Slide 1
... at its peak the empire conquered and controlled a vast territory stretching through Europe, Africa and Asia. The eastern half was called the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantine Empire, and the western part was the Western Roman Empire or just the Roman Empire. ...
... at its peak the empire conquered and controlled a vast territory stretching through Europe, Africa and Asia. The eastern half was called the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantine Empire, and the western part was the Western Roman Empire or just the Roman Empire. ...
Ancient History Sourcebook: - MPH History - MTS
... And if my description is true and exact, it is clear that in front of each man of the front rank there will be five sarissae projecting to distances varying by a descending scale of two cubits. With this point in our minds, it will not be difficult to imagine what the appearance and strength of the ...
... And if my description is true and exact, it is clear that in front of each man of the front rank there will be five sarissae projecting to distances varying by a descending scale of two cubits. With this point in our minds, it will not be difficult to imagine what the appearance and strength of the ...
Disability in Roman Culture
... man, not finished by nature but only half done”. Nevertheless, a few individuals did overcome the barriers and stigma associated with their impairment. If someone was prepared to submit to ridicule or persuade others that their disability invested them with special powers or talents, there were oppo ...
... man, not finished by nature but only half done”. Nevertheless, a few individuals did overcome the barriers and stigma associated with their impairment. If someone was prepared to submit to ridicule or persuade others that their disability invested them with special powers or talents, there were oppo ...
Umbo of a Roman Shield., foand at Matfen, Northumberland. Diam
... illustration was found in the parish of Matfen in Northumberland, a little to the north of the Roman Wall; the nearest station being Halton Chesters, the Hunnum of the Notitia. It was discovered about three feet below the ground by some labourers, who, supposing it to be the lid of a pot containing ...
... illustration was found in the parish of Matfen in Northumberland, a little to the north of the Roman Wall; the nearest station being Halton Chesters, the Hunnum of the Notitia. It was discovered about three feet below the ground by some labourers, who, supposing it to be the lid of a pot containing ...
THE TREATY WITH SAGUNTUM
... Saguntum. Hannibal, in his reply, accused the Romans of having, when called in as arbitrators shortly before, wrongly put to death some of the leading citizens of Saguntum. It is probable that there has been some confusion over the term èmrçojtrf, and that the idea of 'arbitration' was wrongly attac ...
... Saguntum. Hannibal, in his reply, accused the Romans of having, when called in as arbitrators shortly before, wrongly put to death some of the leading citizens of Saguntum. It is probable that there has been some confusion over the term èmrçojtrf, and that the idea of 'arbitration' was wrongly attac ...
Augustus Caesar: Father of Rome
... a leader. He gave his first public address at the age of 12 at his grandmother Julia’s funeral. By the time he was a teenager, he was on a military expedition to Spain with Julius Caesar to fight the sons of Pompey, who was a rival Julius Caesar had recently conquered. Rome at this time was marked b ...
... a leader. He gave his first public address at the age of 12 at his grandmother Julia’s funeral. By the time he was a teenager, he was on a military expedition to Spain with Julius Caesar to fight the sons of Pompey, who was a rival Julius Caesar had recently conquered. Rome at this time was marked b ...
Hadrian - Katie
... was that he finished Hadrian’s Wall that formed the boundary of Romanized Britain in the south and the Barbaric north which was ordered to be built in 122 C.E. He made Government more effective and stabilized Roman law into one single code Started a communication system similar to the Pony expre ...
... was that he finished Hadrian’s Wall that formed the boundary of Romanized Britain in the south and the Barbaric north which was ordered to be built in 122 C.E. He made Government more effective and stabilized Roman law into one single code Started a communication system similar to the Pony expre ...
2002 TEXAS STATE CERTAMEN -- ROUND 1, UPPER LEVEL TU
... Who, on January 1, 42 B.C. by decree of the Senate, became the son of a god? (GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR) OCTAVIANUS (NOT OCTAVIUS OR AUGUSTUS) How can November 27, 43 B.C. rightly be called by some historians as the day on which the Republic ended? PASSAGE OF THE LEX TITIA /LEGALIZATION OF THE 2ND TRIUMVI ...
... Who, on January 1, 42 B.C. by decree of the Senate, became the son of a god? (GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR) OCTAVIANUS (NOT OCTAVIUS OR AUGUSTUS) How can November 27, 43 B.C. rightly be called by some historians as the day on which the Republic ended? PASSAGE OF THE LEX TITIA /LEGALIZATION OF THE 2ND TRIUMVI ...
Sherwin-White, A. N. The Roman Citizenship. 2d ed. Oxford
... auxiliaries been regularized.2 Such regulation of what had long been the occasional practice of the Romans precisely fits the character of Claudius' government. His importance in other spheres is very largely this activity of putting things in pigeonholes, and of creating departments. There is evide ...
... auxiliaries been regularized.2 Such regulation of what had long been the occasional practice of the Romans precisely fits the character of Claudius' government. His importance in other spheres is very largely this activity of putting things in pigeonholes, and of creating departments. There is evide ...
Roman Religion - The GCH Languages Blog
... Before Rome became a big city, the area around it, called Latium, was settled by villagers (called Latins) who believed in many gods and spirits who were assimilated into the Roman Religion. The gods of the Etruscans who lived in what is modern day Tuscany also contributed to the Roman family of ...
... Before Rome became a big city, the area around it, called Latium, was settled by villagers (called Latins) who believed in many gods and spirits who were assimilated into the Roman Religion. The gods of the Etruscans who lived in what is modern day Tuscany also contributed to the Roman family of ...
Roman_History_packet
... -L. Aemiluis Paulus and C. Terentius Varro are the consuls at the battle Romans 80,000 Carthage 40, 000 Only 10,000 Romans survive -Consequences –Apulia, Bruttium, and Capua over to Hannibal -Romans never wavered -raise new army, central Italian allies and southern Greeks stay true- Romans still rul ...
... -L. Aemiluis Paulus and C. Terentius Varro are the consuls at the battle Romans 80,000 Carthage 40, 000 Only 10,000 Romans survive -Consequences –Apulia, Bruttium, and Capua over to Hannibal -Romans never wavered -raise new army, central Italian allies and southern Greeks stay true- Romans still rul ...
Roman Coins – Mass Media for Image Cultivation
... On the one hand, the depiction of Libertas on the obverse, and the rostrum on the reverse, commemorate the father of our moneyer, who as a tribune of the people in 71 BC opposed the constriction of plebeian tribunes enforced at that time. On the other hand, our denarius celebrates the most powerful ...
... On the one hand, the depiction of Libertas on the obverse, and the rostrum on the reverse, commemorate the father of our moneyer, who as a tribune of the people in 71 BC opposed the constriction of plebeian tribunes enforced at that time. On the other hand, our denarius celebrates the most powerful ...
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
... • The Roman Confederation gave full citizenship to some people, who could vote and serve in government. • Romans gave others the status of allies, which meant they could rule their own local affairs. ...
... • The Roman Confederation gave full citizenship to some people, who could vote and serve in government. • Romans gave others the status of allies, which meant they could rule their own local affairs. ...
The Land and Peoples of Early Britain
... but this no longer seems satisfying. It may be that the energetic, aggressive personality of the Celts themselves is the underlying factor. Roman writers describe them as warlike or even “war-mad” and tell us that Celtic women were equal to the men in stature and courage. In physical appearance most ...
... but this no longer seems satisfying. It may be that the energetic, aggressive personality of the Celts themselves is the underlying factor. Roman writers describe them as warlike or even “war-mad” and tell us that Celtic women were equal to the men in stature and courage. In physical appearance most ...
The Second Punic War
... called a corvus (or a “crow”) which was a kind of wooden walkway with a sharp spike at the end. The crow was held upright until the Romans pulled their ship up next to an enemy ship. • Then they quickly lowered the crow so the spike stuck on the enemy ship's deck. The crow served as a bridge for the ...
... called a corvus (or a “crow”) which was a kind of wooden walkway with a sharp spike at the end. The crow was held upright until the Romans pulled their ship up next to an enemy ship. • Then they quickly lowered the crow so the spike stuck on the enemy ship's deck. The crow served as a bridge for the ...
Imperator Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Divi Filius Augustus
... When Gaius died, she remarried Lucius Marcius Philippus, who was a consul of 56 BC, and a friend and supporter of Julius Caesar. ...
... When Gaius died, she remarried Lucius Marcius Philippus, who was a consul of 56 BC, and a friend and supporter of Julius Caesar. ...
Octavian becomes Rome`s first emperor
... Italy is in an important location in the middle of the Mediterranean region. It is a long, narrow peninsula with a distinctive shape: it looks like a high-heeled boot jutting into the sea. The heel points toward Greece and the toe toward the island of Sicily (SIH • suh • lee). Across the top of the ...
... Italy is in an important location in the middle of the Mediterranean region. It is a long, narrow peninsula with a distinctive shape: it looks like a high-heeled boot jutting into the sea. The heel points toward Greece and the toe toward the island of Sicily (SIH • suh • lee). Across the top of the ...
THE ROMAN GAMES
... wait in line over night to get a good seat. Much like in modern day sports events, there is more to the game than just the event itself; there are the people involved, the personal drama, and the technical skill and determination. Just like football fans do not just go to see 22 men chase a ball, an ...
... wait in line over night to get a good seat. Much like in modern day sports events, there is more to the game than just the event itself; there are the people involved, the personal drama, and the technical skill and determination. Just like football fans do not just go to see 22 men chase a ball, an ...
Civil War in Rome and the End of the Roman
... – Mark Antony tried to stop Caesar from entering the Senate, but a group of senators intercepted Caesar and got him to enter the building using a side entrance – Caesar was stabbed to death (at least 23 times) on the floor of the Senate house – Among the conspirators was Marcus Junius Brutus, a desc ...
... – Mark Antony tried to stop Caesar from entering the Senate, but a group of senators intercepted Caesar and got him to enter the building using a side entrance – Caesar was stabbed to death (at least 23 times) on the floor of the Senate house – Among the conspirators was Marcus Junius Brutus, a desc ...
Layout 2 - McGill University
... The earliest example of the construction of large-scale hydraulics in Rome is the Cloaca Maxima, built sometime in the sixth century BCE. The introduction of the cloaca technology (though not the construction of the Cloaca Maxima itself), a means of moving water to drain what would later become the ...
... The earliest example of the construction of large-scale hydraulics in Rome is the Cloaca Maxima, built sometime in the sixth century BCE. The introduction of the cloaca technology (though not the construction of the Cloaca Maxima itself), a means of moving water to drain what would later become the ...