The Punic Wars
... Rome, still angry about the second war, destroyed, plundered, burned, and plowed the city under, sowing the ground with salt so nothing could grow. They slaughtered the inhabitants and those not killed were sold into slavery. ...
... Rome, still angry about the second war, destroyed, plundered, burned, and plowed the city under, sowing the ground with salt so nothing could grow. They slaughtered the inhabitants and those not killed were sold into slavery. ...
мнемон - Центр антиковедения СПбГУ
... proconsul Scipio, then commander-in-chief of the Roman army in North Africa, should stay at the head of the troops and that Lentulus should command the fleet if naval operations should be necessary.11 When in 77 BC Pompey – ten years before he got the command against the pirates – was sent to Spain ...
... proconsul Scipio, then commander-in-chief of the Roman army in North Africa, should stay at the head of the troops and that Lentulus should command the fleet if naval operations should be necessary.11 When in 77 BC Pompey – ten years before he got the command against the pirates – was sent to Spain ...
Liberty and the people in republican Rome Elaine Fantham
... exempted from tolls (portoria) and the tribute, on the ideological grounds that the poor were already paying enough stipendium (this would later be the name given to a soldier's pay, and the tax which provided it) if they brought up citizen children. This leads Livy to introduce another recurring so ...
... exempted from tolls (portoria) and the tribute, on the ideological grounds that the poor were already paying enough stipendium (this would later be the name given to a soldier's pay, and the tax which provided it) if they brought up citizen children. This leads Livy to introduce another recurring so ...
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 ...
Julio-Claudian emperors
... emperor — and AD 476, when the last emperor of the western part of the Roman empire was overthrown by barbarians, there were 165 Roman emperors! No emperor ever ruled as long as Augustus who occupied the imperial throne for 41 years. Only six other emperors ruled for more than 20 years. It was certa ...
... emperor — and AD 476, when the last emperor of the western part of the Roman empire was overthrown by barbarians, there were 165 Roman emperors! No emperor ever ruled as long as Augustus who occupied the imperial throne for 41 years. Only six other emperors ruled for more than 20 years. It was certa ...
Chapter 14: The Roman Republic, 509 B.C.
... had grown wheat for food. Latifundias, on the other hand, produced crops, sheep, and cattle for sale at market. Some contained olive groves and vineyards. Because they no longer grew their own wheat, the Romans began to import wheat from such conquered areas as Sicily and North Africa. The main reas ...
... had grown wheat for food. Latifundias, on the other hand, produced crops, sheep, and cattle for sale at market. Some contained olive groves and vineyards. Because they no longer grew their own wheat, the Romans began to import wheat from such conquered areas as Sicily and North Africa. The main reas ...
Gladiatorial Murder Article_3
... By the end of the last century BC, the religious and commemorative elements in gladiatorial shows were eclipsed by the political and the spectacular. Gladiatorial shows were public performances held mostly, before the amphitheatre was built, in the ritual and social centre of the city, the Forum. Pu ...
... By the end of the last century BC, the religious and commemorative elements in gladiatorial shows were eclipsed by the political and the spectacular. Gladiatorial shows were public performances held mostly, before the amphitheatre was built, in the ritual and social centre of the city, the Forum. Pu ...
Chapter 1 - Fortress Press
... of Israel, moreover, was a response to the longings of those people, who had lived under the domination of one empire after another for centuries, to be free of imperial rule. Israelite tradition from which Jesus worked in his mission bore the marks of a prolonged struggle of the people both to adju ...
... of Israel, moreover, was a response to the longings of those people, who had lived under the domination of one empire after another for centuries, to be free of imperial rule. Israelite tradition from which Jesus worked in his mission bore the marks of a prolonged struggle of the people both to adju ...
Julius Caesar
... Leptius • A Roman General responsible for the reconciliation of Antony and Octavious ...
... Leptius • A Roman General responsible for the reconciliation of Antony and Octavious ...
Punic Wars - OCPS TeacherPress
... the island of Sicily asked them for help against pirates. People on the other side of the island asked Carthage for help. • At the end of the war Rome had taken control of three islands off of their coast: Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica. ...
... the island of Sicily asked them for help against pirates. People on the other side of the island asked Carthage for help. • At the end of the war Rome had taken control of three islands off of their coast: Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica. ...
Chapter 13 Beginnings Chapter Focus On the hill known as the
... get favors from gods. Women were allowed to dance, take part in public celebrations and own property! SOCIAL ORDER – how groups of people are classed. The Etruscan social order was made up of an upper class(wealthy landowners), middle class(farmers, traders, city workers) and lower class(enslave ...
... get favors from gods. Women were allowed to dance, take part in public celebrations and own property! SOCIAL ORDER – how groups of people are classed. The Etruscan social order was made up of an upper class(wealthy landowners), middle class(farmers, traders, city workers) and lower class(enslave ...
stories from the history of rome
... the three Curiatii surround the one Horatius who was still alive and unhurt. But cries of anger broke from the Romans when they saw their last champion turn and fly from his enemies. “Shame on the coward!” they cried; “the name of Horatius is disgraced for ever. Better he had died gloriously doing h ...
... the three Curiatii surround the one Horatius who was still alive and unhurt. But cries of anger broke from the Romans when they saw their last champion turn and fly from his enemies. “Shame on the coward!” they cried; “the name of Horatius is disgraced for ever. Better he had died gloriously doing h ...
Those worst of men have murdered the best of men
... • Furious at his brother’s murder, continued in his footsteps (“Those worst of men have murdered the best of men, my brother!”) • Also a quaestor, when running for tribune election, so many came to vote that there was not enough room in the city! • Re-Elected without running Had broader vision than ...
... • Furious at his brother’s murder, continued in his footsteps (“Those worst of men have murdered the best of men, my brother!”) • Also a quaestor, when running for tribune election, so many came to vote that there was not enough room in the city! • Re-Elected without running Had broader vision than ...
Profile - Cinnaminson Public Schools
... It’s time for you to show what you know about the historical figures from Ancient Rome. For this project, you will do research, and create a Fake book page for the person you selected. Please look over the Fake book page for Julius Caesar located on your teacher’s webpage. You will be able to edit t ...
... It’s time for you to show what you know about the historical figures from Ancient Rome. For this project, you will do research, and create a Fake book page for the person you selected. Please look over the Fake book page for Julius Caesar located on your teacher’s webpage. You will be able to edit t ...
Rome and America - Probe Ministries
... capital see America—and see Washington itself.” Like the Romans, Americans tend to see themselves as more important than they are. They tend to have an exaggerated sense of their own presence in the world and its ability to act alone. A second parallel involves military power. Although there are dif ...
... capital see America—and see Washington itself.” Like the Romans, Americans tend to see themselves as more important than they are. They tend to have an exaggerated sense of their own presence in the world and its ability to act alone. A second parallel involves military power. Although there are dif ...
Ancient Rome - Williams
... • Most farmers were ex-soldiers- they couldn’t believe Rome would treat them this way after they fought for these people. • Generals in the army began to grow very powerful, they promised these poor farmers land if they joined. • Soldiers began to feel more allegiance (loyalty) to generals than the ...
... • Most farmers were ex-soldiers- they couldn’t believe Rome would treat them this way after they fought for these people. • Generals in the army began to grow very powerful, they promised these poor farmers land if they joined. • Soldiers began to feel more allegiance (loyalty) to generals than the ...