The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol 1
... arrangement; the general accuracy; the style, which, however monotonous from its uniform stateliness, and sometimes wearisome from its elaborate ar., is throughout vigorous, animated, often picturesque always commands attention, always conveys its meaning with emphatic energy, describes with singula ...
... arrangement; the general accuracy; the style, which, however monotonous from its uniform stateliness, and sometimes wearisome from its elaborate ar., is throughout vigorous, animated, often picturesque always commands attention, always conveys its meaning with emphatic energy, describes with singula ...
The Connection between Caesar`s Writing and Fighting
... culminating in a triumph.10 Concurrently, and in time-honored fashion, Caesar could use a (protracted) proconsulship to enrich himself, settling any debts and filling his coffers: but again, in his province that would encourage military campaigning, with all the opportunity it afforded for plundering.1 ...
... culminating in a triumph.10 Concurrently, and in time-honored fashion, Caesar could use a (protracted) proconsulship to enrich himself, settling any debts and filling his coffers: but again, in his province that would encourage military campaigning, with all the opportunity it afforded for plundering.1 ...
The Pen and the Sword: Writing and Conquest in Caesar`s Gaul
... culminating in a triumph.10 Concurrently, and in time-honored fashion, Caesar could use a (protracted) proconsulship to enrich himself, settling any debts and filling his coffers: but again, in his province that would encourage military campaigning, with all the opportunity it afforded for plundering.1 ...
... culminating in a triumph.10 Concurrently, and in time-honored fashion, Caesar could use a (protracted) proconsulship to enrich himself, settling any debts and filling his coffers: but again, in his province that would encourage military campaigning, with all the opportunity it afforded for plundering.1 ...
Imperial Representations of Clementia: from Augustus to Marcus
... widespread dissemination ofthis honour. The insertion of the virtue clementia refers first and foremost to the clemency that Augustus showed to his opponents, but it must also be viewed in a larger context. The emperor was providing insurance for the future, as a pledge that clementia would be shown ...
... widespread dissemination ofthis honour. The insertion of the virtue clementia refers first and foremost to the clemency that Augustus showed to his opponents, but it must also be viewed in a larger context. The emperor was providing insurance for the future, as a pledge that clementia would be shown ...
Coriolanus: The Tragedy of Virtus
... apparent and problematical. The epitomes of Florus, frequently reprinted with Livy, and also a school-text in Renaissance England, present the problem even more sharply. Florus's four books are organized under rubrics that alternate external wars and internal discords. In Book I, after sections on t ...
... apparent and problematical. The epitomes of Florus, frequently reprinted with Livy, and also a school-text in Renaissance England, present the problem even more sharply. Florus's four books are organized under rubrics that alternate external wars and internal discords. In Book I, after sections on t ...
Augustus` Divine Authority and Vergil`s "Aeneid"
... As a consequence of the negative experience Romans associated with their last king, republican ideology subordinated the individual to overriding legal boundaries of power within which the individual had to make decisions. Three characteristic features of the Roman magistrates manifested these juris ...
... As a consequence of the negative experience Romans associated with their last king, republican ideology subordinated the individual to overriding legal boundaries of power within which the individual had to make decisions. Three characteristic features of the Roman magistrates manifested these juris ...
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman
... weight with those to whom the extent and accuracy of his historical researches are known:– “After a first rapid perusal, which allowed me to feel nothing but the interest of a narrative, always animated, and, notwithstanding its extent and the variety of objects which it makes to pass before the vie ...
... weight with those to whom the extent and accuracy of his historical researches are known:– “After a first rapid perusal, which allowed me to feel nothing but the interest of a narrative, always animated, and, notwithstanding its extent and the variety of objects which it makes to pass before the vie ...
A Companion to Greek Democracy and the
... The right of Dean Hammer to be identified as the author of the editorial material in this work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any ...
... The right of Dean Hammer to be identified as the author of the editorial material in this work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any ...
Sallust
... you believe that Catiline was dishonest and power hungry, this necessarily matters much less than the possibility that—whatever his personal reasons—a victory for Catiline would have improved the lot of the common people. This is plausible so long as Cataline would be needing the common people Catil ...
... you believe that Catiline was dishonest and power hungry, this necessarily matters much less than the possibility that—whatever his personal reasons—a victory for Catiline would have improved the lot of the common people. This is plausible so long as Cataline would be needing the common people Catil ...
Herod and Augustus: A Look at Patron
... to advertise his loyalty, and being the client of an important figure could actually bring prestige.13 By contrast, the word amicus did not carry any negative connotations and, as a result, aristocrats used this more neutral word when describing their clients.14 There were those, however, who were a ...
... to advertise his loyalty, and being the client of an important figure could actually bring prestige.13 By contrast, the word amicus did not carry any negative connotations and, as a result, aristocrats used this more neutral word when describing their clients.14 There were those, however, who were a ...
From Triumphal Gates to Triumphant Rotting: Refractions of Rome in
... approach to each one without imposing an overall framework on her analyses. Her book offers a glimpse into the pervasiveness of classical interests and influences on a variety of important poets of this period. Another important work devoted to classical reception in Russian is Marinus Wes’s Classi ...
... approach to each one without imposing an overall framework on her analyses. Her book offers a glimpse into the pervasiveness of classical interests and influences on a variety of important poets of this period. Another important work devoted to classical reception in Russian is Marinus Wes’s Classi ...
The Contextual Audiences of Caesar`s De Bello Gallico
... figures into two groups: optimates and populares (Scullard 109). The core difference between them is the means by which they attempted to accumulate political power and prestige. The optimates appealed primarily to the Senate and the aristocracy to achieve their political goals, while the populares ...
... figures into two groups: optimates and populares (Scullard 109). The core difference between them is the means by which they attempted to accumulate political power and prestige. The optimates appealed primarily to the Senate and the aristocracy to achieve their political goals, while the populares ...
Tilburg University The jurisdiction of the pontiff in the Roman
... development of Roman law and it is clear that the supervising official would have contributed considerably to this development. Since the 20th century, ...
... development of Roman law and it is clear that the supervising official would have contributed considerably to this development. Since the 20th century, ...
Augustus - Net Texts
... governmental power vested in the Roman Senate, but in practice retained his autocratic power. It took several years to determine the exact framework by which a formally republican state could be led by a sole ruler; the result became known as the Roman Empire. The emperorship was never an office lik ...
... governmental power vested in the Roman Senate, but in practice retained his autocratic power. It took several years to determine the exact framework by which a formally republican state could be led by a sole ruler; the result became known as the Roman Empire. The emperorship was never an office lik ...
Nero, Capitoline Museums, Rome
... Further to this Nero was betrothed to Claudius' daughter Octavia. In AD 50 Agrippina persuaded Claudius to adopt Nero as his own son. This meant that Nero now took precedence over Claudius' own younger child Britannicus. It was at his adoption that he assumed the name Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus ...
... Further to this Nero was betrothed to Claudius' daughter Octavia. In AD 50 Agrippina persuaded Claudius to adopt Nero as his own son. This meant that Nero now took precedence over Claudius' own younger child Britannicus. It was at his adoption that he assumed the name Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus ...
Suetonius The Twelve Caesars - Academic Research Collections
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