History - Yaggyslatin
... Toss Up #10: What famous Roman general won a decisive victory at the Colline Gate, became dictator of Rome, enacted a massive plan of reform that included the proscription of thousands of Roman senators, and then retired only a few years later in 80 BC? SULLA Bonus #1: What other famous Roman genera ...
... Toss Up #10: What famous Roman general won a decisive victory at the Colline Gate, became dictator of Rome, enacted a massive plan of reform that included the proscription of thousands of Roman senators, and then retired only a few years later in 80 BC? SULLA Bonus #1: What other famous Roman genera ...
The Peace of the Gods: Elite Religious Practices in the Middle
... masses through religious spectacles, much like what the Greek historian Polybius famously said about Roman religious institutions.6 Such an interpretation of religion’s function in society is what I shall call “elite-instrumentalism” throughout this book. It is a commonplace, contemptuous way to lo ...
... masses through religious spectacles, much like what the Greek historian Polybius famously said about Roman religious institutions.6 Such an interpretation of religion’s function in society is what I shall call “elite-instrumentalism” throughout this book. It is a commonplace, contemptuous way to lo ...
A Tale of Two Cults: A Comparison of the Cults of Magna Mater and
... from the region of Troy would inherently have ties to city of Rome itself (Burton). These ties were also strengthened by the Julian family tracing its lineage to Aeneas and the fact that, supposedly, the goddess had wanted to follow Aeneas when he came to Rome but waited until her presence was neede ...
... from the region of Troy would inherently have ties to city of Rome itself (Burton). These ties were also strengthened by the Julian family tracing its lineage to Aeneas and the fact that, supposedly, the goddess had wanted to follow Aeneas when he came to Rome but waited until her presence was neede ...
Images of Rome. - Durham Research Online
... Roman authors writing during the period of Roman expansion in the 1st c. B.C. and 1st-2nd c. A.D. recorded the names and deeds of various significant 'ethnic' groups in the Western Empire and elsewhere (including Gauls, Batavians, Germans, Britons, Dacians). Some significant Roman texts became avail ...
... Roman authors writing during the period of Roman expansion in the 1st c. B.C. and 1st-2nd c. A.D. recorded the names and deeds of various significant 'ethnic' groups in the Western Empire and elsewhere (including Gauls, Batavians, Germans, Britons, Dacians). Some significant Roman texts became avail ...
Cults - Stratford High School
... • Mithras (a powerful god capable of moving the heaven) is born from a rock. He is depicted in his temples hunting down and slaying bulls. in the tauroctony He then meets with the sun, who kneels to him. The two then shake hands, and dine on bull parts. Little is known about the beliefs associated w ...
... • Mithras (a powerful god capable of moving the heaven) is born from a rock. He is depicted in his temples hunting down and slaying bulls. in the tauroctony He then meets with the sun, who kneels to him. The two then shake hands, and dine on bull parts. Little is known about the beliefs associated w ...
calithwain/Roman Names in Hunger Games
... result. There are several meanings for Crane, including the bird (which symbolizes duty), but his involvement in television suggests a TV crane—the helpless tool of whoever makes the broadcasts. ...
... result. There are several meanings for Crane, including the bird (which symbolizes duty), but his involvement in television suggests a TV crane—the helpless tool of whoever makes the broadcasts. ...
`Belonging to Rome, `Remaining Greek
... this paper we shall attempt to use coin evidence as a medium for defining identity from this perspective. R o m a n D e n o m i n a t i o n s and Regional Identity Before turning to iconography, it might perhaps be appropriate to examine the denominational system of Macedonian coins. This aspect can ...
... this paper we shall attempt to use coin evidence as a medium for defining identity from this perspective. R o m a n D e n o m i n a t i o n s and Regional Identity Before turning to iconography, it might perhaps be appropriate to examine the denominational system of Macedonian coins. This aspect can ...
a roman bronze helmet from hawkedon
... to a visored helmet from Pompeii now in Naples Museum.5 The extra weight would clearly have given extra protection; but whether the extra protection was wanted in the arena itself or only during practice is not so certain. The particularly heavy swords found at Pompeii, for example, are thought to h ...
... to a visored helmet from Pompeii now in Naples Museum.5 The extra weight would clearly have given extra protection; but whether the extra protection was wanted in the arena itself or only during practice is not so certain. The particularly heavy swords found at Pompeii, for example, are thought to h ...
Greco Roman Concepts
... • The word “people” meant adult male citizens who had military training ONLY. ...
... • The word “people” meant adult male citizens who had military training ONLY. ...
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... b. October comes from the Latin word octo which means eight. The name was chosen because it used to be the 8th month in the Ancient Roman calendar. ...
... b. October comes from the Latin word octo which means eight. The name was chosen because it used to be the 8th month in the Ancient Roman calendar. ...
HS History 2.5
... He and his son, Caeso Quinctius, were opponents of any attempt to change the legal situation of plebeians who had increased in wealth and power causing patrician families to fall into poverty and obscurity. Caeso took the opposition to the extreme, and often drove the Tribunal leaders out of the For ...
... He and his son, Caeso Quinctius, were opponents of any attempt to change the legal situation of plebeians who had increased in wealth and power causing patrician families to fall into poverty and obscurity. Caeso took the opposition to the extreme, and often drove the Tribunal leaders out of the For ...
HIST 391: Etruscans and Romans (3 credits)
... Description: This course is a dynamic survey of the extraordinary history, culture and society of two of the most important civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean, the Etruscans and the Romans. To unravel the historical significance of these two great races we will look at literature and religio ...
... Description: This course is a dynamic survey of the extraordinary history, culture and society of two of the most important civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean, the Etruscans and the Romans. To unravel the historical significance of these two great races we will look at literature and religio ...
THE ROMAN GAMES
... rarely go against the people. Sometimes both gladiators would leave the arena alive. As long as the crowd was convinced that the two fighters had tried their best and had entertained them with a good show, it might not demand the death of the loser. It could also happen that the better fighter might ...
... rarely go against the people. Sometimes both gladiators would leave the arena alive. As long as the crowd was convinced that the two fighters had tried their best and had entertained them with a good show, it might not demand the death of the loser. It could also happen that the better fighter might ...
Reviewing Facts and Ideas
... served as a busy market and meeting place. High atop one of Rome's hills stood a stone temple as big as any in Greece. On other hilltops, fine brick homes housed Rome's wealthy. Some Romans clearly had become richer than others. The division between rich and poor, powerful and not so powerful, would ...
... served as a busy market and meeting place. High atop one of Rome's hills stood a stone temple as big as any in Greece. On other hilltops, fine brick homes housed Rome's wealthy. Some Romans clearly had become richer than others. The division between rich and poor, powerful and not so powerful, would ...
The Roman Times
... Caesar would overthrow the senate in a favor of tyranny. So, they killed him. Yesterday Julius Caesar was in the Theatre of Pompey when he was stabbed to death. He was wounded thirty five times. He was killed by sixty Roman senators. These senators were peers to Julius Caesar. These senators called ...
... Caesar would overthrow the senate in a favor of tyranny. So, they killed him. Yesterday Julius Caesar was in the Theatre of Pompey when he was stabbed to death. He was wounded thirty five times. He was killed by sixty Roman senators. These senators were peers to Julius Caesar. These senators called ...
power and authority - Liberty Union High School District
... BC). According to Roman mythology, Egeria, one of the nymphs of the springs as well as a birth goddess and a prophetess, instructed Numa on the religious rites which he should establish in Rome” (114). Augustus (Primaporta), copy of a bronze original of c. 20 BCE, marble 1. “The Roman empire was cre ...
... BC). According to Roman mythology, Egeria, one of the nymphs of the springs as well as a birth goddess and a prophetess, instructed Numa on the religious rites which he should establish in Rome” (114). Augustus (Primaporta), copy of a bronze original of c. 20 BCE, marble 1. “The Roman empire was cre ...
Second Punic War: 218 BC
... While Hannibal moved towards the city of Rome, the Romans threw a new army together- this one even bigger, but still untrained. Hannibal moved his armies quickly, and the new Roman army started to chase him from place to place- Hannibal knew that he and his army was better than the Romans- - he just ...
... While Hannibal moved towards the city of Rome, the Romans threw a new army together- this one even bigger, but still untrained. Hannibal moved his armies quickly, and the new Roman army started to chase him from place to place- Hannibal knew that he and his army was better than the Romans- - he just ...
Third Punic War: 149 BC
... While Hannibal moved towards the city of Rome, the Romans threw a new army together- this one even bigger, but still untrained. Hannibal moved his armies quickly, and the new Roman army started to chase him from place to place- Hannibal knew that he and his army was better than the Romans- - he just ...
... While Hannibal moved towards the city of Rome, the Romans threw a new army together- this one even bigger, but still untrained. Hannibal moved his armies quickly, and the new Roman army started to chase him from place to place- Hannibal knew that he and his army was better than the Romans- - he just ...
Why Did Everyone Want to Kill Julius Caesar???
... Roman military and political leader who became one of the most influential men of ancient times. • He had become very popular after a series of military victories in Gaul (France/ Germany). Gaul ...
... Roman military and political leader who became one of the most influential men of ancient times. • He had become very popular after a series of military victories in Gaul (France/ Germany). Gaul ...
Roman Carthage - York University
... 262 Rome victorious at Messana. Syracuse goes over to Romans. Acragas falls to Romans. 241 End of the First Punic War. Carthage is defeated. Sicily is lost. 228 Carthago Nova (i.e. New Carthage, later Cartagena) founded by Hasdrubal. 226 Treaty with Rome defines Ebro River as boundary between sphere ...
... 262 Rome victorious at Messana. Syracuse goes over to Romans. Acragas falls to Romans. 241 End of the First Punic War. Carthage is defeated. Sicily is lost. 228 Carthago Nova (i.e. New Carthage, later Cartagena) founded by Hasdrubal. 226 Treaty with Rome defines Ebro River as boundary between sphere ...