Aulus Gellius Noctes Atticae 20.1.12
... codification of the customary laws of the Romans, which were to be written down and displayed in a public place so that everyone knew what they were. A commission of ten men (the Decemviri) was chosen and they published a code of ten tables. This, however, proved insufficient for the plebeians, so t ...
... codification of the customary laws of the Romans, which were to be written down and displayed in a public place so that everyone knew what they were. A commission of ten men (the Decemviri) was chosen and they published a code of ten tables. This, however, proved insufficient for the plebeians, so t ...
Julius Caesar was a late Republic statesman and general who
... years. Their attempts to amass power through populist tactics were opposed by the conservative ruling class within the Roman Senate, among them Cato the Younger with the frequent support of Cicero. Caesar's victories in the Gallic Wars, completed by 51 BCE, extended Rome's territory to the English C ...
... years. Their attempts to amass power through populist tactics were opposed by the conservative ruling class within the Roman Senate, among them Cato the Younger with the frequent support of Cicero. Caesar's victories in the Gallic Wars, completed by 51 BCE, extended Rome's territory to the English C ...
Coins of Rome
... intrinsic value. While they contained precious metals, the value of a coin was higher than its precious metal content – Thus they were not bullion ...
... intrinsic value. While they contained precious metals, the value of a coin was higher than its precious metal content – Thus they were not bullion ...
Ideologies and Realities of the Paterfamilias
... be characterized by a very slow erosion of the powers of the paterfamilias, both as father and as husband.”10 She also assumes a separation of public and private spheres, stating that the paterfamilias “was, in a sense, the public representative of the family unit.”11 These arguments contradict her ...
... be characterized by a very slow erosion of the powers of the paterfamilias, both as father and as husband.”10 She also assumes a separation of public and private spheres, stating that the paterfamilias “was, in a sense, the public representative of the family unit.”11 These arguments contradict her ...
RRPfinaldraft - 2011
... Mediterranean. For example, their power extended from North Africa, where Carthage itself was located, as far away as Spain and Sicily. By the time the Roman Empire came in contact with Carthage, Carthage had become the dominant power of the Mediterranean area. As Cicero once stated, “Carthage could ...
... Mediterranean. For example, their power extended from North Africa, where Carthage itself was located, as far away as Spain and Sicily. By the time the Roman Empire came in contact with Carthage, Carthage had become the dominant power of the Mediterranean area. As Cicero once stated, “Carthage could ...
Chapter Six - The Roman Republic
... Romans ever had. The most famous incident in these wars is the Roman surrender at the Caudine Forks. A Roman army, in a hurry to help allies on the far side of the Samnite country, rushed headlong into a trap almost as soon as they had crossed the Samnite border. They had to go through one mountain ...
... Romans ever had. The most famous incident in these wars is the Roman surrender at the Caudine Forks. A Roman army, in a hurry to help allies on the far side of the Samnite country, rushed headlong into a trap almost as soon as they had crossed the Samnite border. They had to go through one mountain ...
Roman Republican Government
... in number while putting free citizens (labourers and small farmers) out of work. The poor Romans are starving to death and cannot afford to even join the military, for the cost of armour is too much. What decision are you going to make to address this problem? ...
... in number while putting free citizens (labourers and small farmers) out of work. The poor Romans are starving to death and cannot afford to even join the military, for the cost of armour is too much. What decision are you going to make to address this problem? ...
Ara Pacis Augustae
... the rule of Augustus. This propaganda message was not new for a Roman leader, but the scale of Augustus’ message is significant. The technique of combining historical and mythological sources to pronounce this message is also significant. Themes conveyed: Commemoration of an important event – the re ...
... the rule of Augustus. This propaganda message was not new for a Roman leader, but the scale of Augustus’ message is significant. The technique of combining historical and mythological sources to pronounce this message is also significant. Themes conveyed: Commemoration of an important event – the re ...
History of Cohors I Batavorum
... until this force was dismissed on Galba’s succession to the purple after Nero’s suicide (the troops were reinstated as bodyguards by the Emperor Trajan). The Batavian cavalry became famous throughout the Republic and the Empire. The had been the favourite troops of Gaius Julius Caesar, for good reas ...
... until this force was dismissed on Galba’s succession to the purple after Nero’s suicide (the troops were reinstated as bodyguards by the Emperor Trajan). The Batavian cavalry became famous throughout the Republic and the Empire. The had been the favourite troops of Gaius Julius Caesar, for good reas ...
Liberty and the people in republican Rome Elaine Fantham
... Next in Livy's narrative come the economic issues. The common folk are 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 brough ...
... Next in Livy's narrative come the economic issues. The common folk are 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 brough ...
Chapter 33 Rise of the Roman Republic
... an elected body of 300 patricians who served for life. 2 elected leaders, called consuls, shared command of the army. ...
... an elected body of 300 patricians who served for life. 2 elected leaders, called consuls, shared command of the army. ...
The Art of the Roman Empire
... Augustus, named after the town of Primaporta where it was found. Born Gaius Octavius, Augustus changed his name upon becoming Emperor. Great nephew of Julius Caesar, Octavian defeated Anthony and Cleopatra, taking control of the Empire and ending the civil wars which followed the assassination of Ju ...
... Augustus, named after the town of Primaporta where it was found. Born Gaius Octavius, Augustus changed his name upon becoming Emperor. Great nephew of Julius Caesar, Octavian defeated Anthony and Cleopatra, taking control of the Empire and ending the civil wars which followed the assassination of Ju ...
from velitrae to caesar`s heir - Assets
... a few months after Julius Caesar’s death. Even so, the main significance of Nicolaus’ work is that it was based, to a great extent, on the autobiography that Augustus, always the innovator, wrote not late in his life, but in his mid-thirties. Entitled De vita sua, it is another work from antiquity t ...
... a few months after Julius Caesar’s death. Even so, the main significance of Nicolaus’ work is that it was based, to a great extent, on the autobiography that Augustus, always the innovator, wrote not late in his life, but in his mid-thirties. Entitled De vita sua, it is another work from antiquity t ...
rome: the punic wars - Prep World History I
... western Mediterranean. Because Philip V of Macedon had allied himself with Hannibal and started his own war of conquest, the second Punic War forced Rome to turn east in wars of conquest against first Philip and then other Hellenistic kingdoms. The end result of the second Punic War, in the end, was ...
... western Mediterranean. Because Philip V of Macedon had allied himself with Hannibal and started his own war of conquest, the second Punic War forced Rome to turn east in wars of conquest against first Philip and then other Hellenistic kingdoms. The end result of the second Punic War, in the end, was ...
Founding of Rome: Notes
... -Aeneas’ son, Ascanius, founded the town closer to the Tiber River in the same region, called Alba Longa -The descendants of Aeneas and his son Ascanius would found the city on the bank of the Tiber that would later be known as Rome II. Romulus and Remus -Romans believed that Romulus and Remus were ...
... -Aeneas’ son, Ascanius, founded the town closer to the Tiber River in the same region, called Alba Longa -The descendants of Aeneas and his son Ascanius would found the city on the bank of the Tiber that would later be known as Rome II. Romulus and Remus -Romans believed that Romulus and Remus were ...
скачати - ua
... At the end of the Emperor Nero and the triumph of the Flavians every effort was made to forget the times of the Julio-Claudians (of which Julius Caesar’s family), and move to newer times. The focus of architecture and buildings shifted from the emperor’s creations to the public’s buildings. The nex ...
... At the end of the Emperor Nero and the triumph of the Flavians every effort was made to forget the times of the Julio-Claudians (of which Julius Caesar’s family), and move to newer times. The focus of architecture and buildings shifted from the emperor’s creations to the public’s buildings. The nex ...
Rome I - HRSBSTAFF Home Page
... – Tribunes = Roman officials in the Assembly of Tribes, elected by Plebeians. 10 Tribunes a year. They could veto any act or measure of the Senate, the assemblies or government officials ...
... – Tribunes = Roman officials in the Assembly of Tribes, elected by Plebeians. 10 Tribunes a year. They could veto any act or measure of the Senate, the assemblies or government officials ...
The Roman Legion - AP World History
... during the war into slavery. They literally wiped a 700 year old city off the map and it ceased to exist. It took Rome two years. Rome was happy. No Carthage and the Romans controlled the entire Mediterranean Sea and much of North Africa. **Now, if only there weren’t so many problems back in the cap ...
... during the war into slavery. They literally wiped a 700 year old city off the map and it ceased to exist. It took Rome two years. Rome was happy. No Carthage and the Romans controlled the entire Mediterranean Sea and much of North Africa. **Now, if only there weren’t so many problems back in the cap ...
artifact draft1 - Sites at Penn State
... filled by Augustus. As the need for stability was met, the need for justification rose, and it was met by all manner of propaganda, most of the survivors of which are carved in stone. The idolization (and later deification) of Augustus came exactly when it was needed to keep Rome together, and it ne ...
... filled by Augustus. As the need for stability was met, the need for justification rose, and it was met by all manner of propaganda, most of the survivors of which are carved in stone. The idolization (and later deification) of Augustus came exactly when it was needed to keep Rome together, and it ne ...
1 962:151g The Parthians I. Introduction A. The Importance of the
... d) males are reckoned as adults at age 15, when they are formally initiated into the religious worship (as in „confirmed‟); the literal term for this moment was being “born again” 4. Marriage a) existed in several different forms b) full marriage took the woman into her husband's family group, sever ...
... d) males are reckoned as adults at age 15, when they are formally initiated into the religious worship (as in „confirmed‟); the literal term for this moment was being “born again” 4. Marriage a) existed in several different forms b) full marriage took the woman into her husband's family group, sever ...
The Roman Republic Etruscan kings ruled over the Romans until
... In the 300’s BC Romans also began to elect magistrates called praetors. Primarily judges, praetors could also act for the consuls when the consuls were at war. As Rome expanded, both consuls and praetors were usually given military commands or were appointed as provincial governors after finishing t ...
... In the 300’s BC Romans also began to elect magistrates called praetors. Primarily judges, praetors could also act for the consuls when the consuls were at war. As Rome expanded, both consuls and praetors were usually given military commands or were appointed as provincial governors after finishing t ...
The Western Provinces
... had direct access to the imperial archives, including documents such as personal letters from the time of Julius Caesar and Augustus. He drew on this material as he began working on his Lives of the Caesars, sometimes quoting it directly in his biographies. However, in AD 122, he seems to have been ...
... had direct access to the imperial archives, including documents such as personal letters from the time of Julius Caesar and Augustus. He drew on this material as he began working on his Lives of the Caesars, sometimes quoting it directly in his biographies. However, in AD 122, he seems to have been ...
Roman economy
The history of the Roman economy covers the period of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Recent research has led to a positive reevaluation of the size and sophistication of the Roman economy.Moses Finley was the chief proponent of the primitivist view that the Roman economy was ""underdeveloped and underachieving,"" characterized by subsistence agriculture; urban centres that consumed more than they produced in terms of trade and industry; low-status artisans; slowly developing technology; and a ""lack of economic rationality."" Current views are more complex. Territorial conquests permitted a large-scale reorganization of land use that resulted in agricultural surplus and specialization, particularly in north Africa. Some cities were known for particular industries or commercial activities, and the scale of building in urban areas indicates a significant construction industry. Papyri preserve complex accounting methods that suggest elements of economic rationalism, and the Empire was highly monetized. Although the means of communication and transport were limited in antiquity, transportation in the 1st and 2nd centuries expanded greatly, and trade routes connected regional economies. The supply contracts for the army, which pervaded every part of the Empire, drew on local suppliers near the base (castrum), throughout the province, and across provincial borders. The Empire is perhaps best thought of as a network of regional economies, based on a form of ""political capitalism"" in which the state monitored and regulated commerce to assure its own revenues. Economic growth, though not comparable to modern economies, was greater than that of most other societies prior to industrialization.Socially, economic dynamism opened up one of the avenues of social mobility in the Roman Empire. Social advancement was thus not dependent solely on birth, patronage, good luck, or even extraordinary ability. Although aristocratic values permeated traditional elite society, a strong tendency toward plutocracy is indicated by the wealth requirements for census rank. Prestige could be obtained through investing one's wealth in ways that advertised it appropriately: grand country estates or townhouses, durable luxury items such as jewels and silverware, public entertainments, funerary monuments for family members or coworkers, and religious dedications such as altars. Guilds (collegia) and corporations (corpora) provided support for individuals to succeed through networking, sharing sound business practices, and a willingness to work.