Reforms of the Gracchi Brothers
... merchant "knights" also benefited by Rome's selling of tax collection privileges in the provinces to the highest capitalist bidders. Gaius Gracchus successfully urged the election of Fannius as consul and was reelected as tribune without campaigning. After visiting Africa, where a new colony was bei ...
... merchant "knights" also benefited by Rome's selling of tax collection privileges in the provinces to the highest capitalist bidders. Gaius Gracchus successfully urged the election of Fannius as consul and was reelected as tribune without campaigning. After visiting Africa, where a new colony was bei ...
The Monetary Systems of the Greeks and Romans
... Roman money spread to the most remote corners of the empire by way of soldiers and army’s activities. Beyond the borders of the Roman Empire, the aureus and the denarius became the main trade coins, e.g. in Germany and Scandinavia, and even in India, where considerable amounts of Roman coins were in ...
... Roman money spread to the most remote corners of the empire by way of soldiers and army’s activities. Beyond the borders of the Roman Empire, the aureus and the denarius became the main trade coins, e.g. in Germany and Scandinavia, and even in India, where considerable amounts of Roman coins were in ...
Hannibal and the Second Punic War- Adam - 2010
... Trebia, Hannibal moved south, and again tricked the Romans, achieving an easy victory at the Battle of Lake Trasimene in 217 BC. Hannibal surrounded the Romans and forced them into the nearby lake, where many drowned. Hannibal had a unique strategy which he employed effectively, but often, against t ...
... Trebia, Hannibal moved south, and again tricked the Romans, achieving an easy victory at the Battle of Lake Trasimene in 217 BC. Hannibal surrounded the Romans and forced them into the nearby lake, where many drowned. Hannibal had a unique strategy which he employed effectively, but often, against t ...
Hannibal
... loyal. Therefore, Hannibal endorsed a larger strategy to make the Romans dissipate their strength. In the winter, he launched a diplomatic offensive, and in 215 he secured an alliance with king Philip V of Macedonia. Syracuse became a Carthaginian ally in 214. Meanwhile, the Romans regained self-con ...
... loyal. Therefore, Hannibal endorsed a larger strategy to make the Romans dissipate their strength. In the winter, he launched a diplomatic offensive, and in 215 he secured an alliance with king Philip V of Macedonia. Syracuse became a Carthaginian ally in 214. Meanwhile, the Romans regained self-con ...
Connections Proposal Template - SocAMR
... respects local interpretive contexts reveals that there was no single imperial cult.i Diverse institutions of emperor worship emerged organically from local environments, and allowed each people to negotiate their own particular relationship to imperial authority. Ritual was not imposed by Rome. Imp ...
... respects local interpretive contexts reveals that there was no single imperial cult.i Diverse institutions of emperor worship emerged organically from local environments, and allowed each people to negotiate their own particular relationship to imperial authority. Ritual was not imposed by Rome. Imp ...
Famous Men of Rome Teacher Sample
... and Mars) and Aeneas (son of Venus). How might this have affected the Roman character? The idea of divine ancestry fed the Romans’ strong sense of destiny, as well as their famous perseverance and bravery (if they refused to quit, they would eventually win). It also made them empire-builders, clai ...
... and Mars) and Aeneas (son of Venus). How might this have affected the Roman character? The idea of divine ancestry fed the Romans’ strong sense of destiny, as well as their famous perseverance and bravery (if they refused to quit, they would eventually win). It also made them empire-builders, clai ...
How effectively did Emperor Augustus use patronage to promote
... panels focus on military and war while the southern panels reflect more peaceful pursuits.”[5] I believe that Augustus was trying to convey his power over the Roman Empire through his patronage of this structure. The Altar of Peace is a public declaration of Augustus’ ability to conquer his enemies ...
... panels focus on military and war while the southern panels reflect more peaceful pursuits.”[5] I believe that Augustus was trying to convey his power over the Roman Empire through his patronage of this structure. The Altar of Peace is a public declaration of Augustus’ ability to conquer his enemies ...
How Archimedes took on the Romans
... These triumphant inventions broke the Romans’ courage and arguably prevented them from attempting an all out assault on Syracuse. The cost was just too great. As the Roman commander Marcellus wryly remarked, “Archimedes uses my ships to ladle sea water into his wine cups”. Polybius, the great histor ...
... These triumphant inventions broke the Romans’ courage and arguably prevented them from attempting an all out assault on Syracuse. The cost was just too great. As the Roman commander Marcellus wryly remarked, “Archimedes uses my ships to ladle sea water into his wine cups”. Polybius, the great histor ...
The Roman Republic
... (1) had the exclusive right to hold offices both civil and religious (a) because of this, they had control over the gov’t (b) this was true even though they were only ___ of the population ...
... (1) had the exclusive right to hold offices both civil and religious (a) because of this, they had control over the gov’t (b) this was true even though they were only ___ of the population ...
The Punic Wars
... their merchant navy. Ten thousand talents was a huge sum to pay. The loss of their elephants was a great strength lost, not to mention losing land! Carthage saw this as a record low for Rome. For the victory over Carthage at Zama, Scipio demanded that he receive the title Scipio Africanus - Conquero ...
... their merchant navy. Ten thousand talents was a huge sum to pay. The loss of their elephants was a great strength lost, not to mention losing land! Carthage saw this as a record low for Rome. For the victory over Carthage at Zama, Scipio demanded that he receive the title Scipio Africanus - Conquero ...
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) 15 December 37 CE
... • Over 6 days, ten of Rome’s districts would be destroyed by a devastating fire. • Ostensibly, Nero did a lot to help aid those affected by the fire, but many believe he was the one who caused the incident in the first place, all in order to make room for his future palace. ...
... • Over 6 days, ten of Rome’s districts would be destroyed by a devastating fire. • Ostensibly, Nero did a lot to help aid those affected by the fire, but many believe he was the one who caused the incident in the first place, all in order to make room for his future palace. ...
Tekmeria - Journal
... that local elites of the Peloponnese and consequently local populations were merely inclined towards an approach to the Roman rulers without any resistance to them. A careful look at the sources reveals that there were some occurrences of opposition to Romans in the Peloponnese. The various instance ...
... that local elites of the Peloponnese and consequently local populations were merely inclined towards an approach to the Roman rulers without any resistance to them. A careful look at the sources reveals that there were some occurrences of opposition to Romans in the Peloponnese. The various instance ...
RRP Final Draft Admas - 2010
... Pompey run the whole city by himself. Not many countries would let a twenty-eight-year-old man run a city like Rome and an entire army by himself. That person would be seen as inexperienced and immature for anything that involved planning war; but that was not the case for Pompey. At his young age, ...
... Pompey run the whole city by himself. Not many countries would let a twenty-eight-year-old man run a city like Rome and an entire army by himself. That person would be seen as inexperienced and immature for anything that involved planning war; but that was not the case for Pompey. At his young age, ...
Second Triumvirate Power Point
... His father was Gaius Octavius, a man of senatorial rank. His forbears, renowned for both wealth and justice, left their estates to him, an orphan, at their death. His guardians spent his money, but he remitting his just claims was satisfied with the remainder. : Octavius, at the age of about nine [t ...
... His father was Gaius Octavius, a man of senatorial rank. His forbears, renowned for both wealth and justice, left their estates to him, an orphan, at their death. His guardians spent his money, but he remitting his just claims was satisfied with the remainder. : Octavius, at the age of about nine [t ...
World History: Ancient Civilizations Through the Renaissance
... Main Idea 3: The Roman Forum was the heart of Roman society. The Roman Forum, where the Law of the Twelve Tables was kept, was the heart of the city. ...
... Main Idea 3: The Roman Forum was the heart of Roman society. The Roman Forum, where the Law of the Twelve Tables was kept, was the heart of the city. ...
The Second Triumviratepowerpoint (dhill v1).
... His father was Gaius Octavius, a man of senatorial rank. His forbears, renowned for both wealth and justice, left their estates to him, an orphan, at their death. His guardians spent his money, but he remitting his just claims was satisfied with the remainder. : Octavius, at the age of about nine [t ...
... His father was Gaius Octavius, a man of senatorial rank. His forbears, renowned for both wealth and justice, left their estates to him, an orphan, at their death. His guardians spent his money, but he remitting his just claims was satisfied with the remainder. : Octavius, at the age of about nine [t ...
