The Romulus and Remus Myth as a Source of Insight into Greek and
... who ruled at the time Livy was writing. If Romulus indeed had more vultures than Remus, the matter is settled, and there is no more thought to give to the matter from that viewpoint. Secondly, it is possible the Romans did not see Remus’s death as regrettable, as he deserved it by his own decision t ...
... who ruled at the time Livy was writing. If Romulus indeed had more vultures than Remus, the matter is settled, and there is no more thought to give to the matter from that viewpoint. Secondly, it is possible the Romans did not see Remus’s death as regrettable, as he deserved it by his own decision t ...
Horace`s Ideal Italy: Sabines and Sabellians in Odes 1-3
... Horace’s use of Roman individuals and families divides Rome along the same lines. Odes 1.12 features a list of excellent Romans. Of the many possible and usual individuals, Horace chooses only the Sabellians. Throughout the Odes, Horace contrasts the proverbial luxury of the Etruscans with Sabellian ...
... Horace’s use of Roman individuals and families divides Rome along the same lines. Odes 1.12 features a list of excellent Romans. Of the many possible and usual individuals, Horace chooses only the Sabellians. Throughout the Odes, Horace contrasts the proverbial luxury of the Etruscans with Sabellian ...
Hannibal, soldier, statesman, patriot, and the crisis of the struggle
... who died when Hannibal was still a youth, no Carthaginian of his time had a pretence to greatness he is supreme over the soldiers and statesmen of Rome; he is the master spirit of the Mediterranean World. Nothing in the period of the Second Punic War can be compared to Hannibal, save the great peopl ...
... who died when Hannibal was still a youth, no Carthaginian of his time had a pretence to greatness he is supreme over the soldiers and statesmen of Rome; he is the master spirit of the Mediterranean World. Nothing in the period of the Second Punic War can be compared to Hannibal, save the great peopl ...
the sertorian wars, the seeds of a nation
... In Hispania, Sulla branded Sertorius and his followers as outlaws. Renewing his previous contacts, Sertorius began gathering Hispanic allies based on his ability to lead and judge fairly. As Sertorius moved about the countryside he found the people distrustful of Roman administration. Where he could ...
... In Hispania, Sulla branded Sertorius and his followers as outlaws. Renewing his previous contacts, Sertorius began gathering Hispanic allies based on his ability to lead and judge fairly. As Sertorius moved about the countryside he found the people distrustful of Roman administration. Where he could ...
the dramatic elements in livy`s history
... possible that, in Livy's mind, Books VI-X were the most important of all the extant books'. 17 He focuses upon the 'dramatic structure' of the two main themes, viz. the struggle of the orders and Rome's military struggle to ensure her hegemony over Italy. However, the dramatic structure of these the ...
... possible that, in Livy's mind, Books VI-X were the most important of all the extant books'. 17 He focuses upon the 'dramatic structure' of the two main themes, viz. the struggle of the orders and Rome's military struggle to ensure her hegemony over Italy. However, the dramatic structure of these the ...
Patricians Reseach Articles - Arrowhead Union High School
... which we might call a bodyguard or a gang, but also secondary leaders who had their own gangs as well. These went about the streets of Rome armed and of course there were skirmishes and beatings and even murders. On one occasion, a group of Gaius' followers met up with a servant of one of the consul ...
... which we might call a bodyguard or a gang, but also secondary leaders who had their own gangs as well. These went about the streets of Rome armed and of course there were skirmishes and beatings and even murders. On one occasion, a group of Gaius' followers met up with a servant of one of the consul ...
spectacles of death in ancient rome
... Philological Association a joint panel on the Roman arena (abstracted in AJArch. 97 (1993) 304–6) showed that the scholarly community was ready for new perspectives on spectacles. As I was working on the project, impressive interdisciplinary studies appeared, including Wiedemann’s 1992 Emperors and ...
... Philological Association a joint panel on the Roman arena (abstracted in AJArch. 97 (1993) 304–6) showed that the scholarly community was ready for new perspectives on spectacles. As I was working on the project, impressive interdisciplinary studies appeared, including Wiedemann’s 1992 Emperors and ...
Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome
... Philological Association a joint panel on the Roman arena (abstracted in AJArch. 97 (1993) 304–6) showed that the scholarly community was ready for new perspectives on spectacles. As I was working on the project, impressive interdisciplinary studies appeared, including Wiedemann’s 1992 Emperors and ...
... Philological Association a joint panel on the Roman arena (abstracted in AJArch. 97 (1993) 304–6) showed that the scholarly community was ready for new perspectives on spectacles. As I was working on the project, impressive interdisciplinary studies appeared, including Wiedemann’s 1992 Emperors and ...
- University of Glasgow
... Any thesis undertaken on a part-time basis will inevitably display some of the tell-tale signs of its long gestation. If these are less apparent in this finished product, then the credit is mainly due to my principal supervisor at the University of Glasgow, Professor Catherine Steel. She has been a ...
... Any thesis undertaken on a part-time basis will inevitably display some of the tell-tale signs of its long gestation. If these are less apparent in this finished product, then the credit is mainly due to my principal supervisor at the University of Glasgow, Professor Catherine Steel. She has been a ...
JC Guide - LHS Com II / FrontPage
... Rome’s leading families, who could serve for life. Two citizen assemblies made laws and elected Rome’s magistrates, including consuls. Although the Senate was supposed only to advise the magistrates and the assemblies, it actually held most of the power. Over several centuries, Rome greatly expanded ...
... Rome’s leading families, who could serve for life. Two citizen assemblies made laws and elected Rome’s magistrates, including consuls. Although the Senate was supposed only to advise the magistrates and the assemblies, it actually held most of the power. Over several centuries, Rome greatly expanded ...
FALLEN VESTALS
... thriving, then it was a sign that the Vestals were doing their job. The converse was true as well, should the Republic falter, it meant a Vestal was not doing her job. Virginity was a sign of a civilized state, and the loss of it in the case of a Vestal Virgin meant that Rome was sliding back into ...
... thriving, then it was a sign that the Vestals were doing their job. The converse was true as well, should the Republic falter, it meant a Vestal was not doing her job. Virginity was a sign of a civilized state, and the loss of it in the case of a Vestal Virgin meant that Rome was sliding back into ...
Mason Tjuanta - 2010
... Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus dubbed Caligula was one of the most fanatical Emperors of the Roman Republic. Through greatness and insanity he reigned. His sovereignty was the mark of a new era. Supposedly rid of tyrants. As much as he was a leader, he was a tyrant. From reforms and generou ...
... Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus dubbed Caligula was one of the most fanatical Emperors of the Roman Republic. Through greatness and insanity he reigned. His sovereignty was the mark of a new era. Supposedly rid of tyrants. As much as he was a leader, he was a tyrant. From reforms and generou ...
LIVY, VEII, AND ROME: AB URBE CONDITA, BOOK V by KARL
... when the siege works were first built in 403 B.C.E., not when the ambassadors from Veii insulted the Senate in 406 B.C.E.; the institution of the first winter barracks would support this idea more suitably if in fact it was Livy who extended the declaration of war back three years in order for the w ...
... when the siege works were first built in 403 B.C.E., not when the ambassadors from Veii insulted the Senate in 406 B.C.E.; the institution of the first winter barracks would support this idea more suitably if in fact it was Livy who extended the declaration of war back three years in order for the w ...
NERO - Shadows Government
... those to whom he committed key provincial appointments; under the guidance of these, imperial security and prosperity advanced in most parts of the empire. Roman writers, such as Tacitus, Suetonius and Cassius Dio, could find little positive to say about Rome’s fifth Julio-Claudian emperor; in this th ...
... those to whom he committed key provincial appointments; under the guidance of these, imperial security and prosperity advanced in most parts of the empire. Roman writers, such as Tacitus, Suetonius and Cassius Dio, could find little positive to say about Rome’s fifth Julio-Claudian emperor; in this th ...
VIRTUE AND VICE IN SHAKESPEARE`S ROME
... for fighting “Like Romans, neither foolish in our stands/Nor cowardly in retire.”14 He believes strategically retreating is virtuous and all true Romans should practice this virtue. He does not celebrate cowardice but defines it differently than Martius. Martius believes courage requires men to disr ...
... for fighting “Like Romans, neither foolish in our stands/Nor cowardly in retire.”14 He believes strategically retreating is virtuous and all true Romans should practice this virtue. He does not celebrate cowardice but defines it differently than Martius. Martius believes courage requires men to disr ...
final_draft_velle
... new ways of handling attitudes and ideas, especially when they entered the mainstream through Maecenas’ deft handling of patronage in support of Augustan propaganda. By the time he came to write his own history, Velleius had added to his existing familiarity with literature and military leadership t ...
... new ways of handling attitudes and ideas, especially when they entered the mainstream through Maecenas’ deft handling of patronage in support of Augustan propaganda. By the time he came to write his own history, Velleius had added to his existing familiarity with literature and military leadership t ...
Tom Cox - Gorffennol
... description of the Roman people as a whole throughout Book 21. The Roman people are shown as moral, though not faultless, with Livy providing contrasts between the actions of the two sides during the war, focusing on Scipio and Hannibal’s treatment of captured settlements as juxtapositions. Scipio’ ...
... description of the Roman people as a whole throughout Book 21. The Roman people are shown as moral, though not faultless, with Livy providing contrasts between the actions of the two sides during the war, focusing on Scipio and Hannibal’s treatment of captured settlements as juxtapositions. Scipio’ ...