The Seed of Principate: Annona and Imperial Politics
... will defend my ability to apply economic analysis in the ancient world against economic primitivism. As advanced in Moses I. Finley’s The Ancient Economy, the position of economic primitivism argues that since the ancients lack economic vocabulary, especially for the public economics, the ancients m ...
... will defend my ability to apply economic analysis in the ancient world against economic primitivism. As advanced in Moses I. Finley’s The Ancient Economy, the position of economic primitivism argues that since the ancients lack economic vocabulary, especially for the public economics, the ancients m ...
A Man For All Seasons
... dictator. The dictator would have absolute authority over the people and army of Rome. What was the Roman custom in times of strife? The Roman custom in times of strife was for the Senate to appoint a single man as dictator. And who would the dictator have absolute authority over? The dictator would ...
... dictator. The dictator would have absolute authority over the people and army of Rome. What was the Roman custom in times of strife? The Roman custom in times of strife was for the Senate to appoint a single man as dictator. And who would the dictator have absolute authority over? The dictator would ...
Les Horaces (The Horatii) by Pierre Corneille
... sister of Horatius but engaged to Curiatius, have been living with tremendous anxiety, worse even than the fear of death or enslavement, which they must also fear. In this case, Sabina and Camilla ...
... sister of Horatius but engaged to Curiatius, have been living with tremendous anxiety, worse even than the fear of death or enslavement, which they must also fear. In this case, Sabina and Camilla ...
- San Diego State University
... Current scholarship in ancient and late antique Roman cultural history includes a wide range of treatments of spectacle, generally focused on the centrality of public spectacle to urban Roman culture, and how spectacle functioned both as a popular entertainment and political tool. Despite this wealt ...
... Current scholarship in ancient and late antique Roman cultural history includes a wide range of treatments of spectacle, generally focused on the centrality of public spectacle to urban Roman culture, and how spectacle functioned both as a popular entertainment and political tool. Despite this wealt ...
CATEGORY 1 - Greater Atlanta Christian Schools
... The font for the question & answer slides is “Enchanted;” a copy of this font in located in the “REAL Jeopardy Template” folder. (This font will need to be installed in the C:/WINDOWS/FONTS folder of the computer running the show.) In order to keep all of the sounds and fonts together, copy the enti ...
... The font for the question & answer slides is “Enchanted;” a copy of this font in located in the “REAL Jeopardy Template” folder. (This font will need to be installed in the C:/WINDOWS/FONTS folder of the computer running the show.) In order to keep all of the sounds and fonts together, copy the enti ...
Heroes of the Colosseum
... origins instead in Campania, the region of Italy that today is centered around the city of Naples. 4th century BCE frescoes in Paestum depict armed pairs with Corinthian (Greek) helmets, spears and round shields. According to the great ancient Roman historian and author of The History of Rome (Ab Ur ...
... origins instead in Campania, the region of Italy that today is centered around the city of Naples. 4th century BCE frescoes in Paestum depict armed pairs with Corinthian (Greek) helmets, spears and round shields. According to the great ancient Roman historian and author of The History of Rome (Ab Ur ...
The Rmaniration of Hellenistlc Agora Forre in Southera Asia Minor
... southern Asia Minos (fig.1) began to bring about subtle changes in public architecture. ' This process of Romanization occurred over several centuries and was dif ferent in each region of the Empire and in each city.' In certain cases the Romans would come in and plunder, destroying any evidence of ...
... southern Asia Minos (fig.1) began to bring about subtle changes in public architecture. ' This process of Romanization occurred over several centuries and was dif ferent in each region of the Empire and in each city.' In certain cases the Romans would come in and plunder, destroying any evidence of ...
Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and
... can be a weapon of the ruling power, as well as against it. And in this story the emperor himself was (as I have translated it) grinning, as he shook his own head while waving the ostrich’s at the frightened, bemused—or amused—senators. The word Dio uses is sese-ro-s (from the verb sese-renai), whic ...
... can be a weapon of the ruling power, as well as against it. And in this story the emperor himself was (as I have translated it) grinning, as he shook his own head while waving the ostrich’s at the frightened, bemused—or amused—senators. The word Dio uses is sese-ro-s (from the verb sese-renai), whic ...
Herring The Genius of Hannibal
... with the destruction he caused being likened to an Atomic Bomb (O’Connell, 2011) (as a similar number of deaths occurred at both the battle of Cannae and the Hiroshima bombing). The fact that his tactics are still studied in military colleges around the world today (O’Connell, 2011), and the impact ...
... with the destruction he caused being likened to an Atomic Bomb (O’Connell, 2011) (as a similar number of deaths occurred at both the battle of Cannae and the Hiroshima bombing). The fact that his tactics are still studied in military colleges around the world today (O’Connell, 2011), and the impact ...
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... military abilities even of a young Italian cavalryman would not go unnoticed. In Livy’s account, Bantius is given a horse (he may well have lost his own at Cannae), 500 bigati and, significantly, as much access to Marcellus as he wanted: the close attentions of a Roman noble were a valuable gift. A ...
... military abilities even of a young Italian cavalryman would not go unnoticed. In Livy’s account, Bantius is given a horse (he may well have lost his own at Cannae), 500 bigati and, significantly, as much access to Marcellus as he wanted: the close attentions of a Roman noble were a valuable gift. A ...
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... the likelihood of an engagement, and that is, after all, just what Hannibal wants. He made promises every day to his men that they would have great wealth once Rome was defeated. The Romans crossed over, and went looking for Hannibal, with the two armies coming together at a point where neither was ...
... the likelihood of an engagement, and that is, after all, just what Hannibal wants. He made promises every day to his men that they would have great wealth once Rome was defeated. The Romans crossed over, and went looking for Hannibal, with the two armies coming together at a point where neither was ...
THOMAS JEFFERSON CERTAMEN 2008 LEVEL THREE
... Toss-Up #4: Lately, in the news, all we've been hearing about are Democratic and Republican primaries. Many have suggested that a victory for Senator Clinton would actually just be a third term for her husband Bill. But Bill would have a hard time competing with which Roman general, who was consul s ...
... Toss-Up #4: Lately, in the news, all we've been hearing about are Democratic and Republican primaries. Many have suggested that a victory for Senator Clinton would actually just be a third term for her husband Bill. But Bill would have a hard time competing with which Roman general, who was consul s ...
Roman Imperialism - McMaster University, Canada
... which presupposes a considerable development from the first recognition of private ownership. In the social fabric of this early population a fairly rigid caste system came into existence, a record of which has survived in the well-known words “patrician” and “plebeian.” The origin of this class sys ...
... which presupposes a considerable development from the first recognition of private ownership. In the social fabric of this early population a fairly rigid caste system came into existence, a record of which has survived in the well-known words “patrician” and “plebeian.” The origin of this class sys ...
Sallust
... 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 Catiline to whom he made promises in order to stay in power after he won, in which case he wo ...
... 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 Catiline to whom he made promises in order to stay in power after he won, in which case he wo ...
Herod and Augustus: A Look at Patron
... would downplay their superior role by using the term amicus instead of cliens, which usually implied inferiority.12 The middle and lower class, on the other hand, would publicize the honor paid their patron. This advertisement of their loyalty most often came in the form of inscriptions, dedicated t ...
... would downplay their superior role by using the term amicus instead of cliens, which usually implied inferiority.12 The middle and lower class, on the other hand, would publicize the honor paid their patron. This advertisement of their loyalty most often came in the form of inscriptions, dedicated t ...
The Elogia of the Augustan Forum - MacSphere
... the restoration of the inscriptions found in the Forum. The elogia of twenty-eight individuals have been identified from the Forum 31 This number, however, reflects only those individuals whose inscriptions may be reconstructed with confidence. The literary sources reveal that other individuals were ...
... the restoration of the inscriptions found in the Forum. The elogia of twenty-eight individuals have been identified from the Forum 31 This number, however, reflects only those individuals whose inscriptions may be reconstructed with confidence. The literary sources reveal that other individuals were ...
Messala - Inter-Disciplinary.Net
... who “had been the friend of Brutus” (2.2). This would have been Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus. Schooled in Athens with Horace, this historical Messala served as a consul, was an accomplished orator, and became a generous patron of the arts. He was even an author himself: Plutarch preserves part ...
... who “had been the friend of Brutus” (2.2). This would have been Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus. Schooled in Athens with Horace, this historical Messala served as a consul, was an accomplished orator, and became a generous patron of the arts. He was even an author himself: Plutarch preserves part ...
Tarpeia
... It was a time of War against Sabines (From Central Italy) Sabines were surrounding the city Tarpeia went to obtain water from the public well Since Tarpeia had a “greedy eye” she seemed to talk to the men to look at their shiny ornaments (Bracelets, shields, etc) Soldiers knew she was daughter of a ...
... It was a time of War against Sabines (From Central Italy) Sabines were surrounding the city Tarpeia went to obtain water from the public well Since Tarpeia had a “greedy eye” she seemed to talk to the men to look at their shiny ornaments (Bracelets, shields, etc) Soldiers knew she was daughter of a ...
THE ROMAN ARMY`S EMERGENCE FROM ITS ITALIAN ORIGINS
... under increasing Roman domination fundamentally altered their relationships. In the 2nd century the result was a growing feeling of discontent among the Italians with their position. Indeed, the vital military role of the Italians was reinforced by the somewhat limited use made of non-Italians in Ro ...
... under increasing Roman domination fundamentally altered their relationships. In the 2nd century the result was a growing feeling of discontent among the Italians with their position. Indeed, the vital military role of the Italians was reinforced by the somewhat limited use made of non-Italians in Ro ...
The ritual of sacrifice and entertainment representations of the
... because the period of time between its successive celebrations equals the longest lifespan of a man. Romans after all refer to «century» as «saeculum».4 The notion had been addressed long before by Censorinus, grammarian and author of the Birthday Book – De die Natali Liber, who lived in the 3rd cen ...
... because the period of time between its successive celebrations equals the longest lifespan of a man. Romans after all refer to «century» as «saeculum».4 The notion had been addressed long before by Censorinus, grammarian and author of the Birthday Book – De die Natali Liber, who lived in the 3rd cen ...
i THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROME: AUGUSTUS` PROGRAM TO
... ease and peace.” 5 This vision of the Golden Age by Hesiod definitely presented an ideal world, but unfortunately a world that was long gone. Hesiod proceeds to describe the decline of the human condition through the silver, bronze, and finally iron ages. Hesiod lamented that contemporary humanity l ...
... ease and peace.” 5 This vision of the Golden Age by Hesiod definitely presented an ideal world, but unfortunately a world that was long gone. Hesiod proceeds to describe the decline of the human condition through the silver, bronze, and finally iron ages. Hesiod lamented that contemporary humanity l ...
`Quintictilius Varus, give me back my legions!` Augustus Caesar
... first the scrub was sparse and the cohorts could keep order easily in well drilled ranks. But soon the seventeenth legion was broken into individual cohorts, and then the centuries also became separated by the rough terrain. Each century had eight contubernia or eight men sections, and by nightfall ...
... first the scrub was sparse and the cohorts could keep order easily in well drilled ranks. But soon the seventeenth legion was broken into individual cohorts, and then the centuries also became separated by the rough terrain. Each century had eight contubernia or eight men sections, and by nightfall ...