Name - Ms. Proch
... year as governor. The two consuls at the time were Crassus and Pompey, two generals who ended a powerful slave revolt. Rather than become involved in a struggle, Caesar convinced Crassus, Pompey, and the Roman Senate to name him a third consul. This partnership of three equal rulers later became kno ...
... year as governor. The two consuls at the time were Crassus and Pompey, two generals who ended a powerful slave revolt. Rather than become involved in a struggle, Caesar convinced Crassus, Pompey, and the Roman Senate to name him a third consul. This partnership of three equal rulers later became kno ...
exemplars and commentary
... gotten their influence from the epic poems of the Iliad and the Odyssey by the poet Homer. Scenes such as the fight between Hector and Achilles, found on the Berlin painter, are depicted in the Iliad and the poems would have been passed down orally as the Greeks did not have many written texts. The ...
... gotten their influence from the epic poems of the Iliad and the Odyssey by the poet Homer. Scenes such as the fight between Hector and Achilles, found on the Berlin painter, are depicted in the Iliad and the poems would have been passed down orally as the Greeks did not have many written texts. The ...
Origin Stories - Christians for Biblical Equality
... to Rome’s supremacy,” and (2) to flatter the Romans by connecting them with Greece’s heroic age.21 Thus, this Greek writer had both Greeks and Romans in mind as he wrote this work.22 While there were many Roman histories circulating in the ancient world, Dionysius is of particular interest here beca ...
... to Rome’s supremacy,” and (2) to flatter the Romans by connecting them with Greece’s heroic age.21 Thus, this Greek writer had both Greeks and Romans in mind as he wrote this work.22 While there were many Roman histories circulating in the ancient world, Dionysius is of particular interest here beca ...
Relations between Rome and the German `Kings` on the Middle
... Maroboduus' aid against foreign attack or internal conspiracy (indeed, even if Maroboduus had been under the official protection of Rome, military support would have been provided only if it were in Rome's interest, and Maroboduus was too powerful for Rome's peace of mind). Maroboduus was simply gra ...
... Maroboduus' aid against foreign attack or internal conspiracy (indeed, even if Maroboduus had been under the official protection of Rome, military support would have been provided only if it were in Rome's interest, and Maroboduus was too powerful for Rome's peace of mind). Maroboduus was simply gra ...
The Roman Army Page
... looked well after their interests. Pay was regular and comparatively generous and on occasion supplemented by donativa, special bonuses of up to five years pay. On completion of their term of service soldiers received a large retirement grant of thirteen to seventeen years' worth of pay. In addition ...
... looked well after their interests. Pay was regular and comparatively generous and on occasion supplemented by donativa, special bonuses of up to five years pay. On completion of their term of service soldiers received a large retirement grant of thirteen to seventeen years' worth of pay. In addition ...
Ancient Rome I > Introduction
... decision of the king. By 509B.C. the Etruscans had been overthrown and Rome no longer had a king. Instead, Rome became a republic. Republican government was first outlined by the Greek Philosopher Aristotle. To Aristotle, a republic was a type of government where a small group of elite leaders were ...
... decision of the king. By 509B.C. the Etruscans had been overthrown and Rome no longer had a king. Instead, Rome became a republic. Republican government was first outlined by the Greek Philosopher Aristotle. To Aristotle, a republic was a type of government where a small group of elite leaders were ...
AW Final 2011 Jeopardy Review
... Path to citizenship, allowed conquered lands to keep culture/religion as long as they paid tribute (taxes and soldiers), roman laws applied evenly to all, encourage to join the army and become Romanized over a longer period of time Scores Home ...
... Path to citizenship, allowed conquered lands to keep culture/religion as long as they paid tribute (taxes and soldiers), roman laws applied evenly to all, encourage to join the army and become Romanized over a longer period of time Scores Home ...
Disability in Roman Culture
... Neither the Greeks or the Romans had a word equivalent to ‘disabled’ but the term that they often use is ‘teras’ (for the Greeks) and ‘monstrum’ (for the Romans). These are the same words they use to describe mythological monsters, such as the Gorgon Medusa. The Latin ‘mutus’ referred to both somebo ...
... Neither the Greeks or the Romans had a word equivalent to ‘disabled’ but the term that they often use is ‘teras’ (for the Greeks) and ‘monstrum’ (for the Romans). These are the same words they use to describe mythological monsters, such as the Gorgon Medusa. The Latin ‘mutus’ referred to both somebo ...
Gaius Julius Caesar
... Julius Caesar obtained power through brilliantly commanded military conflicts and bribing many key politicians. He also had a number of marriages that cemented alliances such as the marriage of his daughter to Pompey. He also held key political offices that he ...
... Julius Caesar obtained power through brilliantly commanded military conflicts and bribing many key politicians. He also had a number of marriages that cemented alliances such as the marriage of his daughter to Pompey. He also held key political offices that he ...
MYTH: Caius Mucius
... fact, the people had risen up and assassinated expecting to die for his crime. the first two of these kings. Tarquin the Proud, however, was the worst of all. He had crucified Roman citizens in the Forum and violated their wives and daughters. The Romans would never accept a king as their ruler agai ...
... fact, the people had risen up and assassinated expecting to die for his crime. the first two of these kings. Tarquin the Proud, however, was the worst of all. He had crucified Roman citizens in the Forum and violated their wives and daughters. The Romans would never accept a king as their ruler agai ...
The Second Punic War
... Hannibal Barca was born in Carthage (present-day Tunisia) in approximately 247 B.C. He was the son of Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca (Barca meaning "thunderbolt"). After Carthage's defeat by the Romans in the First Punic War in 241 B.C, Hamilcar devoted himself to improving both his and Carthag ...
... Hannibal Barca was born in Carthage (present-day Tunisia) in approximately 247 B.C. He was the son of Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca (Barca meaning "thunderbolt"). After Carthage's defeat by the Romans in the First Punic War in 241 B.C, Hamilcar devoted himself to improving both his and Carthag ...
The History of Rome by Michael Grant
... Because of all this, a new ruling class made up of both pleb and patrician was formed, which consisted of all those who could claim consulships within the families. The Marcii, Decii, and Curii plebeian clans became entrenched. In 366 praetorship invented. Urban praetor – legal and civilian function ...
... Because of all this, a new ruling class made up of both pleb and patrician was formed, which consisted of all those who could claim consulships within the families. The Marcii, Decii, and Curii plebeian clans became entrenched. In 366 praetorship invented. Urban praetor – legal and civilian function ...
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... B1. According to tradition, Evander erected the Altar to Hercules in Rome's cattle market or Forum Boarium. Into what geometric shape was the Temple to Hercules built near that altar? CIRCLE B2. The Temple to Hercules is frequently confused by tourists with what other major circular temple in the Fo ...
... B1. According to tradition, Evander erected the Altar to Hercules in Rome's cattle market or Forum Boarium. Into what geometric shape was the Temple to Hercules built near that altar? CIRCLE B2. The Temple to Hercules is frequently confused by tourists with what other major circular temple in the Fo ...
10.3 Hollywood`s Rome: Spartacus
... in the original trailers, now included with bonus material inside the DVD. One says: "In the year 70 B.C. Rome, colossus of the world, faced its greatest challenge". • In another Senator Crassus (Lawrence Olivier) is presented to the audience as "the symbol of Rome's power and might". The pitch desc ...
... in the original trailers, now included with bonus material inside the DVD. One says: "In the year 70 B.C. Rome, colossus of the world, faced its greatest challenge". • In another Senator Crassus (Lawrence Olivier) is presented to the audience as "the symbol of Rome's power and might". The pitch desc ...
Jan. 31-Feb. 10: The 7 Kings of Rome
... • As a small child, Servius was seen sleeping with a wreath of flames glowing around his head. • Queen Tanaquil saw this as a good omen, and despite his slave status he was raised in King Tarquin’s and Queen Tanaquil’s household and married their daughter. ...
... • As a small child, Servius was seen sleeping with a wreath of flames glowing around his head. • Queen Tanaquil saw this as a good omen, and despite his slave status he was raised in King Tarquin’s and Queen Tanaquil’s household and married their daughter. ...
Rome`s Imperial Port
... "There was a security issue at Portus, and it makes sense that there was a naval detachment here. I think our big building is part of that in some way." There is also some evidence that the emperor himself maintained a presence at the site. Near the shipyard, the Portus Project has also investigated ...
... "There was a security issue at Portus, and it makes sense that there was a naval detachment here. I think our big building is part of that in some way." There is also some evidence that the emperor himself maintained a presence at the site. Near the shipyard, the Portus Project has also investigated ...
Background for Shakespeare`s Julius Caesar
... Descendents of Aeneas (Trojan who fled to Italy after the fall of Troy). Both twins were thrown into the Tiber River as babies by an uncle who felt that his power was being threatened. ...
... Descendents of Aeneas (Trojan who fled to Italy after the fall of Troy). Both twins were thrown into the Tiber River as babies by an uncle who felt that his power was being threatened. ...
