Roman Theatre
... that follows, therefore, readers will want to try to imagine how the works discussed were performed. Theatrical performances had a large and enthusiastic following throughout most of Rorne's history. That passion for theatre says in itself something about Roman society, and the reader will find that ...
... that follows, therefore, readers will want to try to imagine how the works discussed were performed. Theatrical performances had a large and enthusiastic following throughout most of Rorne's history. That passion for theatre says in itself something about Roman society, and the reader will find that ...
Chapter 17: Germanic Tribes
... Germans set up courts. Judges listened to each side and tried to find a settlement that would bring peace to the village. The Germans decided who was guilty or innocent in different ways. One way was by oath-taking. People accused of crimes would declare their innocence by oath. Then, they would be ...
... Germans set up courts. Judges listened to each side and tried to find a settlement that would bring peace to the village. The Germans decided who was guilty or innocent in different ways. One way was by oath-taking. People accused of crimes would declare their innocence by oath. Then, they would be ...
Exemplar for Internal Achievement Standard Classical Studies Level
... For all of the public monuments analysed it can be confidently concluded that particular patterns are apparent in the way the emperors interpreted their historical involvement. All are based on true events yet none tell the full truth. As Ann Kuttner speaks, they are “an instrument of propaganda”. T ...
... For all of the public monuments analysed it can be confidently concluded that particular patterns are apparent in the way the emperors interpreted their historical involvement. All are based on true events yet none tell the full truth. As Ann Kuttner speaks, they are “an instrument of propaganda”. T ...
753-716 Rule of Romulus
... Julius Caesar had many men conspiring against him, among these 60 men were 16 senators, including Cassius, Casca, Cimber and Brutus. Thei'r motives were obvious -- personal gain; they masked it as a nobly patriotic cause. On the 15th of Martiae, 710 AUC, the Senate held a meeting in the hall adjoini ...
... Julius Caesar had many men conspiring against him, among these 60 men were 16 senators, including Cassius, Casca, Cimber and Brutus. Thei'r motives were obvious -- personal gain; they masked it as a nobly patriotic cause. On the 15th of Martiae, 710 AUC, the Senate held a meeting in the hall adjoini ...
Ancient Chronological Systems
... leading into it was aligned to receive the rays of the rising sun on Midsummer’s Day). The Athenian year began in midsummer, so for this and for other years which did not begin on January 1 modern scholarly publications often use a double year date, when this can be established (e.g., 425/4 B.C. ind ...
... leading into it was aligned to receive the rays of the rising sun on Midsummer’s Day). The Athenian year began in midsummer, so for this and for other years which did not begin on January 1 modern scholarly publications often use a double year date, when this can be established (e.g., 425/4 B.C. ind ...
Time Period II
... • Rome and Han • Politically centralized but Han had centralized bureaucracy based on merit rather than local elites • Economically both used the silk road to exchange goods • Religiously Rome was first polytheistic later adopted Christianity (380 CE) while the Han relied on Confucianism and later ...
... • Rome and Han • Politically centralized but Han had centralized bureaucracy based on merit rather than local elites • Economically both used the silk road to exchange goods • Religiously Rome was first polytheistic later adopted Christianity (380 CE) while the Han relied on Confucianism and later ...
RTTA IA Med_rules_hg_2
... later was part of a Roman province. It eventually merged with two nearby towns (a “tri-polis”) to become Tripoli. This region produced large quantities of wheat until its Roman aqueducts and irrigation systems were destroyed during the Muslim conquest and its fields silted up. Cyrene was a Greek col ...
... later was part of a Roman province. It eventually merged with two nearby towns (a “tri-polis”) to become Tripoli. This region produced large quantities of wheat until its Roman aqueducts and irrigation systems were destroyed during the Muslim conquest and its fields silted up. Cyrene was a Greek col ...
CHAPTER 5 The Roman Empire
... mercy. When foreign peoples could safely be par doned I preferred to preserve rather than to ex terminate them. The Roman citizens who took the soldier's oath of obedience to me numbered about 500,000. I settled rather more than 300,000 of these in colonies or sent them back to their home towns af ...
... mercy. When foreign peoples could safely be par doned I preferred to preserve rather than to ex terminate them. The Roman citizens who took the soldier's oath of obedience to me numbered about 500,000. I settled rather more than 300,000 of these in colonies or sent them back to their home towns af ...
Citizenship Identity and Imperial Control Roman
... “certain standard of proper conduct”, which is of course defined by the pertinent community7. These definitions provide a useful framework through which citizenship in Roman Italy can be examined. By the first definition, arguably only individuals with full Roman citizenship could rightfully be cons ...
... “certain standard of proper conduct”, which is of course defined by the pertinent community7. These definitions provide a useful framework through which citizenship in Roman Italy can be examined. By the first definition, arguably only individuals with full Roman citizenship could rightfully be cons ...
Why was Julius Caesar`s crossing of the Rubicon with a
... What did Constantine see at the Battle of Milvian Bridge to prompt his official conversion to Christianity? A ...
... What did Constantine see at the Battle of Milvian Bridge to prompt his official conversion to Christianity? A ...
Eutropius and the Persians
... 9.19 … the victorious army on its way back from Persia, since it had lost Carus, the Augustus, through lightning and Numerian, the Caesar, because of a plot, made Diocletian emperor …27 9.22 Thus, when the whole world was in disarray, Carausius was rebelling in the British provinces, Achilleus in Eg ...
... 9.19 … the victorious army on its way back from Persia, since it had lost Carus, the Augustus, through lightning and Numerian, the Caesar, because of a plot, made Diocletian emperor …27 9.22 Thus, when the whole world was in disarray, Carausius was rebelling in the British provinces, Achilleus in Eg ...
Ch 9 The Fall of Rome File
... in various ways. Under Julius Caesar, for example, fathers of three or more children received land from the government. Freeborn mothers of three children and freed slaves who had four children were given certain privileges. At the same time, unm arried men and couples with no children did not recei ...
... in various ways. Under Julius Caesar, for example, fathers of three or more children received land from the government. Freeborn mothers of three children and freed slaves who had four children were given certain privileges. At the same time, unm arried men and couples with no children did not recei ...
in urbe
... our stories Haterius’ house, where Euphrosyne’s journey ended, is imagined as being on the Esquiline. Among the well-known landmarks of Rome were the Circus Maximus, where chariot races were held; the Flavian Amphitheater; and the Campus Martius, formerly an army training area, which now provided so ...
... our stories Haterius’ house, where Euphrosyne’s journey ended, is imagined as being on the Esquiline. Among the well-known landmarks of Rome were the Circus Maximus, where chariot races were held; the Flavian Amphitheater; and the Campus Martius, formerly an army training area, which now provided so ...
A Abacus. The Latin equivalent of the Greek abax or abakion, which
... the expression seems to have been used to indicate coinage (as opposed to ‘worked bronze’, aes factum, i.e. bronze which had been made into objects of one kind or another and aes infectum, ‘unworked bronze’). Modern writers often use the phrase, by convention rather than because it has any ancient a ...
... the expression seems to have been used to indicate coinage (as opposed to ‘worked bronze’, aes factum, i.e. bronze which had been made into objects of one kind or another and aes infectum, ‘unworked bronze’). Modern writers often use the phrase, by convention rather than because it has any ancient a ...
Rome`s Imperial Port
... beyond the site of the original seven hills and into central Italy, Greece, and North Africa. Roman ships were now bigger and it began to outgrow its limited river port. Although Rome was were sailing farther abroad more frequently. The river port connected to the sea via the Tiber River, seagoing s ...
... beyond the site of the original seven hills and into central Italy, Greece, and North Africa. Roman ships were now bigger and it began to outgrow its limited river port. Although Rome was were sailing farther abroad more frequently. The river port connected to the sea via the Tiber River, seagoing s ...
Chapter 13: Beginnings, 1000 B.C.
... their activities. Much of their dancing was connected to religion. Dances were done to gain favor from the gods. Both Etruscan men and women danced. Dancing was just one of the freedoms enjoyed by Etruscan women. Unlike Greek or Latin women, Etruscan women took part in public celebrations. They coul ...
... their activities. Much of their dancing was connected to religion. Dances were done to gain favor from the gods. Both Etruscan men and women danced. Dancing was just one of the freedoms enjoyed by Etruscan women. Unlike Greek or Latin women, Etruscan women took part in public celebrations. They coul ...
Spartacus in the Slave Revolt
... 1. Interpreting Ideas Why was Spartacus considered a hero? 2. Evaluating Ideas Why did Spartacus terrify the Romans? 3. Analyzing Ideas How do you think the history of Rome would have been different if Spartacus had succeeded in crossing the Alps? ...
... 1. Interpreting Ideas Why was Spartacus considered a hero? 2. Evaluating Ideas Why did Spartacus terrify the Romans? 3. Analyzing Ideas How do you think the history of Rome would have been different if Spartacus had succeeded in crossing the Alps? ...
www.ssoar.info The system of punishments in the Ancient Rome
... In the period of the Roman republic, the Esquiline field was one of the main places of sentence execution. Originally, the Roman cemetery was on the Esquiline hill. At the time of the Roman Empire, the Campus Martius was chosen as an execution place; its closed application became more widespread: i ...
... In the period of the Roman republic, the Esquiline field was one of the main places of sentence execution. Originally, the Roman cemetery was on the Esquiline hill. At the time of the Roman Empire, the Campus Martius was chosen as an execution place; its closed application became more widespread: i ...
Living in the Roman Empire
... If we visited the ruins of Roman cities that were located in different parts of the empire, cities that were built very far from one another, we would always find the same kinds of buildings. For example, nearly all Roman cities had theaters that looked a lot like this one, which is in Spain. In the ...
... If we visited the ruins of Roman cities that were located in different parts of the empire, cities that were built very far from one another, we would always find the same kinds of buildings. For example, nearly all Roman cities had theaters that looked a lot like this one, which is in Spain. In the ...
Triumvir
... agreements between Roman politicians, directed against the Senate and the People. (The Second triumvirate was later officially recognized.) First Triumvirate The Roman historian Titus Livy (59 BCE - 17 CE) described the First Triumvirate as 'a conspiracy against the state by its three leading citize ...
... agreements between Roman politicians, directed against the Senate and the People. (The Second triumvirate was later officially recognized.) First Triumvirate The Roman historian Titus Livy (59 BCE - 17 CE) described the First Triumvirate as 'a conspiracy against the state by its three leading citize ...