in Italy in the third century BCE. At that time, elephants were native to India and Africa, including those areas of north Africa now known as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. They were used as war machines by armies in th ...
... Elephants as Ancient War Machines The Romans first encountered elephants in Italy in the third century BCE. At that time, elephants were native to India and Africa, including those areas of north Africa now known as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. They were used as war machines by armies in th ...
The imperial statues of Roman Egypt: Is there a connection between
... He reinstated the high priest of Ptah in Memphis and from then on he started to fulfil his (cultic) function as pharaoh. This was vital for the Egyptian worldview, since they regarded the pharaoh as the son of Re and the personification of Horus, who was the intermediator between men and the gods. H ...
... He reinstated the high priest of Ptah in Memphis and from then on he started to fulfil his (cultic) function as pharaoh. This was vital for the Egyptian worldview, since they regarded the pharaoh as the son of Re and the personification of Horus, who was the intermediator between men and the gods. H ...
File - ROME:fall of the Republic
... came nearer so that he could be seen by everyone, he ordered his lictors to make way for him and then led his horse up to the bench where the censors were sitting. The people were amazed and stood in complete silence; the censors too were awed and also delighted at the sight. Then the senior censor ...
... came nearer so that he could be seen by everyone, he ordered his lictors to make way for him and then led his horse up to the bench where the censors were sitting. The people were amazed and stood in complete silence; the censors too were awed and also delighted at the sight. Then the senior censor ...
PDF-1 - RUcore - Rutgers University
... Countercultural responses to the crisis of masculinity in late republican Rome (2006). Neither work, however, addresses military security crises. 14 Mortensen does offer a definition of crisis in his work, but he is much more concerned by the rhetorical application of the term, based upon the work o ...
... Countercultural responses to the crisis of masculinity in late republican Rome (2006). Neither work, however, addresses military security crises. 14 Mortensen does offer a definition of crisis in his work, but he is much more concerned by the rhetorical application of the term, based upon the work o ...
Volume Two - McMaster University, Canada
... it may easily be inferred in what a state of conf~sionthe notes are, which were taken by the students under such circ~instaaces. fiut, notwithstanding this deficiency in Niebuhr as a lecturer, there was an indescribable charin in the manner in which he treated his subjects: the warmth of his feeling ...
... it may easily be inferred in what a state of conf~sionthe notes are, which were taken by the students under such circ~instaaces. fiut, notwithstanding this deficiency in Niebuhr as a lecturer, there was an indescribable charin in the manner in which he treated his subjects: the warmth of his feeling ...
Thesis
... theme throughout the conspiracy, just as Catiline’s greed and vain ambition would be the center of Cicero’s speeches against him. 1The tense climate of 63 B.C. was rife with the names of not only Cicero and Catiline, but also of Cato, Pompey, Crasus and Caesar, men with names much more widely associ ...
... theme throughout the conspiracy, just as Catiline’s greed and vain ambition would be the center of Cicero’s speeches against him. 1The tense climate of 63 B.C. was rife with the names of not only Cicero and Catiline, but also of Cato, Pompey, Crasus and Caesar, men with names much more widely associ ...
Polybius, Syracuse, and the - Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
... sycophant, or that he consciously advocated sycophancy in others. The best argument against such an interpretation may be found in Polybius' comments on the policies of Hiero after the end of the First Punic War (1.83.2-4). He says that from the start of Carthage's deadly war with the Mercenaries (2 ...
... sycophant, or that he consciously advocated sycophancy in others. The best argument against such an interpretation may be found in Polybius' comments on the policies of Hiero after the end of the First Punic War (1.83.2-4). He says that from the start of Carthage's deadly war with the Mercenaries (2 ...
The Role of the Visual Arts in the Transition from Republic to Empire
... dark nor fair, and was rather short, but with well-proportioned limbs. On his body were spots, birthmarks and callouses caused by excessive use of the strigil. He sometimes limped and suffered generally from a weak constitution.21 This account of Octavian is so different from how he is portrayed aft ...
... dark nor fair, and was rather short, but with well-proportioned limbs. On his body were spots, birthmarks and callouses caused by excessive use of the strigil. He sometimes limped and suffered generally from a weak constitution.21 This account of Octavian is so different from how he is portrayed aft ...
Patricians Reseach Articles - Arrowhead Union High School
... The result was that small farms tended to fail, and they were often bought up by wealthy Romans who created larger and larger estates. These estates were worked by slaves, who were plentiful and cheap because of Rome's many conquests. These wide estates (Latin = latifundia) were commercial ventures, ...
... The result was that small farms tended to fail, and they were often bought up by wealthy Romans who created larger and larger estates. These estates were worked by slaves, who were plentiful and cheap because of Rome's many conquests. These wide estates (Latin = latifundia) were commercial ventures, ...
analecta romana instituti danici xxxvii
... traditional practices. This consensus continued during the Later Roman Empire. Nevertheless, as this paper will argue, Constantine may have taken to Caesar’s final triumph, which, celebrating his victory over Pompeius’ sons at Munda in 45 BC, was only over civil opponents, as a precedent. It is clea ...
... traditional practices. This consensus continued during the Later Roman Empire. Nevertheless, as this paper will argue, Constantine may have taken to Caesar’s final triumph, which, celebrating his victory over Pompeius’ sons at Munda in 45 BC, was only over civil opponents, as a precedent. It is clea ...
this PDF file - Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology
... and directly involved, only mentions his own activities four times, while during the siege of Amida Ammianus changes ‘I’ to ‘we’ for the duration of the battle.15 Indeed, the fact that Ammianus regularly describes himself hiding or running away from danger underlines his propensity not exaggerate hi ...
... and directly involved, only mentions his own activities four times, while during the siege of Amida Ammianus changes ‘I’ to ‘we’ for the duration of the battle.15 Indeed, the fact that Ammianus regularly describes himself hiding or running away from danger underlines his propensity not exaggerate hi ...
Changing Attitudes to the Authority of the Holy Roman Emperors in
... and transcendent: the whole history of the Holy Roman Empire is the story of the ultimately unsuccessful attempt to make this ideal real upon the earth. Bryce treated Christendom as a united body under two heads. “The Holy Roman Church and the Holy Roman Empire”, he wrote, “are one and the same thin ...
... and transcendent: the whole history of the Holy Roman Empire is the story of the ultimately unsuccessful attempt to make this ideal real upon the earth. Bryce treated Christendom as a united body under two heads. “The Holy Roman Church and the Holy Roman Empire”, he wrote, “are one and the same thin ...
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.