The poor in the city of Rome
... Writers in this period drew very different conclusions from historical material, both regarding whether (and, if so, how) poverty could be relieved or abolished, and more generally about the way that society should be organised and managed, but they shared a common idea of Rome. Roman history provi ...
... Writers in this period drew very different conclusions from historical material, both regarding whether (and, if so, how) poverty could be relieved or abolished, and more generally about the way that society should be organised and managed, but they shared a common idea of Rome. Roman history provi ...
CH6 - Curriculum
... The First Punic War, 264-241 BC, grew immediately out of a quarrel between the cities of Messana (now Messina) and Syracuse both on the island of Sicily. One faction of the Messanians called on Carthage for help and another faction called on Rome. The Strait of Messana, which separates the Italian ...
... The First Punic War, 264-241 BC, grew immediately out of a quarrel between the cities of Messana (now Messina) and Syracuse both on the island of Sicily. One faction of the Messanians called on Carthage for help and another faction called on Rome. The Strait of Messana, which separates the Italian ...
Machaerus
... leader (106 BC - 48 BC), active in the East. He fought Julius Caesar in a civil war and, after his defeat, was poisoned in Egypt.|Pompey the Great{/jtips} had just entered Syria to protect Rome's eastern frontier against the Parthians. Hyrcanus went to Damascus to seek his backing. Aristobulus set o ...
... leader (106 BC - 48 BC), active in the East. He fought Julius Caesar in a civil war and, after his defeat, was poisoned in Egypt.|Pompey the Great{/jtips} had just entered Syria to protect Rome's eastern frontier against the Parthians. Hyrcanus went to Damascus to seek his backing. Aristobulus set o ...
Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt Julius Caesar
... Politics: Julius Caesar is a political play, and political issues are the root of the tragic conflict in the play. It is a play about a general who would be king, but who, because of his own pride and ambition, meets an untimely death. Shakespeare seems to be saying that good government must be base ...
... Politics: Julius Caesar is a political play, and political issues are the root of the tragic conflict in the play. It is a play about a general who would be king, but who, because of his own pride and ambition, meets an untimely death. Shakespeare seems to be saying that good government must be base ...
Free, Freed, and Slave Marriage in Late Fifth Century Roman Law
... slave trade and warfare were important sources for slaves, as well.6 Since natural reproduction was not the primary source of the slave supply, this explanation for the law does not serve as an adequate interpretation. In a complementary interpretation, this law has been enlisted in arguments about ...
... slave trade and warfare were important sources for slaves, as well.6 Since natural reproduction was not the primary source of the slave supply, this explanation for the law does not serve as an adequate interpretation. In a complementary interpretation, this law has been enlisted in arguments about ...
Reading on the "True Gladiator"
... to be based upon Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus. During the Republic, these two brothers, were, one after the other, plebeian tribunes (not senators). They were champions of the common people, and paid the cost with their lives. Tiberius Gracchus was elected tribune of the people in 133 BCE, and fought ...
... to be based upon Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus. During the Republic, these two brothers, were, one after the other, plebeian tribunes (not senators). They were champions of the common people, and paid the cost with their lives. Tiberius Gracchus was elected tribune of the people in 133 BCE, and fought ...
Julius Caesar
... advisors actively plotted against him Fear of 1 ruler and wanted to keep old form of government ...
... advisors actively plotted against him Fear of 1 ruler and wanted to keep old form of government ...
Etruscan Art
... Amulius - which meant that she was made a priestess of the goddess Vesta and therefore forbidden to marry. However, the god Mars came to her in her temple and with him she conceived her twin sons, Romulus and Remus. As soon as they were born, Amulius fearing that the boys would grow up to overthrow ...
... Amulius - which meant that she was made a priestess of the goddess Vesta and therefore forbidden to marry. However, the god Mars came to her in her temple and with him she conceived her twin sons, Romulus and Remus. As soon as they were born, Amulius fearing that the boys would grow up to overthrow ...
Rome and Early Christianity Section 1
... • Initially dominated by patricians; all state offices later open to both patricians, plebeians ...
... • Initially dominated by patricians; all state offices later open to both patricians, plebeians ...
Document
... against Caesar for the good of Rome Casca, who hates the ordinary citizens of Rome yet is jealous because they love Caesar and not him Cassius, a greedy and jealous man who wants to take drastic measures to keep Caesar from winning any more power—and to take away any power that Caesar ...
... against Caesar for the good of Rome Casca, who hates the ordinary citizens of Rome yet is jealous because they love Caesar and not him Cassius, a greedy and jealous man who wants to take drastic measures to keep Caesar from winning any more power—and to take away any power that Caesar ...
D002: Roman commerce in pigments 1 Introduction 1. Did the
... extraction and making and the main centres of art production. Again, the Romans did not recognise art as a separate thing but very much part of the daily life and culture; they had no word for art. They did however recognise crafts and skills and made much use of the crafts peoples’ expertise to sty ...
... extraction and making and the main centres of art production. Again, the Romans did not recognise art as a separate thing but very much part of the daily life and culture; they had no word for art. They did however recognise crafts and skills and made much use of the crafts peoples’ expertise to sty ...
Rome - Hempfield Area School District
... This usually happened to deformed babies, or when the father did not think that the family could support another child. Babies were exposed in specific places and it was assumed that an abandoned baby would be picked up and then taken as a slave. Around 25 % of babies in the first century C.E. d ...
... This usually happened to deformed babies, or when the father did not think that the family could support another child. Babies were exposed in specific places and it was assumed that an abandoned baby would be picked up and then taken as a slave. Around 25 % of babies in the first century C.E. d ...
CLAS 207/307 Roman Social History TRIMESTER 1 2011
... Rome. What return might those providing games, including the imperial family, gain that would seem sufficient compensation for their monetary investment? ...
... Rome. What return might those providing games, including the imperial family, gain that would seem sufficient compensation for their monetary investment? ...
part iv coastal, estuarine, and environmental problems
... of several slips cut into the dune rock of the small headland forming the western end of the beach fronting the Knossos Beach Hotel (Figure 4). In plan, the major excavation consists of a single rectangular cut,43 meters long and 11 3/4 meters wide,with a masonry rock wall 3/4 meters thick running t ...
... of several slips cut into the dune rock of the small headland forming the western end of the beach fronting the Knossos Beach Hotel (Figure 4). In plan, the major excavation consists of a single rectangular cut,43 meters long and 11 3/4 meters wide,with a masonry rock wall 3/4 meters thick running t ...
Julius Caesar Fact Cards
... military campaigns. In 49BC Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon (a small river in Northern Italy) and led his army into Rome to take power. ...
... military campaigns. In 49BC Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon (a small river in Northern Italy) and led his army into Rome to take power. ...
OCR Nationals - John D Clare
... agricultural land to support them. The Carthaginians soon gained control over the native tribes who became known as the Libyans and Numidians. Once settled and eventually becoming independent of Tyre, the colony of Carthage established its own organization. During the 6 th century BC it also began t ...
... agricultural land to support them. The Carthaginians soon gained control over the native tribes who became known as the Libyans and Numidians. Once settled and eventually becoming independent of Tyre, the colony of Carthage established its own organization. During the 6 th century BC it also began t ...
the roman empire and the grain fleets - Asia
... longer self-sufficient, as had been the case for imperial Athens around three centuries earlier during the period of the Athenian-controlled ‘Delian League’. 20 This was especially the case for Rome itself, a city upon which many of the unemployed and destitute of the Empire descended in order to lo ...
... longer self-sufficient, as had been the case for imperial Athens around three centuries earlier during the period of the Athenian-controlled ‘Delian League’. 20 This was especially the case for Rome itself, a city upon which many of the unemployed and destitute of the Empire descended in order to lo ...
Julius-Caesar-as-a
... As Caesar was cultivating his political partnership with Pompey, the astute leader was also aligning himself with Marcus Licinius Crassus, a Roman general and politician who'd served valiantly during Sulla's rule. Crassus proved to be instrumental in Caesar's rise to power. A leader himself, and cit ...
... As Caesar was cultivating his political partnership with Pompey, the astute leader was also aligning himself with Marcus Licinius Crassus, a Roman general and politician who'd served valiantly during Sulla's rule. Crassus proved to be instrumental in Caesar's rise to power. A leader himself, and cit ...
the rape of the sabine women by nicolas poussin
... the city was newly founded is shown by the tower still under construction. The grandeur of the scene was probably justified in Poussin's mind by Livy's statement that Romulus had caused the city to be built not for present but for future needs. In the general arrangement of the buildings he was inde ...
... the city was newly founded is shown by the tower still under construction. The grandeur of the scene was probably justified in Poussin's mind by Livy's statement that Romulus had caused the city to be built not for present but for future needs. In the general arrangement of the buildings he was inde ...
History of Pompeii
... Pompeii was originally settled around the 7th century BC by the Oscan peoples. The port city was in a prime location for trade as well as farming. The rich volcanic soil from earlier eruptions of Vesuvius created prime farmland for grapes and olive trees. In the 5th century the city was conquered by ...
... Pompeii was originally settled around the 7th century BC by the Oscan peoples. The port city was in a prime location for trade as well as farming. The rich volcanic soil from earlier eruptions of Vesuvius created prime farmland for grapes and olive trees. In the 5th century the city was conquered by ...
Julius Caesar biography
... Senate looked to put him on trial for acts he committed while acting as consul. Caesar now had two choices: he could bow to the will of the Senate and be destroyed politically, or he could start a civil war. Caesar chose war. It the beginning the greater power seemed to rest with Pompey and the Sena ...
... Senate looked to put him on trial for acts he committed while acting as consul. Caesar now had two choices: he could bow to the will of the Senate and be destroyed politically, or he could start a civil war. Caesar chose war. It the beginning the greater power seemed to rest with Pompey and the Sena ...
2011 Senior External Examination Ancient History Paper Two
... even the consuls, if it came to that. With everything in readiness, he denounced the suspension as illegal and ordered the consuls to rescind it forthwith, so that he might put his proposals to the vote … The consuls refused, and Sulpicius' followers drew their weapons and threatened to kill them. P ...
... even the consuls, if it came to that. With everything in readiness, he denounced the suspension as illegal and ordered the consuls to rescind it forthwith, so that he might put his proposals to the vote … The consuls refused, and Sulpicius' followers drew their weapons and threatened to kill them. P ...