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... security to finance their acquisition of more land from those without the means to fully utilise it. The ownership of large tracts of land dictated that the optimates hire more labour in order to augment their wealth. Since Rome was frequently engaged in wars against the other Italian cities, native ...
... security to finance their acquisition of more land from those without the means to fully utilise it. The ownership of large tracts of land dictated that the optimates hire more labour in order to augment their wealth. Since Rome was frequently engaged in wars against the other Italian cities, native ...
MAGISTRATE: The Most Important Political Body of Roman Republic
... of the new states their number increased to six. At that time their number was thought to be enough but in 81 B.C. their number increased again and they were finally sixteen. Moreover, propraetors whose tenures were extended for one year had used for the administration of Rome. Also they were assign ...
... of the new states their number increased to six. At that time their number was thought to be enough but in 81 B.C. their number increased again and they were finally sixteen. Moreover, propraetors whose tenures were extended for one year had used for the administration of Rome. Also they were assign ...
Punic Wars Guided Notes
... "Hannibal ad portas" (“_________________________!”) -‐ Carthagian general ______________ surprises Romans, leads army from ___________, through southern France and the __________. -‐ Invades Italy ...
... "Hannibal ad portas" (“_________________________!”) -‐ Carthagian general ______________ surprises Romans, leads army from ___________, through southern France and the __________. -‐ Invades Italy ...
1 Publicani Ulrike Malmendier University of California, Berkeley
... During their most active period towards the end of the Roman Republic, the publicani were organized in large-scale societates, which resembled more joint-stock companies than the classical partnerships (see SOCIETAS). Roman law developed a series of “special rules,” applicable only to the societas p ...
... During their most active period towards the end of the Roman Republic, the publicani were organized in large-scale societates, which resembled more joint-stock companies than the classical partnerships (see SOCIETAS). Roman law developed a series of “special rules,” applicable only to the societas p ...
Electoral abuse in the late Roman Republic
... first is whether the late Republican political convulsions truly contributed to a “fall” of the state at all. Some, notably E.S. Gruen, argue that the Republic remained reasonably stable until the end, and that the first-century political turmoil was well within the bounds of flexible Republican pra ...
... first is whether the late Republican political convulsions truly contributed to a “fall” of the state at all. Some, notably E.S. Gruen, argue that the Republic remained reasonably stable until the end, and that the first-century political turmoil was well within the bounds of flexible Republican pra ...
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 - Beck-Shop
... (i.e. made him permanent head of government) and granted him many other powers and honours. There was even a statue of him placed in one of the Roman temples with the inscription ‘To the Unconquerable God’. Caesar was now sole ruler of Rome and its Empire. He was king in all but name. Caesar was, ho ...
... (i.e. made him permanent head of government) and granted him many other powers and honours. There was even a statue of him placed in one of the Roman temples with the inscription ‘To the Unconquerable God’. Caesar was now sole ruler of Rome and its Empire. He was king in all but name. Caesar was, ho ...
The largest, most impressive Empire in the history of the world
... possibly control such an Empire, and so the Empire was divided into the East and West (and later, into four parts total). The split became permanent, and many historians argue that 293 BCE was the end of the Roman Empire: the Western part of the Empire lost its Roman nature, while the Eastern portio ...
... possibly control such an Empire, and so the Empire was divided into the East and West (and later, into four parts total). The split became permanent, and many historians argue that 293 BCE was the end of the Roman Empire: the Western part of the Empire lost its Roman nature, while the Eastern portio ...
Founding of Rome_Romulus and Remus
... Many historians believe that Romulus was actually murdered on the hill; the story was fabricated to explain his ...
... Many historians believe that Romulus was actually murdered on the hill; the story was fabricated to explain his ...
Reading on the "True Gladiator"
... S.P.Q.R., the letters of the tattoo worn by Maximus, was an abbreviation for an oft used Latin phrase whose English translation is "the Senate and People of Rome". The Latin word for "tattoo" was stigma, and our modern meaning of stigmatize, as a pejorative, has clearly evolved from the Latin. It wa ...
... S.P.Q.R., the letters of the tattoo worn by Maximus, was an abbreviation for an oft used Latin phrase whose English translation is "the Senate and People of Rome". The Latin word for "tattoo" was stigma, and our modern meaning of stigmatize, as a pejorative, has clearly evolved from the Latin. It wa ...
The Rise of Rome - 6th Grade Social Studies
... to found a city but fought over its location. Romulus killed his brother and traced Rome’s boundaries around the Palatine Hill. After Romulus, a series of Roman kings ruled the city. Sometime in the 600s B.C., however, the Etruscans conquered Rome. The Etruscans were a people from northern Italy. Bu ...
... to found a city but fought over its location. Romulus killed his brother and traced Rome’s boundaries around the Palatine Hill. After Romulus, a series of Roman kings ruled the city. Sometime in the 600s B.C., however, the Etruscans conquered Rome. The Etruscans were a people from northern Italy. Bu ...
TTC Foundations of West. Civ II
... 2. Virtue, which equates to knowledge, is a proper arrangement of these three. 3. An ideal polity, therefore, would have: farmers with all desirable possessions; soldiers without property or family (Sparta?); and philosophers who had such elevated understanding that they felt a duty, not a desire, t ...
... 2. Virtue, which equates to knowledge, is a proper arrangement of these three. 3. An ideal polity, therefore, would have: farmers with all desirable possessions; soldiers without property or family (Sparta?); and philosophers who had such elevated understanding that they felt a duty, not a desire, t ...
The Reforms of Julius Caesar A. Julius Caesar created ______
... Rome was a Republic; it had no kings. But it was not very democratic. Most of the power was in the hands of the Senate. It members were patricians, and most of them were rich land owners. For many years, the plebeians fought for a greater voice in the government. They won many important rights and e ...
... Rome was a Republic; it had no kings. But it was not very democratic. Most of the power was in the hands of the Senate. It members were patricians, and most of them were rich land owners. For many years, the plebeians fought for a greater voice in the government. They won many important rights and e ...
Spurius Maelius: Dictatorship and the Homo Sacer
... conventional material to contemporary attitudes.vi It particularly reveals a desire to contain state violence within the purview of the law understood as standing constitutional structures. Livy had lived through civil war and eventually saw Augustus radically remake the constitution while preservin ...
... conventional material to contemporary attitudes.vi It particularly reveals a desire to contain state violence within the purview of the law understood as standing constitutional structures. Livy had lived through civil war and eventually saw Augustus radically remake the constitution while preservin ...
History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD
... families, with a KING, elected from their own number, and holding office for life. His duties were to command the army, to perform certain sacrifices (as high priest), and to preside over the assembly of the Fathers of the families, which was called the SENATE, i. e. an assembly of old men (_Senex_) ...
... families, with a KING, elected from their own number, and holding office for life. His duties were to command the army, to perform certain sacrifices (as high priest), and to preside over the assembly of the Fathers of the families, which was called the SENATE, i. e. an assembly of old men (_Senex_) ...
TERMS AND NAMES USEFUL FOR ROMAN ART CA
... "Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus": Marble reliefs which decorated a statue base set up in Rome in front of the temple of Neptune in Circo Flaminio by an unknown individual c. 100 BCE, perhaps Marcus Antonius, Censor in 97. On three sides the marriage procession of Neptune, god of the sea, and his wife ...
... "Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus": Marble reliefs which decorated a statue base set up in Rome in front of the temple of Neptune in Circo Flaminio by an unknown individual c. 100 BCE, perhaps Marcus Antonius, Censor in 97. On three sides the marriage procession of Neptune, god of the sea, and his wife ...