Greek and Roman housing
... Roman housing, while Petronius was the most influential author to discuss Roman behavior within houses. From the writing of Vitruvius two main points stand out: 1. That the type of house a man lives represents and needs be appropriate to his social status. Furthermore, that a member of the elite who ...
... Roman housing, while Petronius was the most influential author to discuss Roman behavior within houses. From the writing of Vitruvius two main points stand out: 1. That the type of house a man lives represents and needs be appropriate to his social status. Furthermore, that a member of the elite who ...
Calendar of Romulus – Roman writers attributed the ancient Roman
... Calendar of Numa - Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, reformed the calendar of Romulus around 713 BC. The Romans considered odd numbers to be lucky, so Numa took one day from each of the even numbered six months and added those six days to the 51 previously unallocate ...
... Calendar of Numa - Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, reformed the calendar of Romulus around 713 BC. The Romans considered odd numbers to be lucky, so Numa took one day from each of the even numbered six months and added those six days to the 51 previously unallocate ...
CHAPTER X The Emperors Decius, Gallus, Aemilianus, Valerian
... The Nation Increases Its March; Description of the Ukraine The fame of a great enterprise excited the bravest warriors from all the Vandalic states of Germany, many of whom are seen a few years afterward combating under the common standard of the Goths. 16 The first motions of the emigrants carried ...
... The Nation Increases Its March; Description of the Ukraine The fame of a great enterprise excited the bravest warriors from all the Vandalic states of Germany, many of whom are seen a few years afterward combating under the common standard of the Goths. 16 The first motions of the emigrants carried ...
The Composition of the Peloponnesian Elites in the
... that local elites of the Peloponnese and consequently local populations were merely inclined towards an approach to the Roman rulers without any resistance to them. A careful look at the sources reveals that there were some occurrences of opposition to Romans in the Peloponnese. The various instance ...
... that local elites of the Peloponnese and consequently local populations were merely inclined towards an approach to the Roman rulers without any resistance to them. A careful look at the sources reveals that there were some occurrences of opposition to Romans in the Peloponnese. The various instance ...
I. The First Oration Against Verres Cicero (106 B.C.–43 B.C.) (70
... tribunal of which Junius was president, he was not only very indignant at that shameful transaction, but he even betrayed and denounced it. But as for what I had begun to say—namely, that the contest is between you and me, this is it—I, when I had undertaken this cause at the request of the Sicilia ...
... tribunal of which Junius was president, he was not only very indignant at that shameful transaction, but he even betrayed and denounced it. But as for what I had begun to say—namely, that the contest is between you and me, this is it—I, when I had undertaken this cause at the request of the Sicilia ...
Polybius on the Roman Republic: Foretelling a Fall
... Hence, the success of a constitution lay not only in its internal affairs, but also in how it managed imperialistic ventures. A just cause for war was necessary. However, wars cannot be successful without a specific goal established at the outset.34 Hannibal’s aggressive behavior during the Second P ...
... Hence, the success of a constitution lay not only in its internal affairs, but also in how it managed imperialistic ventures. A just cause for war was necessary. However, wars cannot be successful without a specific goal established at the outset.34 Hannibal’s aggressive behavior during the Second P ...
Caesar Augustus ruled for 41 years, a period that saw
... avoid the fate of Julius Caesar. He lived in a small house and traveled without bodyguards. Unlike Julius Caesar, Octavian was respectful to the senators. Later in his career, Octavian allowed other men to serve as consuls, but the Senate knew that Octavian controlled the military, so he was the act ...
... avoid the fate of Julius Caesar. He lived in a small house and traveled without bodyguards. Unlike Julius Caesar, Octavian was respectful to the senators. Later in his career, Octavian allowed other men to serve as consuls, but the Senate knew that Octavian controlled the military, so he was the act ...
the rise of the roman republic the rise of the roman
... 4xx = 2nd Punic War era DESIGN NOTE: The 3xx consuls are for the First Punic War, covered in the second game in the series, Carthage. All Roman leaders in the game are actual, historical Roman consuls ... each and every one who served as a consul (or militarily active proconsul, praetor or dictato ...
... 4xx = 2nd Punic War era DESIGN NOTE: The 3xx consuls are for the First Punic War, covered in the second game in the series, Carthage. All Roman leaders in the game are actual, historical Roman consuls ... each and every one who served as a consul (or militarily active proconsul, praetor or dictato ...
Julius Caesar - Roslyn Schools
... Caesar serves for years as military commander in Gaul; • Brutal campaigns against the Germanic tribes; Caesar is relentless, a skilled tactician and makes brilliant use of engineering, including siege towers to break into Gallic towns that resisted Roman rule. • Caesar writes his Commentaries on the ...
... Caesar serves for years as military commander in Gaul; • Brutal campaigns against the Germanic tribes; Caesar is relentless, a skilled tactician and makes brilliant use of engineering, including siege towers to break into Gallic towns that resisted Roman rule. • Caesar writes his Commentaries on the ...
The Lex Sempronia Agraria: A Soldier`s Stipendum
... on the army’s ability to add manpower to the ranks. Tiberius Gracchus’s tribunate and specifically his motivations for putting forth agrarian reform legislation have intrigued and bewildered historians beginning with Theodor Mommsen’s work on the Roman Republic in the late nineteenth century up to t ...
... on the army’s ability to add manpower to the ranks. Tiberius Gracchus’s tribunate and specifically his motivations for putting forth agrarian reform legislation have intrigued and bewildered historians beginning with Theodor Mommsen’s work on the Roman Republic in the late nineteenth century up to t ...
the Roman siege of Masada
... of reorganizing the province in line with the directives he had received from Vespasian, a policy that suggests that the “threat” emanating from Masada was not considered particularly pressing. The defenders of Masada, whom Josephus describes as Sicarii,3 often misleadingly referred to as Zealots, h ...
... of reorganizing the province in line with the directives he had received from Vespasian, a policy that suggests that the “threat” emanating from Masada was not considered particularly pressing. The defenders of Masada, whom Josephus describes as Sicarii,3 often misleadingly referred to as Zealots, h ...
Sebastiano Serlio on Ancient Roman Theatres
... was used by Antony de Ville, a French engineer, to build the fortress that sits near it (Jackson 286). Four of the marble columns were used for the canopy of Saint Maria della Salute on the Grand Canal in Venice (Jackson 302-303). It is fortunate that we have Serlio's record of this theatre; it allo ...
... was used by Antony de Ville, a French engineer, to build the fortress that sits near it (Jackson 286). Four of the marble columns were used for the canopy of Saint Maria della Salute on the Grand Canal in Venice (Jackson 302-303). It is fortunate that we have Serlio's record of this theatre; it allo ...
Representation of Ancient Warfare in Modern Video
... out of all the ancient fighting forces for which we have literary sources, and I would suggest that more secondary literature is devoted to this topic than any other army in ancient history. This is an important consideration, as I will be comparing and contrasting the representation of warfare in t ...
... out of all the ancient fighting forces for which we have literary sources, and I would suggest that more secondary literature is devoted to this topic than any other army in ancient history. This is an important consideration, as I will be comparing and contrasting the representation of warfare in t ...
A-level Classical Civilisation Mark scheme Unit 02F - The
... Romans were attacked from rear; cavalry managed to retreat safely; spearmen routed; Cornelius Scipio wounded but saved by son; Scipio unfortunate with troops; did little wrong but outmanoeuvred; Trebia: Cornelius Scipio remained in charge awaiting his fellow consul Sempronius (recalled from Spain); ...
... Romans were attacked from rear; cavalry managed to retreat safely; spearmen routed; Cornelius Scipio wounded but saved by son; Scipio unfortunate with troops; did little wrong but outmanoeuvred; Trebia: Cornelius Scipio remained in charge awaiting his fellow consul Sempronius (recalled from Spain); ...
The Novus Homo and Virtus: Oratory, Masculinity, and the
... In this paper, I will draw attention to the parallels between the Roman concept of virtus and Crassus' ideal Orator from Cicero's De Oratore. Moreover, virtus is also connected to the career and life of Cicero, despite many accusations of “unmanliness” by his competitors. This paper argues that the ...
... In this paper, I will draw attention to the parallels between the Roman concept of virtus and Crassus' ideal Orator from Cicero's De Oratore. Moreover, virtus is also connected to the career and life of Cicero, despite many accusations of “unmanliness” by his competitors. This paper argues that the ...
ancient rome from the earliest times down to
... and the Tiber. Of these cities the most noted were Volsinii, the head of the confederacy, Veii, Volaterrae, Caere, and Clusium. This people also formed scattering settlements in other parts of Italy, but gained no firm foothold. At one time, in the sixth century, they were in power at Rome. Corsica, ...
... and the Tiber. Of these cities the most noted were Volsinii, the head of the confederacy, Veii, Volaterrae, Caere, and Clusium. This people also formed scattering settlements in other parts of Italy, but gained no firm foothold. At one time, in the sixth century, they were in power at Rome. Corsica, ...
Julius Caesar
... Julius Caesar Rome was growing and quite wealthy popular with the Roman people that they after the second Punic War, but the were able to ignore the wishes of the republic faced serious problems. Senate. Many Roman politicians took bribes Under Roman law, an official could and often encouraged viole ...
... Julius Caesar Rome was growing and quite wealthy popular with the Roman people that they after the second Punic War, but the were able to ignore the wishes of the republic faced serious problems. Senate. Many Roman politicians took bribes Under Roman law, an official could and often encouraged viole ...
Between the Testaments - College of William & Mary
... - Antipater gains benefits for Jews… but Jews don’t like him. ...
... - Antipater gains benefits for Jews… but Jews don’t like him. ...
Julius Caesar - Miller
... Rome right as Caesar returns from the civil war. • There are those who are celebrating Caesar’s victory, but also those who are highly skeptical of the now allpowerful ruler. • Crowds during Shakespeare’s time (play was written in 1599) could relate to a shift in power; Elizabeth I was an older mona ...
... Rome right as Caesar returns from the civil war. • There are those who are celebrating Caesar’s victory, but also those who are highly skeptical of the now allpowerful ruler. • Crowds during Shakespeare’s time (play was written in 1599) could relate to a shift in power; Elizabeth I was an older mona ...