The Caecilii Metelli - BYU ScholarsArchive
... to ask specific questions, 7 it is especially well-suited to a study of the Caecilii Metelli and their social and political connections. While one must avoid relying on unsubstantiated theories or ideas that are not supported by the evidence, this caution should not prevent reasonable constructions ...
... to ask specific questions, 7 it is especially well-suited to a study of the Caecilii Metelli and their social and political connections. While one must avoid relying on unsubstantiated theories or ideas that are not supported by the evidence, this caution should not prevent reasonable constructions ...
Sallust
... prefer to be free than to be a brutalized slave. Therefore, a demagogue—even if he was really dishonest—was infinitely preferable to an honest oppressor, but you might not guess any such thing given that the Encyclopedia Britannica characterizes Catiline as a ‘demagogue,’ and given that your speech ...
... prefer to be free than to be a brutalized slave. Therefore, a demagogue—even if he was really dishonest—was infinitely preferable to an honest oppressor, but you might not guess any such thing given that the Encyclopedia Britannica characterizes Catiline as a ‘demagogue,’ and given that your speech ...
julius caesar: the colossus of rome
... Greek: Plutarch, who wrote in the late first and early second centuries CE a set of biographies of Greek and Roman leaders. We still possess his biographies of the two Gracchus brothers, of Marius, Sulla, Sertorius, Crassus, Lucullus, Pompeius, Cicero, Caesar, Cato the Younger, Marcus Antonius and M ...
... Greek: Plutarch, who wrote in the late first and early second centuries CE a set of biographies of Greek and Roman leaders. We still possess his biographies of the two Gracchus brothers, of Marius, Sulla, Sertorius, Crassus, Lucullus, Pompeius, Cicero, Caesar, Cato the Younger, Marcus Antonius and M ...
A Novus Homo in Arpinum to a Cicero in Rome
... This thesis would not have been finished without the support of the Department of Classics at Brandeis University, particularly the support of my advisor, Cheryl Walker. Professor Walker challenged me in my view of the primary source material and pushed me to be more critical of the sources. I would ...
... This thesis would not have been finished without the support of the Department of Classics at Brandeis University, particularly the support of my advisor, Cheryl Walker. Professor Walker challenged me in my view of the primary source material and pushed me to be more critical of the sources. I would ...
Sextus Pompeius: Rebellious Pirate or Imitative Son?
... allegiances and political uncertainties of his time. With no clear policy or direction, precisely because there was no single or solidified power structure in Rome at the time, he pursued a course of “fluctuating and feeble politics that failed to convince” and maintained “a friendly face toward the ...
... allegiances and political uncertainties of his time. With no clear policy or direction, precisely because there was no single or solidified power structure in Rome at the time, he pursued a course of “fluctuating and feeble politics that failed to convince” and maintained “a friendly face toward the ...
anthony tropolle life of cicero
... that they will help to declare what was the general opinion as to Cicero at the time in which it was written. He has been speaking of Demosthenes,[19] and then goes on: "Nor in regard to Cicero do I see that he ever failed in the duty of a good citizen. There is in evidence of this the splendor of h ...
... that they will help to declare what was the general opinion as to Cicero at the time in which it was written. He has been speaking of Demosthenes,[19] and then goes on: "Nor in regard to Cicero do I see that he ever failed in the duty of a good citizen. There is in evidence of this the splendor of h ...
the sertorian wars, the seeds of a nation
... reasons that go back over two thousand years. History records wars of invasion in the Iberian Peninsula in the 6thCBC when the Tartessians fought off incursions by the Phoenician/Carthaginians. By the 3rdCBC, the natives of Hispania (Roman name) had been fighting for and against invaders from Rome a ...
... reasons that go back over two thousand years. History records wars of invasion in the Iberian Peninsula in the 6thCBC when the Tartessians fought off incursions by the Phoenician/Carthaginians. By the 3rdCBC, the natives of Hispania (Roman name) had been fighting for and against invaders from Rome a ...
REFRACTIONS OF ROME - A review of fixed bed gasification
... epic’s narrative. It is tempting but simplistic to interpret Lucan’s portrayal of the civil war as the destruction of Rome as mere metaphor, pathos-imbued hyperbole, or development of the traditional epic topos of the urbs capta (captured city). In this dissertation, I argue that the theme of Rome’s ...
... epic’s narrative. It is tempting but simplistic to interpret Lucan’s portrayal of the civil war as the destruction of Rome as mere metaphor, pathos-imbued hyperbole, or development of the traditional epic topos of the urbs capta (captured city). In this dissertation, I argue that the theme of Rome’s ...
The Early Career of Marius
... bers of previously non-senatorial families produced politicians who achieved curule office from the time of the Second Punic War, which indicates that the acquisition of an empire increased the prosperity not just of the senatorial families, but also of those who qualified for the equestrian census. ...
... bers of previously non-senatorial families produced politicians who achieved curule office from the time of the Second Punic War, which indicates that the acquisition of an empire increased the prosperity not just of the senatorial families, but also of those who qualified for the equestrian census. ...
Honors Thesis
... grants of citizenship to Spaniards. 15 This action opened up a sea of potential clients for Pompey and he made ample use of the opportunity. The Late Republic saw powerful patrons of the Roman political scene rise to the top, Pompey, Crassus, and Caesar included. Their clients and alliances played i ...
... grants of citizenship to Spaniards. 15 This action opened up a sea of potential clients for Pompey and he made ample use of the opportunity. The Late Republic saw powerful patrons of the Roman political scene rise to the top, Pompey, Crassus, and Caesar included. Their clients and alliances played i ...
Discontents at Rome: 63 BC By EH Campbell
... government by an illegal means. Octavian, after ascending as Caesar Augustus (27 B.C.), changed the meaning of the word imperium to mean “Emperor.” At the time of Sallust, the Roman state was developing a distinct slave class, a proletariat, a bourgeoisie, and an aristocracy. The office of the dicta ...
... government by an illegal means. Octavian, after ascending as Caesar Augustus (27 B.C.), changed the meaning of the word imperium to mean “Emperor.” At the time of Sallust, the Roman state was developing a distinct slave class, a proletariat, a bourgeoisie, and an aristocracy. The office of the dicta ...
Cicero`s Catilinarian Orations: A Study in
... means Which he employed to secure a favorable popular reaction toward the banis bing of Catiline. ...
... means Which he employed to secure a favorable popular reaction toward the banis bing of Catiline. ...
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... politics in the broader Mediterranean world and explore the events of 88 BC in the order I believe they occurred. Each will be examined in turn, along with a discussion of probable motivation, the beneficiaries of each action, and with the relevant ancient sources and alternate interpretations from ...
... politics in the broader Mediterranean world and explore the events of 88 BC in the order I believe they occurred. Each will be examined in turn, along with a discussion of probable motivation, the beneficiaries of each action, and with the relevant ancient sources and alternate interpretations from ...
this document as a
... to retire, and promises them Lands elsewhere.--They refuse to go--and are destroyed.--Bridge over the Rhine.--Caesar invades Germany.--Returns after a Short Inroad.--First Expedition into Britain.--Caesar lands at Deal, or Walmer.--Storm and Injury to the Fleet.--Approach of the Equinox.-Further Pro ...
... to retire, and promises them Lands elsewhere.--They refuse to go--and are destroyed.--Bridge over the Rhine.--Caesar invades Germany.--Returns after a Short Inroad.--First Expedition into Britain.--Caesar lands at Deal, or Walmer.--Storm and Injury to the Fleet.--Approach of the Equinox.-Further Pro ...
Caesar: A Sketch
... entirely depended upon are brought to an end. The secondary group of authorities from which the popular histories of the time have been chiefly taken are Appian, Plutarch, Suetonius, and Dion Cassius. Of these the first three were divided from the period which they describe by nearly a century and a ...
... entirely depended upon are brought to an end. The secondary group of authorities from which the popular histories of the time have been chiefly taken are Appian, Plutarch, Suetonius, and Dion Cassius. Of these the first three were divided from the period which they describe by nearly a century and a ...
james anthony froude caesar: a sketch
... entirely depended upon are brought to an end. The secondary group of authorities from which the popular histories of the time have been chiefly taken are Appian, Plutarch, Suetonius, and Dion Cassius. Of these the first three were divided from the period which they describe by nearly a century and a ...
... entirely depended upon are brought to an end. The secondary group of authorities from which the popular histories of the time have been chiefly taken are Appian, Plutarch, Suetonius, and Dion Cassius. Of these the first three were divided from the period which they describe by nearly a century and a ...
Document
... The titles in this series reflect the fact that, in books of this scale, the range of issues and events included must be restricted if those that are dealt with are not to be treated too superficially. So the coverage of foreign and military affairs is selective: there is little on Caesar in Gaul or An ...
... The titles in this series reflect the fact that, in books of this scale, the range of issues and events included must be restricted if those that are dealt with are not to be treated too superficially. So the coverage of foreign and military affairs is selective: there is little on Caesar in Gaul or An ...
The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs Of Ancient History
... changes we are concerned here but little. The political revolution was over when the social revolution which we have to record began. But the roots of the social revolution were of deep growth, and were in fact sometimes identical with those of the political revolution. [Sidenote: Parallel betwe ...
... changes we are concerned here but little. The political revolution was over when the social revolution which we have to record began. But the roots of the social revolution were of deep growth, and were in fact sometimes identical with those of the political revolution. [Sidenote: Parallel betwe ...
The Gracchi Marius and Sulla - International World History Project
... changes we are concerned here but little. The political revolution was over when the social revolution which we have to record began. But the roots of the social revolution were of deep growth, and were in fact sometimes identical with those of the political revolution. [Sidenote: Parallel between R ...
... changes we are concerned here but little. The political revolution was over when the social revolution which we have to record began. But the roots of the social revolution were of deep growth, and were in fact sometimes identical with those of the political revolution. [Sidenote: Parallel between R ...
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 ...
FALLEN VESTALS
... Vestals put to death for losing their virginity. During the thirty year term of service a Vestal committed to Rome, virginity was to be maintained and punishable by death if broken. During the existence of the religious cult, at least nineteen Vestals are known to have been executed after being char ...
... Vestals put to death for losing their virginity. During the thirty year term of service a Vestal committed to Rome, virginity was to be maintained and punishable by death if broken. During the existence of the religious cult, at least nineteen Vestals are known to have been executed after being char ...
Άλλα Ονόματα Τόπος και Χρόνος Γέννησης Τόπος και Χρόνος
... chosen annually to serve as eponymous heads of the state, but the number of praetors increased within the years. The title was retained with intervals in the Early Byzantine Period. The office appeared again in the mid-9th cent. and denoted the governor of an administration unit of the empire. Hiera ...
... chosen annually to serve as eponymous heads of the state, but the number of praetors increased within the years. The title was retained with intervals in the Early Byzantine Period. The office appeared again in the mid-9th cent. and denoted the governor of an administration unit of the empire. Hiera ...
Άλλα Ονόματα Τόπος και Χρόνος Γέννησης Τόπος και Χρόνος
... chosen annually to serve as eponymous heads of the state, but the number of praetors increased within the years. The title was retained with intervals in the Early Byzantine Period. The office appeared again in the mid-9th cent. and denoted the governor of an administration unit of the empire. Hiera ...
... chosen annually to serve as eponymous heads of the state, but the number of praetors increased within the years. The title was retained with intervals in the Early Byzantine Period. The office appeared again in the mid-9th cent. and denoted the governor of an administration unit of the empire. Hiera ...
Άλλα Ονόματα Τόπος και Χρόνος Γέννησης Τόπος και Χρόνος
... chosen annually to serve as eponymous heads of the state, but the number of praetors increased within the years. The title was retained with intervals in the Early Byzantine Period. The office appeared again in the mid-9th cent. and denoted the governor of an administration unit of the empire. Hiera ...
... chosen annually to serve as eponymous heads of the state, but the number of praetors increased within the years. The title was retained with intervals in the Early Byzantine Period. The office appeared again in the mid-9th cent. and denoted the governor of an administration unit of the empire. Hiera ...
- University of Glasgow
... the pontifex maximus. Despite the burgeoning interest in the interplay between religion and politics during the final phase of the Republic1 and increased scholarship on the legal activity of the pontifical college as a whole, comparatively little attention has been focused on this individual office ...
... the pontifex maximus. Despite the burgeoning interest in the interplay between religion and politics during the final phase of the Republic1 and increased scholarship on the legal activity of the pontifical college as a whole, comparatively little attention has been focused on this individual office ...
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic (Latin: Res publica Romana; Classical Latin: [ˈreːs ˈpuːb.lɪ.ka roːˈmaː.na]) was the period of ancient Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom, traditionally dated to 509 BC, and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire. It was during this period that Rome's control expanded from the city's immediate surroundings to hegemony over the entire Mediterranean world. During the first two centuries of its existence the Roman Republic expanded through a combination of conquest and alliance, from central Italy to the entire Italian peninsula. By the following century it included North Africa, Spain, and what is now southern France. Two centuries after that, towards the end of the 1st century BC, it included the rest of modern France, Greece, and much of the eastern Mediterranean. By this time, internal tensions led to a series of civil wars, culminating with the assassination of Julius Caesar, which led to the transition from republic to empire. The exact date of transition can be a matter of interpretation. Historians have variously proposed Julius Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon River in 49 BC, Caesar's appointment as dictator for life in 44 BC, and the defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC. However, most use the same date as did the ancient Romans themselves, the Roman Senate's grant of extraordinary powers to Octavian and his adopting the title Augustus in 27 BC, as the defining event ending the Republic..Roman government was headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and advised by a senate composed of appointed magistrates. As Roman society was very hierarchical by modern standards, the evolution of the Roman government was heavily influenced by the struggle between the patricians, Rome's land-holding aristocracy, who traced their ancestry to the founding of Rome, and the plebeians, the far more numerous citizen-commoners. Over time, the laws that gave patricians exclusive rights to Rome's highest offices were repealed or weakened, and leading plebeian families became full members of the aristocracy. The leaders of the Republic developed a strong tradition and morality requiring public service and patronage in peace and war, making military and political success inextricably linked. Many of Rome's legal and legislative structures (later codified into the Justinian Code, and again into the Napoleonic Code) can still be observed throughout Europe and much of the world in modern nation states and international organizations.