Spartacus Mythistoricus: Winning Spartacus into the
... then some selection cannot be avoided— a selection, moreover, determined by irrelevant psychological factors, by the accidents of interest and attention. Moment by moment the whole fabric of events dissolves in ruins and melts into the past; and all that survives of the thing done passes into the cu ...
... then some selection cannot be avoided— a selection, moreover, determined by irrelevant psychological factors, by the accidents of interest and attention. Moment by moment the whole fabric of events dissolves in ruins and melts into the past; and all that survives of the thing done passes into the cu ...
The Caecilii Metelli - BYU ScholarsArchive
... theories or ideas that are not supported by the evidence, this caution should not prevent reasonable constructions that explain, interpret, or otherwise illuminate what little evidence is available. An attempt must be made to better understand the Metelli and their role in the politics of the Roman ...
... theories or ideas that are not supported by the evidence, this caution should not prevent reasonable constructions that explain, interpret, or otherwise illuminate what little evidence is available. An attempt must be made to better understand the Metelli and their role in the politics of the Roman ...
Open Access - Ghent University Academic Bibliography
... of historicity and personality that emerges from Livy‖s text, I immediately directed my attention toward Polybius 18. Plutarch‖s Life of Flamininus was the next logical step. Although I was not destined to pursue an academic career, the deep impression left on me by these authors endured over the fo ...
... of historicity and personality that emerges from Livy‖s text, I immediately directed my attention toward Polybius 18. Plutarch‖s Life of Flamininus was the next logical step. Although I was not destined to pursue an academic career, the deep impression left on me by these authors endured over the fo ...
Faunus and the Fauns in Latin Literature of the Republic and Early
... 3.5 Martial Epic and Displacement of Italic Gods .......................................... 105 3.6 Conclusion ................................................................................................. 113 Conclusion ............................................................................ ...
... 3.5 Martial Epic and Displacement of Italic Gods .......................................... 105 3.6 Conclusion ................................................................................................. 113 Conclusion ............................................................................ ...
julius caesar: the colossus of rome
... of the two Gracchus brothers, of Marius, Sulla, Sertorius, Crassus, Lucullus, Pompeius, Cicero, Caesar, Cato the Younger, Marcus Antonius and Marcus Brutus. Together they tell us an enormous amount about these crucial leaders of late Republican Rome. Plutarch had access to and used an array of writi ...
... of the two Gracchus brothers, of Marius, Sulla, Sertorius, Crassus, Lucullus, Pompeius, Cicero, Caesar, Cato the Younger, Marcus Antonius and Marcus Brutus. Together they tell us an enormous amount about these crucial leaders of late Republican Rome. Plutarch had access to and used an array of writi ...
ARRIAN OF NICOMEDIA: GRECO
... Arrian of Nicomedia (mid-80s to late-160s AD)1 was a philosopher, soldier, statesman, and historian whose writings connected the Greek past to his life in the Roman Empire. Arrian was born in Roman controlled, yet Greek influenced, territory in what is now Turkey. His study of philosophy, his time ...
... Arrian of Nicomedia (mid-80s to late-160s AD)1 was a philosopher, soldier, statesman, and historian whose writings connected the Greek past to his life in the Roman Empire. Arrian was born in Roman controlled, yet Greek influenced, territory in what is now Turkey. His study of philosophy, his time ...
History Of The Decli.. - The Conscious Living Foundation
... briefly suggested in its proper place, but it may be as well to state it, here, somewhat more at length. The art of Gibbon, or at least the unfair impression produced by his two memorable chapters, consists in his confounding together, in one indistinguishable mass, the origin and apostolic propagat ...
... briefly suggested in its proper place, but it may be as well to state it, here, somewhat more at length. The art of Gibbon, or at least the unfair impression produced by his two memorable chapters, consists in his confounding together, in one indistinguishable mass, the origin and apostolic propagat ...
CONSTRUCTING CAESAR: JULIUS CAESAR`S
... have a speaking “I” who draws our attention to something mentioned earlier. The occurance of a first person verb along side “Caesar” leads us to ask who this “I” is. The traditional reading would identify the “I” with Julius Caesar, the author, speaking to the reader directly, even though he speaks ...
... have a speaking “I” who draws our attention to something mentioned earlier. The occurance of a first person verb along side “Caesar” leads us to ask who this “I” is. The traditional reading would identify the “I” with Julius Caesar, the author, speaking to the reader directly, even though he speaks ...
Zosimus, Greek Historian of the Fall of the Roman Empire
... of that vile exaction to Constantine;l8 and reiterating his ideas about Constantine's choice of Byzantium for his new city and about the Fausta and Crispus episode, in order to refute them. 19 A date for Zosimus was not forthcoming from Evagrius' perusal of Eustathius, since, as Mendelssohn conclude ...
... of that vile exaction to Constantine;l8 and reiterating his ideas about Constantine's choice of Byzantium for his new city and about the Fausta and Crispus episode, in order to refute them. 19 A date for Zosimus was not forthcoming from Evagrius' perusal of Eustathius, since, as Mendelssohn conclude ...
hannibal`s night time antics: livy`s use of `the night` in the third
... patience, especially during my ‘panic-mode’ moments. I could not have done it without your support and constant re-assurance, which never faulted even when I was at the end of my tether. Thank you. Special thanks also to Enrica Sciarrino and Alison Griffith for your input and interest in my topic wh ...
... patience, especially during my ‘panic-mode’ moments. I could not have done it without your support and constant re-assurance, which never faulted even when I was at the end of my tether. Thank you. Special thanks also to Enrica Sciarrino and Alison Griffith for your input and interest in my topic wh ...
i Caligula Unmasked
... of recounting the titillating gossip that would encourage later analysts to assume mental instability.” 20 Thus, modern researchers are diagnosing Caligula based upon the symptoms given in the literary accounts which are themselves possibly tainted with biased and exaggerated details. There are othe ...
... of recounting the titillating gossip that would encourage later analysts to assume mental instability.” 20 Thus, modern researchers are diagnosing Caligula based upon the symptoms given in the literary accounts which are themselves possibly tainted with biased and exaggerated details. There are othe ...
The Gracchi Marius and Sulla - International World History Project
... word patrician, more familiar to our ear than the substantive from which it is formed, came to imply much more than its original meaning. [Sidenote: The clients.] In its simplest and earliest sense it was applied to a man who was sprung from a Roman marriage, who stood towards his client on much the ...
... word patrician, more familiar to our ear than the substantive from which it is formed, came to imply much more than its original meaning. [Sidenote: The clients.] In its simplest and earliest sense it was applied to a man who was sprung from a Roman marriage, who stood towards his client on much the ...
ROMANS ON PARADE: REPRESENTATIONS OF ROMANNESS IN
... the triumph should not be to use the ceremony to pass judgment on the Romans and their values, but to better understand them. Not only is Payne’s purpose in examining the triumph flawed, but his methodology seems ineffectual as well. His book is a retelling of the triumphal accounts in the ancient s ...
... the triumph should not be to use the ceremony to pass judgment on the Romans and their values, but to better understand them. Not only is Payne’s purpose in examining the triumph flawed, but his methodology seems ineffectual as well. His book is a retelling of the triumphal accounts in the ancient s ...
Literature and Its Times Julius Caesar
... The rise of Julius Caesar In 60 B.C., about fifteen years before the events depicted in Julius Caesar took place, Caesar, Gneius Pompeius (Pompey), and Marcus Licinius Crassus were three of the most powerful senators in Rome. They decided to form a pact to support each other politically. This pact, ...
... The rise of Julius Caesar In 60 B.C., about fifteen years before the events depicted in Julius Caesar took place, Caesar, Gneius Pompeius (Pompey), and Marcus Licinius Crassus were three of the most powerful senators in Rome. They decided to form a pact to support each other politically. This pact, ...
CONTESTING THE GREATNESS OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT
... comparison between Rome and Alexander. By investigating the works of Polybius and Livy, we can discuss and understand an important aspect of the impact of Alexander the Great upon the reputation and image of Rome. This study hopes to illustrate that because of the subject of their histories namely t ...
... comparison between Rome and Alexander. By investigating the works of Polybius and Livy, we can discuss and understand an important aspect of the impact of Alexander the Great upon the reputation and image of Rome. This study hopes to illustrate that because of the subject of their histories namely t ...
Word - The Open University
... elaborate example is Hadrian’s imperial villa at Tivoli, but we can also find more mundane examples, such as the shops and houses constructed of brick-faced concrete in the harbour town of Ostia. Both Trajan and Hadrian used brick-faced concrete. Like many emperors before him, Hadrian embellished th ...
... elaborate example is Hadrian’s imperial villa at Tivoli, but we can also find more mundane examples, such as the shops and houses constructed of brick-faced concrete in the harbour town of Ostia. Both Trajan and Hadrian used brick-faced concrete. Like many emperors before him, Hadrian embellished th ...
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. ...
Vestal Virgins of Rome: Images Of Power
... transition, the Vestal Virgins of Rome began to represent a sense of what it meant to be Roman. The manifestation of the symbolization of Rome gave the Vestals great power. As the social and political power that Vestals gained grew, so too do their expressions of their power. Throughout this transit ...
... transition, the Vestal Virgins of Rome began to represent a sense of what it meant to be Roman. The manifestation of the symbolization of Rome gave the Vestals great power. As the social and political power that Vestals gained grew, so too do their expressions of their power. Throughout this transit ...
the poison king
... Values; Denis Feeney and the Princeton Classics Department; and Anthony Grafton and the Princeton Humanities Council Old Dominion Fellows of 2005–6. Richard Martin and the Stanford Classics Department, and the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Program, Stanford, have given me my first ...
... Values; Denis Feeney and the Princeton Classics Department; and Anthony Grafton and the Princeton Humanities Council Old Dominion Fellows of 2005–6. Richard Martin and the Stanford Classics Department, and the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Program, Stanford, have given me my first ...
RG38_Uhlir_theses_2016
... III. “The bloody flag” – Coriolanus and Titus Andronicus in Text Both Coriolanus and Titus Andronicus gaze into the world of Ancient Rome, striking upon tenets that comprise and define its empire. With ...
... III. “The bloody flag” – Coriolanus and Titus Andronicus in Text Both Coriolanus and Titus Andronicus gaze into the world of Ancient Rome, striking upon tenets that comprise and define its empire. With ...