Timeline of Rome
... 248 (First Punic) Beginning of a period of low intensity fighting in Sicily, without naval battles. This lull would last until 241 BC. 247 Hamilcar Barca appointed general in Sicily. His son Hannibal Barca is born. 242 Office of Praetor peregrinus created 241(First Punic) Battle of Lilybaeum 241 (Fi ...
... 248 (First Punic) Beginning of a period of low intensity fighting in Sicily, without naval battles. This lull would last until 241 BC. 247 Hamilcar Barca appointed general in Sicily. His son Hannibal Barca is born. 242 Office of Praetor peregrinus created 241(First Punic) Battle of Lilybaeum 241 (Fi ...
The History of Rome, Book II
... that the "king for offering sacrifice" (-rex sacrorum- or -sacrificulus-) --whom they considered it their duty to create that the gods might not miss their accustomed mediator--should be disqualified from holding any further office, so that this man became the foremost indeed, but also the most ...
... that the "king for offering sacrifice" (-rex sacrorum- or -sacrificulus-) --whom they considered it their duty to create that the gods might not miss their accustomed mediator--should be disqualified from holding any further office, so that this man became the foremost indeed, but also the most ...
The Historians - Roman Roads Media
... Year 3: Christendom Unit 1: Early Medieval—St. Benedict, Bede, Charlemagne, and Alfred the Great Unit 2: The Defense of the Faith—Anselm, Geoffrey of Monmouth, The Golden Legend Unit 3: The Medieval Mind—Dante and Aquinas Unit 4: The Reformation—Erasmus, Calvin, Cranmer, Spencer, and Chaucer Year 4: ...
... Year 3: Christendom Unit 1: Early Medieval—St. Benedict, Bede, Charlemagne, and Alfred the Great Unit 2: The Defense of the Faith—Anselm, Geoffrey of Monmouth, The Golden Legend Unit 3: The Medieval Mind—Dante and Aquinas Unit 4: The Reformation—Erasmus, Calvin, Cranmer, Spencer, and Chaucer Year 4: ...
Res Gestae Divi Augusti
... since the death of Julius Caesar: Augustus wanted to stress the elements of continuity and tradition, links between the old system of governments and the new. This meant that he sometimes had to leave out or disguise facts which did not fit in with his aim. A large section ...
... since the death of Julius Caesar: Augustus wanted to stress the elements of continuity and tradition, links between the old system of governments and the new. This meant that he sometimes had to leave out or disguise facts which did not fit in with his aim. A large section ...
Rome and Early Christianity Section 1
... The period from the beginning of August’s reign in 27 BC until the death of the last of the Good Emperors in AD 180 is often called the Pax Romana—the Roman Peace. This era was characterized by stable government, a strong legal system, widespread trade, and peace. ...
... The period from the beginning of August’s reign in 27 BC until the death of the last of the Good Emperors in AD 180 is often called the Pax Romana—the Roman Peace. This era was characterized by stable government, a strong legal system, widespread trade, and peace. ...
fc.29 roman dominance of the mediterranean
... The ensuing slaughter was probably the worst military defeat in Roman history as Roman soldiers were packed in so tightly they had no room to raise their arms to defend themselves. ...
... The ensuing slaughter was probably the worst military defeat in Roman history as Roman soldiers were packed in so tightly they had no room to raise their arms to defend themselves. ...
Episode 2
... Narrator: Sejanus was strangled. His body was dumped into the river Tiber. In an age of emperors, violence was the only recourse for the aggrieved, and brutality always lurked near the surface. Keith Bradley: What we might understand from Sejanus' downfall is that no one was secure within the court ...
... Narrator: Sejanus was strangled. His body was dumped into the river Tiber. In an age of emperors, violence was the only recourse for the aggrieved, and brutality always lurked near the surface. Keith Bradley: What we might understand from Sejanus' downfall is that no one was secure within the court ...
HCSI Julius Caesar
... “Caesar’s refusal to stand for the Senate led to great controversy. Caesar was suffering from a type of mental illness and when he realized how he had offended them he stood up, drew back his ...
... “Caesar’s refusal to stand for the Senate led to great controversy. Caesar was suffering from a type of mental illness and when he realized how he had offended them he stood up, drew back his ...
Hannibal and the Second Punic War- Adam - 2010
... conquer new territories in the name of the empire. He took his young son with him. Before they departed for Spain, Hamilcar forced Hannibal swear a famous oath: “His father commanded him [Hannibal], at only nine years old, to swear that he would never be a friend to Rome, and try with all his power ...
... conquer new territories in the name of the empire. He took his young son with him. Before they departed for Spain, Hamilcar forced Hannibal swear a famous oath: “His father commanded him [Hannibal], at only nine years old, to swear that he would never be a friend to Rome, and try with all his power ...
Roman Coins as Historical Evidence
... Alfoldi is anxious to show that Roman belief in their Trojan ancestry is not simply a Greek invention, prompted by the normal Greek speculation on the origins of non-Greeks, or a late literary invention designed to denegrate the Romans as barbarians or flatter them as descendants of Homeric heroes. ...
... Alfoldi is anxious to show that Roman belief in their Trojan ancestry is not simply a Greek invention, prompted by the normal Greek speculation on the origins of non-Greeks, or a late literary invention designed to denegrate the Romans as barbarians or flatter them as descendants of Homeric heroes. ...
aus: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 92 (1992) 181–195
... successful, but quite irregular careers, of politicians such as P.Cornelius Scipio Africanus (cos. 205) and T.Quinctius Flamininus (cos. 198), remains the consensus of opinion.1 It seems quite apparent from Livy's account, however, that the lex Villia was not promulgated in response to the single pr ...
... successful, but quite irregular careers, of politicians such as P.Cornelius Scipio Africanus (cos. 205) and T.Quinctius Flamininus (cos. 198), remains the consensus of opinion.1 It seems quite apparent from Livy's account, however, that the lex Villia was not promulgated in response to the single pr ...
shakespeare - Saddleback Educational Publishing
... with his daughters, especially Susanna. He prepared a will, which has become famous for the request to leave his wife their “second best bed.” Many have debated whether this is a sentimental or cynical bequest. In the same year that his daughter Judith married, 1616, Shakespeare died at the age of 5 ...
... with his daughters, especially Susanna. He prepared a will, which has become famous for the request to leave his wife their “second best bed.” Many have debated whether this is a sentimental or cynical bequest. In the same year that his daughter Judith married, 1616, Shakespeare died at the age of 5 ...
Analyse in detail Augustus` relationship with Cleopatra, Octavia and
... To what extent did Augustus use these women to increase his political power? Young Octavian began his road to glory in 44BC following the assassination of Julius Caesar, his great-uncle and adoptive father. By 31BC he was undisputed ruler of Rome and by 27BC he was name ‘Augustus’. His reign would l ...
... To what extent did Augustus use these women to increase his political power? Young Octavian began his road to glory in 44BC following the assassination of Julius Caesar, his great-uncle and adoptive father. By 31BC he was undisputed ruler of Rome and by 27BC he was name ‘Augustus’. His reign would l ...
Augustan Rome - Western Oregon University
... Octavius denied the dictatorship but he still had supreme power as no other politician dared challenge him. He served consulships more than any other ruler before and after, but he preferred that the senate be intact as it would make his governmental changes more efficient. Other politicians served ...
... Octavius denied the dictatorship but he still had supreme power as no other politician dared challenge him. He served consulships more than any other ruler before and after, but he preferred that the senate be intact as it would make his governmental changes more efficient. Other politicians served ...
The Military Reforms of Gaius Marius in their Social, Economic, and
... III), and a listing of the consular Caecilii Metelli in the second and early first centuries B.C.E. (App. IV). ...
... III), and a listing of the consular Caecilii Metelli in the second and early first centuries B.C.E. (App. IV). ...
