Book 3 - Roman Roads Media
... and the Rutulians had recourse to the celebrated power of the Etruscans and Mezentius, their king, who was reigning at Caere, a wealthy city in those days. From the first he had felt anything but pleasure at the rise of the new city, and now he regarded the growth of the Trojan state as much too rap ...
... and the Rutulians had recourse to the celebrated power of the Etruscans and Mezentius, their king, who was reigning at Caere, a wealthy city in those days. From the first he had felt anything but pleasure at the rise of the new city, and now he regarded the growth of the Trojan state as much too rap ...
The Elogia of the Augustan Forum - MacSphere
... Romulus, and lining the walls of both porticoes, were the statues of the summi viri, the illustrious men of the Republic.28 Some, if not all, ofthe statues and elogia displayed in the Forum were duplicated and set up in several municipalities throughout Italy, and elsewhere. These cities, as the res ...
... Romulus, and lining the walls of both porticoes, were the statues of the summi viri, the illustrious men of the Republic.28 Some, if not all, ofthe statues and elogia displayed in the Forum were duplicated and set up in several municipalities throughout Italy, and elsewhere. These cities, as the res ...
Cato the Elder Essay - 2010
... appear much throughout Cato’s life and would act as a great influence to many of Cato’s actions. He also had stern opinions and believed strongly in Roman tradition by punishing those who didn’t follow. For example, he dismissed a man in the senate named Manilius who kissed his wife in broad dayligh ...
... appear much throughout Cato’s life and would act as a great influence to many of Cato’s actions. He also had stern opinions and believed strongly in Roman tradition by punishing those who didn’t follow. For example, he dismissed a man in the senate named Manilius who kissed his wife in broad dayligh ...
A COMPANION TO THE ROMAN ARMY Edited by
... BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO THE ANCIENT WORLD This series provides sophisticated and authoritative overviews of periods of ancient history, genres of classical literature, and the most important themes in ancient culture. Each volume comprises between twenty-five and forty concise essays written by indi ...
... BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO THE ANCIENT WORLD This series provides sophisticated and authoritative overviews of periods of ancient history, genres of classical literature, and the most important themes in ancient culture. Each volume comprises between twenty-five and forty concise essays written by indi ...
The Public Image of the Later Severans: Caracalla to
... The third century AD was a time of great change in the Roman Empire, often referred to by scholars as ‘the crisis of the third century.’1 The second half of the third century saw a rapid succession of emperors and usurpers, political uncertainty, and social and economic upheaval. The Severan rule pr ...
... The third century AD was a time of great change in the Roman Empire, often referred to by scholars as ‘the crisis of the third century.’1 The second half of the third century saw a rapid succession of emperors and usurpers, political uncertainty, and social and economic upheaval. The Severan rule pr ...
Political Theory
... the people to it.29 Dictatorship was exceptional and provisional; tyranny “unnatural” but permanent.30 Because the dictator lacked the legislative powers that the tyrant simply usurped he could not modify, alter, or abolish the established constitutional structure but only suspend it. Thus, while th ...
... the people to it.29 Dictatorship was exceptional and provisional; tyranny “unnatural” but permanent.30 Because the dictator lacked the legislative powers that the tyrant simply usurped he could not modify, alter, or abolish the established constitutional structure but only suspend it. Thus, while th ...
106744620 - BORA - UiB
... to be quite weak, considered “far from reliable as a historical, anthropological or sociological work” (Thomas, p. 59), but historically it is considered quite important. Upon its rediscovery in the 15th century, the Germania was a huge influence in the forming of a national identity in Germany, and ...
... to be quite weak, considered “far from reliable as a historical, anthropological or sociological work” (Thomas, p. 59), but historically it is considered quite important. Upon its rediscovery in the 15th century, the Germania was a huge influence in the forming of a national identity in Germany, and ...
From Triumphal Gates to Triumphant Rotting: Refractions of Rome in
... approach to each one without imposing an overall framework on her analyses. Her book offers a glimpse into the pervasiveness of classical interests and influences on a variety of important poets of this period. Another important work devoted to classical reception in Russian is Marinus Wes’s Classi ...
... approach to each one without imposing an overall framework on her analyses. Her book offers a glimpse into the pervasiveness of classical interests and influences on a variety of important poets of this period. Another important work devoted to classical reception in Russian is Marinus Wes’s Classi ...
Imperial Representations of Clementia: from Augustus to Marcus
... extols Trajan's clemency along with his many other virtues in his Panegyricus. Consequently, modem scholarship on clementia has tended to fall in one of two categories: it considers only the historical and philosophical nature of the virtue with no treatment of the material culture, or, if the mater ...
... extols Trajan's clemency along with his many other virtues in his Panegyricus. Consequently, modem scholarship on clementia has tended to fall in one of two categories: it considers only the historical and philosophical nature of the virtue with no treatment of the material culture, or, if the mater ...
Narrative and Notice in Livy`s Fourth Decade: The Case of Scipio
... Some historians write that Scipio, having joined his army with his colleague’s, raided the fields of the Boii and Ligurii, as far as the forests and marshes allowed progress; others write that he returned to Rome for the elections having achieved nothing at all memorable. The passage is interesting n ...
... Some historians write that Scipio, having joined his army with his colleague’s, raided the fields of the Boii and Ligurii, as far as the forests and marshes allowed progress; others write that he returned to Rome for the elections having achieved nothing at all memorable. The passage is interesting n ...
Heroes of the Colosseum
... 1c) The Origins and Evolution of the Venationes Spectacles of beast hunts or venationes developed on a parallel course to gladiatorial combat, but had their own distinct and unique characteristics. Again, Livy, the great historian of Rome, dates the first hunts to the year of the foundation of the ...
... 1c) The Origins and Evolution of the Venationes Spectacles of beast hunts or venationes developed on a parallel course to gladiatorial combat, but had their own distinct and unique characteristics. Again, Livy, the great historian of Rome, dates the first hunts to the year of the foundation of the ...
THE SAMNITE LEGACY: - University of Lethbridge
... Rome established military colonies to hold regions of strategic significance. While this had occurred prior, during these wars colonies were established for a strictly offensive, rather than defensive purpose. One key example is at Fregellae, where the Romans established a colony directly within Sam ...
... Rome established military colonies to hold regions of strategic significance. While this had occurred prior, during these wars colonies were established for a strictly offensive, rather than defensive purpose. One key example is at Fregellae, where the Romans established a colony directly within Sam ...
Diocletian Biography
... Galerius arrived in the city later in March. According to Lactantius, he came armed with plans to reconstitute the tetrarchy, force Diocletian to step down, and fill the Imperial office with men compliant to his will. Through coercion and threats, he eventually convinced Diocletian to comply with hi ...
... Galerius arrived in the city later in March. According to Lactantius, he came armed with plans to reconstitute the tetrarchy, force Diocletian to step down, and fill the Imperial office with men compliant to his will. Through coercion and threats, he eventually convinced Diocletian to comply with hi ...
The Grand Strategy: A Study on Hannibal`s Stratagem During the
... Peninsula except Cisalpine Gaul 20. After bringing the Latin states into line during the Latin Wars in 338 B.C., the final defeat of the Samnite tribes in 290 B.C., and the fall of the Greek city-states in southern Italy in 275 BC Rome had eliminated all of its major rivals in Italy. 21 It’s militar ...
... Peninsula except Cisalpine Gaul 20. After bringing the Latin states into line during the Latin Wars in 338 B.C., the final defeat of the Samnite tribes in 290 B.C., and the fall of the Greek city-states in southern Italy in 275 BC Rome had eliminated all of its major rivals in Italy. 21 It’s militar ...
Fides Romana - Otago University Research Archive
... Eckstein’s work, Senate and General: Individual Decision-making and Roman Foreign Relations, 264-194 B.C. (1987) is a narrative examination of the action taken by commanders in Italy, Sicily, Spain, Greece, and Africa. The period coincides with Richardson’s monograph. The principle argument of his ...
... Eckstein’s work, Senate and General: Individual Decision-making and Roman Foreign Relations, 264-194 B.C. (1987) is a narrative examination of the action taken by commanders in Italy, Sicily, Spain, Greece, and Africa. The period coincides with Richardson’s monograph. The principle argument of his ...
Study Notes on Cicero and Natural Law
... Cicero lived from 106 BC to 43 BC. He reached maturity and the height of his ability at just the time the mighty Roman Republic imploded. The Roman Republic was a marvel of efficient and just (for its time), government. In addition to several lesser institutions, the Senate made laws, and two consul ...
... Cicero lived from 106 BC to 43 BC. He reached maturity and the height of his ability at just the time the mighty Roman Republic imploded. The Roman Republic was a marvel of efficient and just (for its time), government. In addition to several lesser institutions, the Senate made laws, and two consul ...
Reconstructing religion
... Brothers, will be examined to understand the function of the brotherhood under Augustus. There is very little evidence from the Augustan grove, but there is evidence for the foundations of a temple, as well as of a circus. The circus has been mostly ignored by John Scheid in his work Romulus et s ...
... Brothers, will be examined to understand the function of the brotherhood under Augustus. There is very little evidence from the Augustan grove, but there is evidence for the foundations of a temple, as well as of a circus. The circus has been mostly ignored by John Scheid in his work Romulus et s ...
Ibid. - meguca.org
... So too the values that gave breath to the Republic itself, the desires of its citizens, the rituals and codes of their behaviour. Understand these and much that strikes us as abhorrent about the Romans, actions which to our way of thinking are self-evidently crimes, can be, if not forgiven, then at ...
... So too the values that gave breath to the Republic itself, the desires of its citizens, the rituals and codes of their behaviour. Understand these and much that strikes us as abhorrent about the Romans, actions which to our way of thinking are self-evidently crimes, can be, if not forgiven, then at ...
