Polybius, Syracuse, and the - Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
... readers a favorable response to the first decision by a Greek statesman in the Histories to seek an accommodation with Roman power. And if there is perhaps some exaggeration in Polybius' representation of Hiero's decision as a model of rational political decision-making (1.16.4), this only serves to ...
... readers a favorable response to the first decision by a Greek statesman in the Histories to seek an accommodation with Roman power. And if there is perhaps some exaggeration in Polybius' representation of Hiero's decision as a model of rational political decision-making (1.16.4), this only serves to ...
The Grand Strategy: A Study on Hannibal`s Stratagem During the
... most of his life in the city of Rome and while there he wrote the Histories. Polybius was one of the first historians to champion a factual, empirical approach to history but there are still problems with his text that must be accounted for by modern historians.10 Like Livy, Polybius was not an actu ...
... most of his life in the city of Rome and while there he wrote the Histories. Polybius was one of the first historians to champion a factual, empirical approach to history but there are still problems with his text that must be accounted for by modern historians.10 Like Livy, Polybius was not an actu ...
A GAME THEORETIC ANALYSIS OF THE SECOND PUNIC WAR A
... The Roman – Carthaginian Wars, or more commonly known, as the Punic Wars were one of the most intriguing strategic interactions between two rival powers who were seeking political, economic, and military dominance within the western and central Mediterranean regions throughout the 3rd and 2nd centur ...
... The Roman – Carthaginian Wars, or more commonly known, as the Punic Wars were one of the most intriguing strategic interactions between two rival powers who were seeking political, economic, and military dominance within the western and central Mediterranean regions throughout the 3rd and 2nd centur ...
The Roman Salute - The Ohio State University
... degrees from the body’s vertical axis, with the palm of the hand facing down and the fingers touching. According to the Fascist ideology of the 1920s and in common perceptions still current, this salute was based on an ancient Roman custom, just as the term Fascism itself is associated with the Roma ...
... degrees from the body’s vertical axis, with the palm of the hand facing down and the fingers touching. According to the Fascist ideology of the 1920s and in common perceptions still current, this salute was based on an ancient Roman custom, just as the term Fascism itself is associated with the Roma ...
05-06 S Trajan`s Forum EDIT*
... opposite end to the Colosseum. Built sometime between 107-110AD by Greek architect Apollodorus of Damascus, the buildings and structures present a living model of life in the Roman capital and a glimpse at the continuing restoration in the city which reveals insights about Ancient Roman architecture ...
... opposite end to the Colosseum. Built sometime between 107-110AD by Greek architect Apollodorus of Damascus, the buildings and structures present a living model of life in the Roman capital and a glimpse at the continuing restoration in the city which reveals insights about Ancient Roman architecture ...
75 AD THE COMPARISON OF FABIUS WITH PERICLES Plutarch
... And, indeed, to lose an advantage through diffidence is no less blamable in a general than to fall into danger for want of foresight; for both these faults, though of a contrary nature, spring from the same root, want of judgment and experience. As for their civil policy, it is imputed to Pericles t ...
... And, indeed, to lose an advantage through diffidence is no less blamable in a general than to fall into danger for want of foresight; for both these faults, though of a contrary nature, spring from the same root, want of judgment and experience. As for their civil policy, it is imputed to Pericles t ...
Parallel Lives: Hannibal and Scipio in Livy`s Third Decade
... by a process of careful selection shapes Scipio’s life and career into a virtual mirror image of his own. Hannibal, too, had been elected general of an army when still in his youth and had shown unflinching devotion to his family. He, too, had led victorious campaigns in Spain and recovered it from ...
... by a process of careful selection shapes Scipio’s life and career into a virtual mirror image of his own. Hannibal, too, had been elected general of an army when still in his youth and had shown unflinching devotion to his family. He, too, had led victorious campaigns in Spain and recovered it from ...
THE ROMAN ARMY`S EMERGENCE FROM ITS ITALIAN ORIGINS
... on surviving literary sources. Roman historical writing began in the late 3rd century, but only later works survive. For the Republican Period of the 2nd century and earlier, two major narratives dominate: Polybius and the annalists (best represented by Livy), with others acting as supplements. It i ...
... on surviving literary sources. Roman historical writing began in the late 3rd century, but only later works survive. For the Republican Period of the 2nd century and earlier, two major narratives dominate: Polybius and the annalists (best represented by Livy), with others acting as supplements. It i ...
Herod and Augustus: A Look at Patron
... or by the Parthians, who constantly threatened Rome’s eastern borders.27 Additionally, Rome’s reliance on these states was not just strategic but financial. Pompey instituted a tribute system that enriched not only Rome but also Pompey’s personal treasury. He also set a precedent for dealing with Ju ...
... or by the Parthians, who constantly threatened Rome’s eastern borders.27 Additionally, Rome’s reliance on these states was not just strategic but financial. Pompey instituted a tribute system that enriched not only Rome but also Pompey’s personal treasury. He also set a precedent for dealing with Ju ...
Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome
... This project originated several years ago when I taught my first course on ancient sport, a service course established to woo non-majors into embarking on more ‘serious’ ancient studies. Usually such courses only cover Greek sport, but I decided to add the Roman experience, reasoning that Greek athl ...
... This project originated several years ago when I taught my first course on ancient sport, a service course established to woo non-majors into embarking on more ‘serious’ ancient studies. Usually such courses only cover Greek sport, but I decided to add the Roman experience, reasoning that Greek athl ...
spectacles of death in ancient rome
... This project originated several years ago when I taught my first course on ancient sport, a service course established to woo non-majors into embarking on more ‘serious’ ancient studies. Usually such courses only cover Greek sport, but I decided to add the Roman experience, reasoning that Greek athl ...
... This project originated several years ago when I taught my first course on ancient sport, a service course established to woo non-majors into embarking on more ‘serious’ ancient studies. Usually such courses only cover Greek sport, but I decided to add the Roman experience, reasoning that Greek athl ...
romanbathpaper - Ross School Senior Projects
... clean, relax, and socialize. Many of the larger bath complexes had small amphitheaters, eateries, even libraries. In the baths even Romans who did not have a lot could bask in the power and luxury of the Empire. The Romans were ruthless and killed thousands in the name of the empire but they also co ...
... clean, relax, and socialize. Many of the larger bath complexes had small amphitheaters, eateries, even libraries. In the baths even Romans who did not have a lot could bask in the power and luxury of the Empire. The Romans were ruthless and killed thousands in the name of the empire but they also co ...
Fides Romana - Otago University Research Archive
... fides embodied the concept that one’s word would be kept in all circumstances and that one’s actions were transparent. This chapter will attempt to establish the Roman perception of fides, as it is revealed through written sources, and discover how fides became an ideology of international affairs. ...
... fides embodied the concept that one’s word would be kept in all circumstances and that one’s actions were transparent. This chapter will attempt to establish the Roman perception of fides, as it is revealed through written sources, and discover how fides became an ideology of international affairs. ...
Negotiating Julio-Claudian Memory
... that served as associative stimuli for historical events, people, and places.4 This is evident in the Roman orator Cicero’s philosophical text De Finibus. Cicero’s character, Piso, states, “Whether it is a natural instinct or a mere illusion, I can’t say; but one’s emotions are more strongly aroused ...
... that served as associative stimuli for historical events, people, and places.4 This is evident in the Roman orator Cicero’s philosophical text De Finibus. Cicero’s character, Piso, states, “Whether it is a natural instinct or a mere illusion, I can’t say; but one’s emotions are more strongly aroused ...
From Triumphal Gates to Triumphant Rotting: Refractions of Rome in
... Visions, Messianic Dreams, 1890 – 1940 (2008). Much like my project, Kalb’s work examines specifically the role of Rome rather than classics in general, and her interest lies in examining how “[t]he texts reveal a striking concern with history, conceived for the most part cyclically and mythically, ...
... Visions, Messianic Dreams, 1890 – 1940 (2008). Much like my project, Kalb’s work examines specifically the role of Rome rather than classics in general, and her interest lies in examining how “[t]he texts reveal a striking concern with history, conceived for the most part cyclically and mythically, ...
Abstract
... with Polybius, and his disagreements with Polybius are carried out either in an off-hand manner, or simply by not mentioning the point of view Polybius would have had. In this way, Cicero cleverly avoids opposition by not giving space for that opposition in the first place. In particular, the role o ...
... with Polybius, and his disagreements with Polybius are carried out either in an off-hand manner, or simply by not mentioning the point of view Polybius would have had. In this way, Cicero cleverly avoids opposition by not giving space for that opposition in the first place. In particular, the role o ...
Hadrian`s Wall: Romanization on Rome`s Northern
... creating and maintaining this line; it kept the troops on the frontier fit and ready for action even though Hadrian did not continue expanding the Roman world. Hadrian was a military man, coming up through the ranks of the Roman army; he did not see himself as better than the troops and would often ...
... creating and maintaining this line; it kept the troops on the frontier fit and ready for action even though Hadrian did not continue expanding the Roman world. Hadrian was a military man, coming up through the ranks of the Roman army; he did not see himself as better than the troops and would often ...
A General`s Self-Depiction: The Political
... compensated for what Caesar lacked. Caesar had ambition, yet little money or military power. Thus, in 60 B.C.E., Caesar along with Marcus Licinius Crassus, the richest man in Rome, and Rome’s military legend Pompey the great, created the first triumvirate. Its aim was “to realize jointly certain obj ...
... compensated for what Caesar lacked. Caesar had ambition, yet little money or military power. Thus, in 60 B.C.E., Caesar along with Marcus Licinius Crassus, the richest man in Rome, and Rome’s military legend Pompey the great, created the first triumvirate. Its aim was “to realize jointly certain obj ...
Theoderic the Great vs. Boethius
... keep the laws of his own people, and despite the diversity of judges there would be one justice for all.14 This was yet another separation between the two peoples creating more tension by complicating the lives of those living in Italy during this time. Prior to their arrival in Italy the Goths had ...
... keep the laws of his own people, and despite the diversity of judges there would be one justice for all.14 This was yet another separation between the two peoples creating more tension by complicating the lives of those living in Italy during this time. Prior to their arrival in Italy the Goths had ...
Les Horaces (The Horatii) by Pierre Corneille
... heard this last speech, he declares that she need no longer fear that he will either be defeated or will be one of the hated conquerors of Rome. Excited, Camilla doesn’t let him finish his e ...
... heard this last speech, he declares that she need no longer fear that he will either be defeated or will be one of the hated conquerors of Rome. Excited, Camilla doesn’t let him finish his e ...
