Open Access - Ghent University Academic Bibliography
... Badian,3 who discern what, for want of a better expression, might be described as “defensive imperialism,” under the premise that Rome is either directly attacked or threatened and, in defending herself, acquires her empire more or less by accident. More recent is a highly influential study by W. Ha ...
... Badian,3 who discern what, for want of a better expression, might be described as “defensive imperialism,” under the premise that Rome is either directly attacked or threatened and, in defending herself, acquires her empire more or less by accident. More recent is a highly influential study by W. Ha ...
Icon - ResearchSpace@Auckland
... to produce a historical study of the Second Punic War, nor is it a biographical study of Hannibal. The chapters are generally, but not exclusively, arranged in a chronological sequence of Hannibal‟s life. It is argued, among other things, that one of the most iconic representations of Hannibal, his ...
... to produce a historical study of the Second Punic War, nor is it a biographical study of Hannibal. The chapters are generally, but not exclusively, arranged in a chronological sequence of Hannibal‟s life. It is argued, among other things, that one of the most iconic representations of Hannibal, his ...
Companion to the Gods, Friend to the Empire: The Experiences and
... Christian church father and was largely disdainful of Julian’s pagan religious fervor. 13 Libanius, on the other hand, was a close friend and ally of Julian. Libanius had intimate knowledge of both his life and, his agenda, and claimed to be a large influence on Julian. Libanius (314-394AD) was a fa ...
... Christian church father and was largely disdainful of Julian’s pagan religious fervor. 13 Libanius, on the other hand, was a close friend and ally of Julian. Libanius had intimate knowledge of both his life and, his agenda, and claimed to be a large influence on Julian. Libanius (314-394AD) was a fa ...
Honors Thesis
... Rome and had taken a few hits from his father’s bad reputation, yet he was still able to raise a private army of clients. During his tenure under Sulla as “the young butcher,” Pompey built up a reputation for success and gained even more clients to add to his prestige. 12 He did not follow the typi ...
... Rome and had taken a few hits from his father’s bad reputation, yet he was still able to raise a private army of clients. During his tenure under Sulla as “the young butcher,” Pompey built up a reputation for success and gained even more clients to add to his prestige. 12 He did not follow the typi ...
Faunus and the Fauns in Latin Literature of the Republic and Early
... fragments of Cincius, Acilius and Varro that may imply that Faunus is a Republican god are worthy of question since they lack real context and it is often difficult to extract the actual fragments from the works in which they are preserved. I will argue that some of the fragments can actually be ass ...
... fragments of Cincius, Acilius and Varro that may imply that Faunus is a Republican god are worthy of question since they lack real context and it is often difficult to extract the actual fragments from the works in which they are preserved. I will argue that some of the fragments can actually be ass ...
Spartacus Mythistoricus: Winning Spartacus into the
... night and defeat them, gaining weapons and money by looting the Roman camp. Two other praetors, Varinius Glaber and Publius Valerius, soon came to aid Clodius, but Spartacus and his army defeated them as well (Plutarch 9.3). With news of Spartacus' victories becoming widespread throughout the Campan ...
... night and defeat them, gaining weapons and money by looting the Roman camp. Two other praetors, Varinius Glaber and Publius Valerius, soon came to aid Clodius, but Spartacus and his army defeated them as well (Plutarch 9.3). With news of Spartacus' victories becoming widespread throughout the Campan ...
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 ...
The Caecilii Metelli - BYU ScholarsArchive
... to ask specific questions, 7 it is especially well-suited to a study of the Caecilii Metelli and their social and political connections. While one must avoid relying on unsubstantiated theories or ideas that are not supported by the evidence, this caution should not prevent reasonable constructions ...
... to ask specific questions, 7 it is especially well-suited to a study of the Caecilii Metelli and their social and political connections. While one must avoid relying on unsubstantiated theories or ideas that are not supported by the evidence, this caution should not prevent reasonable constructions ...
The Portrayal and Role of Anger in the Res Gestae of Ammianus
... Roman Empire from Gaul to Germania, to Illyricum, Spain, Africa, Thrace, Syria and Italy. There are even major books that cover the wars in Persia that occupied so much of the Eastern emperors’ reigns. The period is contained in the extant volumes of Ammianus’ works, from Books 14-31, but my thesis ...
... Roman Empire from Gaul to Germania, to Illyricum, Spain, Africa, Thrace, Syria and Italy. There are even major books that cover the wars in Persia that occupied so much of the Eastern emperors’ reigns. The period is contained in the extant volumes of Ammianus’ works, from Books 14-31, but my thesis ...
julius caesar: the colossus of rome
... of biographies of Greek and Roman leaders. We still possess his biographies 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 leader ...
... of biographies of Greek and Roman leaders. We still possess his biographies 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 leader ...
Discontents at Rome: 63 BC By EH Campbell
... dramatic piece Catiline (1850); a marked departure from Ben Jonson’s interpretation dramatic piece Catiline: His Conspiracy (1611). Ibsen’s work departed even from his principal ideologue, Voltaire. Voltaire’s Rome Sauvée (1754) presented Catiline as a villain and Voltaire himself opposed tyranny, b ...
... dramatic piece Catiline (1850); a marked departure from Ben Jonson’s interpretation dramatic piece Catiline: His Conspiracy (1611). Ibsen’s work departed even from his principal ideologue, Voltaire. Voltaire’s Rome Sauvée (1754) presented Catiline as a villain and Voltaire himself opposed tyranny, b ...
PDF hosted at the Radboud Repository of the Radboud University
... The mad monarchs of Roman history, with all their peculiarities and the countless anecdotes that surround their lives, form a fascinating topic of research. This book focuses on one of those ‘insane despots’. The emperor Commodus was the first purple-born Roman emperor, and according to our literary ...
... The mad monarchs of Roman history, with all their peculiarities and the countless anecdotes that surround their lives, form a fascinating topic of research. This book focuses on one of those ‘insane despots’. The emperor Commodus was the first purple-born Roman emperor, and according to our literary ...
reinterpretations of the struggle of the orders
... Capitolinus.8 His work, and similar anlyses by later scholars, has been to point to fictitious elements in these narratives as a means of arguing that our sources are unreliable for the history of early Rome, thereby making the historicity of the early period difficult to access. This line of inquir ...
... Capitolinus.8 His work, and similar anlyses by later scholars, has been to point to fictitious elements in these narratives as a means of arguing that our sources are unreliable for the history of early Rome, thereby making the historicity of the early period difficult to access. This line of inquir ...
- Nottingham ePrints
... I have been extremely fortunate to have a supervisor with whom I share my interest and passion for the ‘Augustan’ age. John Rich’s guidance has been invaluable and it is difficult to see how anybody working on my subject could get a more suited supervisor. His encouragement, support, criticism and w ...
... I have been extremely fortunate to have a supervisor with whom I share my interest and passion for the ‘Augustan’ age. John Rich’s guidance has been invaluable and it is difficult to see how anybody working on my subject could get a more suited supervisor. His encouragement, support, criticism and w ...
File - Imperium
... In writing these books I have relied heavily on classical sources. Even then, Caesar and other classical authors colored and propagandized their personal accounts of the events they describe. Recorded Roman history is full of holes, and modern authors usually can only fill those holes with informed ...
... In writing these books I have relied heavily on classical sources. Even then, Caesar and other classical authors colored and propagandized their personal accounts of the events they describe. Recorded Roman history is full of holes, and modern authors usually can only fill those holes with informed ...
Sallust
... would have improved the lot of the common people. This is plausible so long as Cataline would be needing the common people Catiline to whom he made promises in order to stay in power after he won, in which case he would have to make them better off. For example, this is what happened in the case of ...
... would have improved the lot of the common people. This is plausible so long as Cataline would be needing the common people Catiline to whom he made promises in order to stay in power after he won, in which case he would have to make them better off. For example, this is what happened in the case of ...
The Early Career of Marius
... have senatorial antecedents in Rome, and hence there was no public record, particularly from epigraphic sources, for a writer to consult at first hand. Nevertheless, it should also be remembered that in normal practice there were few documents available even for descendants of the most prestigious s ...
... have senatorial antecedents in Rome, and hence there was no public record, particularly from epigraphic sources, for a writer to consult at first hand. Nevertheless, it should also be remembered that in normal practice there were few documents available even for descendants of the most prestigious s ...
The Aeneid of Virgil
... cannot discuss every episode of the epic, but we will attempt to touch on its highlights, especially on those scenes that bring out wider thematic issues. Accordingly, the lectures will approach the Aeneid from three angles. A. Most lectures will include some synopsis of the relevant section’s plot. ...
... cannot discuss every episode of the epic, but we will attempt to touch on its highlights, especially on those scenes that bring out wider thematic issues. Accordingly, the lectures will approach the Aeneid from three angles. A. Most lectures will include some synopsis of the relevant section’s plot. ...
the sertorian wars, the seeds of a nation
... Without water the town would surrender. Sertorius’ Hispanics gathered up many animal skins and tied them off to use as air bladders. The strongest and best swimmers floated the bladders downstream at night to the dam, filled them with water, then slipped past the guard, penetrating the wall where th ...
... Without water the town would surrender. Sertorius’ Hispanics gathered up many animal skins and tied them off to use as air bladders. The strongest and best swimmers floated the bladders downstream at night to the dam, filled them with water, then slipped past the guard, penetrating the wall where th ...
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 ...
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... The titles in this series reflect the fact that, in books of this scale, the range of issues and events included must be restricted if those that are dealt with are not to be treated too superficially. So the coverage of foreign and military affairs is selective: there is little on Caesar in Gaul or An ...
... The titles in this series reflect the fact that, in books of this scale, the range of issues and events included must be restricted if those that are dealt with are not to be treated too superficially. So the coverage of foreign and military affairs is selective: there is little on Caesar in Gaul or An ...
The Gracchi Marius and Sulla - International World History Project
... Side by side with those external events which made Rome mistress first of her neighbours, then, of Italy, and lastly of the world, there went on a succession of internal changes, which first transformed a pure oligarchy into a plutocracy, and secondly overthrew this modified form of oligarchy, and s ...
... Side by side with those external events which made Rome mistress first of her neighbours, then, of Italy, and lastly of the world, there went on a succession of internal changes, which first transformed a pure oligarchy into a plutocracy, and secondly overthrew this modified form of oligarchy, and s ...
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.