Introduction
... calms the storm himself. Aeneas collects seven ships and reaches a sheltered cove on the coast of North Africa. While looking out for the missing ships, he sights a herd of deer, kills seven and distributes them to his comrades together with wine. He makes a speech of encouragement to his men who, ...
... calms the storm himself. Aeneas collects seven ships and reaches a sheltered cove on the coast of North Africa. While looking out for the missing ships, he sights a herd of deer, kills seven and distributes them to his comrades together with wine. He makes a speech of encouragement to his men who, ...
Introduction
... marriage of Julia, Caesar's daughter, to Pompey. However with her death during childbirth in 54 BC and Crassus' in 53 BC, already strained relations between the two remaining triumvirs reached breaking point. In 49 BC, Caesar declared war on Pompey and the Roman senate, crossed the Rubicon and marc ...
... marriage of Julia, Caesar's daughter, to Pompey. However with her death during childbirth in 54 BC and Crassus' in 53 BC, already strained relations between the two remaining triumvirs reached breaking point. In 49 BC, Caesar declared war on Pompey and the Roman senate, crossed the Rubicon and marc ...
Hannibal, soldier, statesman, patriot, and the crisis of the struggle
... of his conduct in the camp and in council, and about his domestic and private life. Nevertheless history has been busy with him it is possible to form a sufificiently just estimate of the epoch he fills, of his mighty deeds and his character. There is not much in the writings of Appian, Plutarch, Co ...
... of his conduct in the camp and in council, and about his domestic and private life. Nevertheless history has been busy with him it is possible to form a sufificiently just estimate of the epoch he fills, of his mighty deeds and his character. There is not much in the writings of Appian, Plutarch, Co ...
Alluding to Reality: towards a Typology of Historiographical
... and .), is the historian making the general collude with him? What about Polybius’ citation of Laelius (..)? Does the latter share in the authorship of Scipio Africanus as he emerges from Polybius’ rolls? I will consider sources and where historiographic substance originates further below, b ...
... and .), is the historian making the general collude with him? What about Polybius’ citation of Laelius (..)? Does the latter share in the authorship of Scipio Africanus as he emerges from Polybius’ rolls? I will consider sources and where historiographic substance originates further below, b ...
History of Roman Literature from its Earliest
... distinguished. The Fabii and Lentuli were supposed to have been celebrated for the culture of pulses, and the Asinii and Vitellii for the art of rearing animals. In the time of the elder Cato, though the manual operations were performed for the most part by servants, the great men resided chiefly on ...
... distinguished. The Fabii and Lentuli were supposed to have been celebrated for the culture of pulses, and the Asinii and Vitellii for the art of rearing animals. In the time of the elder Cato, though the manual operations were performed for the most part by servants, the great men resided chiefly on ...
FROM FIELD TO TABLE: VISUAL IMAGES OF FOOD IN THE
... Figure 1: Allegories of Rome and the Provinces. Blanchard-Lemée 1996, p. 26-27, Figure 6. Mosaic from Thysdrus; now in the Museum of El Djem. ............................................3 Figure 2: Plow Leaning against a Wall. Percival 1976, p. 23, Figure 7. Fresco from Pompeii; in situ. ........... ...
... Figure 1: Allegories of Rome and the Provinces. Blanchard-Lemée 1996, p. 26-27, Figure 6. Mosaic from Thysdrus; now in the Museum of El Djem. ............................................3 Figure 2: Plow Leaning against a Wall. Percival 1976, p. 23, Figure 7. Fresco from Pompeii; in situ. ........... ...
The Aeneid of Virgil
... cannot discuss every episode of the epic, but we will attempt to touch on its highlights, especially on those scenes that bring out wider thematic issues. Accordingly, the lectures will approach the Aeneid from three angles. A. Most lectures will include some synopsis of the relevant section’s plot. ...
... cannot discuss every episode of the epic, but we will attempt to touch on its highlights, especially on those scenes that bring out wider thematic issues. Accordingly, the lectures will approach the Aeneid from three angles. A. Most lectures will include some synopsis of the relevant section’s plot. ...
Virgil`s Choice of Aeneas in the Light of His Purpose in Writing the
... thou speakest, such shalt thou also bear. But what need have we twain to bandy with strifes and wranglings one with the other like women, that when they have waxed wroth in soul devouring strife go forth into the midst of the street and wrangle one against the other with words true and false; for ev ...
... thou speakest, such shalt thou also bear. But what need have we twain to bandy with strifes and wranglings one with the other like women, that when they have waxed wroth in soul devouring strife go forth into the midst of the street and wrangle one against the other with words true and false; for ev ...
PDF - La Trobe University
... Augustus, son of the divine Caesar). Every subsequent emperor of Rome followed his lead and took the name Caesar, whether or not they were his descendant. Even after the Roman Empire fell, Caesar’s name lived on in the titles of new rulers spread throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the As ...
... Augustus, son of the divine Caesar). Every subsequent emperor of Rome followed his lead and took the name Caesar, whether or not they were his descendant. Even after the Roman Empire fell, Caesar’s name lived on in the titles of new rulers spread throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the As ...
Coriolanus: The Tragedy of Virtus
... He is fiercely competitive in the pursuit, but properly contemptuous of material reward, and embarrassed even by the plaudits of his general. Shakespeare risks unbalancing his play by placing its most spectacular action early, but by doing so he brushes aside in the hurly-burly of battle the questio ...
... He is fiercely competitive in the pursuit, but properly contemptuous of material reward, and embarrassed even by the plaudits of his general. Shakespeare risks unbalancing his play by placing its most spectacular action early, but by doing so he brushes aside in the hurly-burly of battle the questio ...
CAESAR`S INVASION OF BRITAIN NATHAN BRAMAN Bachelor of
... thesis and wider scholarship. The primary source for Caesars’ British expeditions and all his campaigns is his own writings. Specifically, the Commentarii de Bello Gallico serves as the only detailed contemporary source for the Gallic Wars, and therefore figures prominently in this thesis. Later aut ...
... thesis and wider scholarship. The primary source for Caesars’ British expeditions and all his campaigns is his own writings. Specifically, the Commentarii de Bello Gallico serves as the only detailed contemporary source for the Gallic Wars, and therefore figures prominently in this thesis. Later aut ...
Augustus - Hirhome.com
... (I remind you that Boatwright et al. began by assuring us that Augustus avoided an “autocracy...[with] leanings toward…divinity” because he wasn’t about to repeat the mistakes that had gotten Julius Caesar assassinated…) Notice also that, if the soldiers were swearing oaths of loyalty to Augustus hi ...
... (I remind you that Boatwright et al. began by assuring us that Augustus avoided an “autocracy...[with] leanings toward…divinity” because he wasn’t about to repeat the mistakes that had gotten Julius Caesar assassinated…) Notice also that, if the soldiers were swearing oaths of loyalty to Augustus hi ...
PDF-1 - RUcore - Rutgers University
... work here presented hopes to at least rectify that gap by providing a comprehensive examination of crisis and the Romans’ response to crisis during the time period between the Gallic Sack of Rome at the outer edge of historical records in the early fourth century bc and the death of the Republic in ...
... work here presented hopes to at least rectify that gap by providing a comprehensive examination of crisis and the Romans’ response to crisis during the time period between the Gallic Sack of Rome at the outer edge of historical records in the early fourth century bc and the death of the Republic in ...
not one, but three (roman) alexanders: the
... conceived their political situations, and that the Roman world permeated the representation of Alexander in the later writers of the Roman period who narrated his reign. In this thesis I argue that there is not one “Roman” Alexander, but three who correspond to the changing Roman political and intel ...
... conceived their political situations, and that the Roman world permeated the representation of Alexander in the later writers of the Roman period who narrated his reign. In this thesis I argue that there is not one “Roman” Alexander, but three who correspond to the changing Roman political and intel ...
Elephants as Enemies in Ancient Rome
... trainable. And, unlike bears, which could be trained, but only to perform tricks, elephants could be trained to do work which assisted human efforts to gain security and prosperity. Though never domesticated, elephants could be tamed and might even form close bonds with their human handlers. In Indi ...
... trainable. And, unlike bears, which could be trained, but only to perform tricks, elephants could be trained to do work which assisted human efforts to gain security and prosperity. Though never domesticated, elephants could be tamed and might even form close bonds with their human handlers. In Indi ...
Horace`s Ideal Italy: Sabines and Sabellians in Odes 1-3
... Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature, BYU Master of Arts Within Odes 1-3 Horace consistently locates an idealized version of Rome in Sabinum and Italia. The former had long been a moral foil for Rome. The latter consisted of the regions of Italy that rebelled against Rome d ...
... Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature, BYU Master of Arts Within Odes 1-3 Horace consistently locates an idealized version of Rome in Sabinum and Italia. The former had long been a moral foil for Rome. The latter consisted of the regions of Italy that rebelled against Rome d ...
Disorder in Rome`s Asia Minor - Sound Ideas
... Rome, conspiring with a Roman proconsul, filling seats in the boulê with his own men, and taking other tyrannical and demagogical actions.38 In addition to Dio‘s reputation, his ability to complete his public building projects was also threatened by his opponents, members of Prusa‘s political and so ...
... Rome, conspiring with a Roman proconsul, filling seats in the boulê with his own men, and taking other tyrannical and demagogical actions.38 In addition to Dio‘s reputation, his ability to complete his public building projects was also threatened by his opponents, members of Prusa‘s political and so ...
but it was no match for his own genius. All the more true in the case
... Being governor of Italian Gaul and then consul was well and good, but Decimus knew where the real power lay in Caesar's world—with the army. And the army was closest to Decimus's heart. The army could win him the cherished goals of being hailed imperator, celebrating a triumph, and becoming one of t ...
... Being governor of Italian Gaul and then consul was well and good, but Decimus knew where the real power lay in Caesar's world—with the army. And the army was closest to Decimus's heart. The army could win him the cherished goals of being hailed imperator, celebrating a triumph, and becoming one of t ...
Why did they do that? Takes on the PUNIC WARS by David E Woody
... Carthage should attempt to retake the island. Scipio was ordered to take his troops on ships, and sail to Spain to protect Roman possessions there. Along the way, he stopped at the Rhone River for rest and supplies. A cavalry detachment he sent to scout the countryside came into conflict with a deta ...
... Carthage should attempt to retake the island. Scipio was ordered to take his troops on ships, and sail to Spain to protect Roman possessions there. Along the way, he stopped at the Rhone River for rest and supplies. A cavalry detachment he sent to scout the countryside came into conflict with a deta ...