The Portrayal and Role of Anger in the Res Gestae of Ammianus
... Although one can hardly make the claim that Ammianus has been under-studied, there still is scope for bringing new light into the emotional framework that surprisingly builds up much of the narrative. Though detailed discussions of anger in antiquity are currently being produced, no one has as yet p ...
... Although one can hardly make the claim that Ammianus has been under-studied, there still is scope for bringing new light into the emotional framework that surprisingly builds up much of the narrative. Though detailed discussions of anger in antiquity are currently being produced, no one has as yet p ...
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... There are many stories about Hannibal found across a variety of texts and genres. No other external enemy of Rome had the same impact on Roman literature over time as the Carthaginians and their extraordinary general, Hannibal. This thesis compares the presentations of some iconic themes and events ...
... There are many stories about Hannibal found across a variety of texts and genres. No other external enemy of Rome had the same impact on Roman literature over time as the Carthaginians and their extraordinary general, Hannibal. This thesis compares the presentations of some iconic themes and events ...
julius caesar: the colossus of rome
... theory and practice of oratory and on all aspects of philosophy. Cicero’s writings are usually referred to by Latin titles mysterious to most non-academic readers, or even by abbreviations of those titles that are even more mysterious. I have referred to them throughout – and to all other ancient wo ...
... theory and practice of oratory and on all aspects of philosophy. Cicero’s writings are usually referred to by Latin titles mysterious to most non-academic readers, or even by abbreviations of those titles that are even more mysterious. I have referred to them throughout – and to all other ancient wo ...
Caesar: A Sketch
... entirely depended upon are brought to an end. The secondary group of authorities from which the popular histories of the time have been chiefly taken are Appian, Plutarch, Suetonius, and Dion Cassius. Of these the first three were divided from the period which they describe by nearly a century and a ...
... entirely depended upon are brought to an end. The secondary group of authorities from which the popular histories of the time have been chiefly taken are Appian, Plutarch, Suetonius, and Dion Cassius. Of these the first three were divided from the period which they describe by nearly a century and a ...
james anthony froude caesar: a sketch
... entirely depended upon are brought to an end. The secondary group of authorities from which the popular histories of the time have been chiefly taken are Appian, Plutarch, Suetonius, and Dion Cassius. Of these the first three were divided from the period which they describe by nearly a century and a ...
... entirely depended upon are brought to an end. The secondary group of authorities from which the popular histories of the time have been chiefly taken are Appian, Plutarch, Suetonius, and Dion Cassius. Of these the first three were divided from the period which they describe by nearly a century and a ...
ROMANS ON PARADE: REPRESENTATIONS OF ROMANNESS IN
... Indeed, at least by the time of the middle-to-late Republic, the triumph was much more important as a social and political spectacle than as a sacred ritual. In fact, the triumph was the social and political spectacle of the Republic, and every Roman with any political ambition at all wanted to play ...
... Indeed, at least by the time of the middle-to-late Republic, the triumph was much more important as a social and political spectacle than as a sacred ritual. In fact, the triumph was the social and political spectacle of the Republic, and every Roman with any political ambition at all wanted to play ...
CONSTRUCTING CAESAR: JULIUS CAESAR`S
... itself in the language that constitutes the text” (Bal 16). Julius Caesar himself invites us to draw this distinction. Consider the statement at Bellum Gallicum 4.17.1, one of many such examples: Caesar his de causis, quas commemoravi, Rhenum transire decreverat (For the reasons I have recalled, Ca ...
... itself in the language that constitutes the text” (Bal 16). Julius Caesar himself invites us to draw this distinction. Consider the statement at Bellum Gallicum 4.17.1, one of many such examples: Caesar his de causis, quas commemoravi, Rhenum transire decreverat (For the reasons I have recalled, Ca ...
Book 1
... Arcadia in which young men ran about naked for sport and wantonness, in honour of the Lycaean Pan, whom the Romans ...
... Arcadia in which young men ran about naked for sport and wantonness, in honour of the Lycaean Pan, whom the Romans ...
the sertorian wars, the seeds of a nation
... “the one-eyed general,” always displaying his eye patch like a badge of courage. Sertorius’ fame caused envy and his name caught the eye of the Metellii. Promoted within the military for his achievements, Sertorius decided to make a public run for the people’s Tribune, only to be blocked by the forc ...
... “the one-eyed general,” always displaying his eye patch like a badge of courage. Sertorius’ fame caused envy and his name caught the eye of the Metellii. Promoted within the military for his achievements, Sertorius decided to make a public run for the people’s Tribune, only to be blocked by the forc ...
File - Imperium
... Most importantly, this is also the story of the little more than nine hundred men of the 6th Legion, the key troops in Caesar’s little force with him in Egypt, hardened Spanish soldiers with seventeen years of military service under their belts. For, without these men, Cleopatra’s kidnappers, Caesar ...
... Most importantly, this is also the story of the little more than nine hundred men of the 6th Legion, the key troops in Caesar’s little force with him in Egypt, hardened Spanish soldiers with seventeen years of military service under their belts. For, without these men, Cleopatra’s kidnappers, Caesar ...
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... (astronomical) cost involved. Only elected magistrates with imperium (viz. dictator, consul, praetor) could celebrate a triumph and the victory should occur during their period of office. The victory should account for at least 5,000 enemy dead, and the war had to be legitimate in that internal conf ...
... (astronomical) cost involved. Only elected magistrates with imperium (viz. dictator, consul, praetor) could celebrate a triumph and the victory should occur during their period of office. The victory should account for at least 5,000 enemy dead, and the war had to be legitimate in that internal conf ...
RICH-DISSERTATION-2015 - The University of Texas at Austin
... manner that has been deemed appropriate by their community. Errors in judgment of the power relationship between two parties can also provide opportunities for ridicule, since an individual who esteems himself too highly is brought down by the ridicule of his peers because of that prideful over-esti ...
... manner that has been deemed appropriate by their community. Errors in judgment of the power relationship between two parties can also provide opportunities for ridicule, since an individual who esteems himself too highly is brought down by the ridicule of his peers because of that prideful over-esti ...
hannibal`s night time antics: livy`s use of `the night` in the third
... However, our understanding of Hannibal as a character is limited. Not only have no Carthaginian sources survived, but other ancient source material discussing Hannibal is scant. The most complete narrative of the Second Punic War, and information on Hannibal, has been preserved by Livy in his third ...
... However, our understanding of Hannibal as a character is limited. Not only have no Carthaginian sources survived, but other ancient source material discussing Hannibal is scant. The most complete narrative of the Second Punic War, and information on Hannibal, has been preserved by Livy in his third ...
JULIUS CAESAR - Check Your Accuracy
... 1. “What can be avoided Whose end is purposed by the mighty gods.” The above statement reflects Caesar’s dignity and wisdom that the hour of death cannot be averted and is decided by God. Keeping the above statement in mind, discuss the circumstances that led to Caesar’s death. Ans. Caesar is fearle ...
... 1. “What can be avoided Whose end is purposed by the mighty gods.” The above statement reflects Caesar’s dignity and wisdom that the hour of death cannot be averted and is decided by God. Keeping the above statement in mind, discuss the circumstances that led to Caesar’s death. Ans. Caesar is fearle ...
PDF - La Trobe University
... political enemy, Pompey the Great, before dying in childbirth in 54 BCE (while Pompey and Caesar were still allied). Caesar’s marriage to Cornelia cemented his ties to the Marian faction, which was at war with Cornelius Sulla in the late 80s BCE. After defeating Marius, Sulla marched on Rome and ins ...
... political enemy, Pompey the Great, before dying in childbirth in 54 BCE (while Pompey and Caesar were still allied). Caesar’s marriage to Cornelia cemented his ties to the Marian faction, which was at war with Cornelius Sulla in the late 80s BCE. After defeating Marius, Sulla marched on Rome and ins ...
Caesar`s Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar`s Elite
... In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries it became fashionable for some authors to refer to legions as regiments, cohorts as battalions, maniples as companies, centurions as captains, tribunes as colonels, and legates as generals. In this work, Roman military terms such as legion, cohort, maniple, ...
... In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries it became fashionable for some authors to refer to legions as regiments, cohorts as battalions, maniples as companies, centurions as captains, tribunes as colonels, and legates as generals. In this work, Roman military terms such as legion, cohort, maniple, ...
(Part 5a)-History Legio XIIII GMV
... they had been defeated. They asserted that at the battle of Bedriacum it had only been their advance-party alone that had been routed as the main body of the legion had not been present. It was decided that the legion should be returned to Britain, reversing the Nero’s order of AD 67. In the meantim ...
... they had been defeated. They asserted that at the battle of Bedriacum it had only been their advance-party alone that had been routed as the main body of the legion had not been present. It was decided that the legion should be returned to Britain, reversing the Nero’s order of AD 67. In the meantim ...
Volume Two - McMaster University, Canada
... alld which I could not consider as mistakes, although the authorities which I had before me seemed to justify such a SUPposition. But Niebuhr may have had other authorities which were unknown t~ me. Wherever such a case occurred, I have pointed it out in a note. There are lastly a very few statement ...
... alld which I could not consider as mistakes, although the authorities which I had before me seemed to justify such a SUPposition. But Niebuhr may have had other authorities which were unknown t~ me. Wherever such a case occurred, I have pointed it out in a note. There are lastly a very few statement ...
Hannibal, soldier, statesman, patriot, and the crisis of the struggle
... and the feeble poem of Silius Italicus is chiefly interesting as it affords proof how Hannibal's memory impressed the Romans with awe, even after the lapse of centuries. But two historians of the ancient world did describe the Second Punic War in detail, and did dwell fully on the exploits of Hannib ...
... and the feeble poem of Silius Italicus is chiefly interesting as it affords proof how Hannibal's memory impressed the Romans with awe, even after the lapse of centuries. But two historians of the ancient world did describe the Second Punic War in detail, and did dwell fully on the exploits of Hannib ...
Elephants as Enemies in Ancient Rome
... elephants could be trained to do work which assisted human efforts to gain security and prosperity. Though never domesticated, elephants could be tamed and might even form close bonds with their human handlers. In India and Africa, where elephants were indigenous and where herds of them roamed in wi ...
... elephants could be trained to do work which assisted human efforts to gain security and prosperity. Though never domesticated, elephants could be tamed and might even form close bonds with their human handlers. In India and Africa, where elephants were indigenous and where herds of them roamed in wi ...
Magister Elephantorum : A Reappraisal of Hannibal`s
... to combat the enemy beasts. 23 It could be that the combatant animals were all (or almost all) of the Indian variety, for the Africans that refused to engage the enemy beasts owing to their greater size are introduced only after the elephant tussle has taken place (Polyb. 5.84.5). 24 Scullard, follo ...
... to combat the enemy beasts. 23 It could be that the combatant animals were all (or almost all) of the Indian variety, for the Africans that refused to engage the enemy beasts owing to their greater size are introduced only after the elephant tussle has taken place (Polyb. 5.84.5). 24 Scullard, follo ...
Book 3 - Roman Roads Media
... Aeneas, however, trusting to the loyalty of the two nations who were day by day growing into one, led his forces into the field, instead of awaiting the enemy behind his walls. The battle resulted in favour of the Latins, but it was the last mortal act of Aeneas. His tomb whatever it is lawful and r ...
... Aeneas, however, trusting to the loyalty of the two nations who were day by day growing into one, led his forces into the field, instead of awaiting the enemy behind his walls. The battle resulted in favour of the Latins, but it was the last mortal act of Aeneas. His tomb whatever it is lawful and r ...
The Greatest Generals of the Second Punic War
... these countries experiences and as such isn't the starting position of the knowledge that Hannibal and Scipio posses. The Carthaginian army is shaped a lot by events during the First Punic War. From Xanthippus' reforms, through Hamilcar's campaigns and Hadrubal's pacification and consolidations and ...
... these countries experiences and as such isn't the starting position of the knowledge that Hannibal and Scipio posses. The Carthaginian army is shaped a lot by events during the First Punic War. From Xanthippus' reforms, through Hamilcar's campaigns and Hadrubal's pacification and consolidations and ...
The Connection between Caesar`s Writing and Fighting
... with violence, and Bibulus retreated to his house where he remained for the rest of the year, claiming that all public business transacted was illegal, because he was watching the skies for omens.7 At risk of being put on trial when he left office, Caesar obtained an extended command over Rome’s provi ...
... with violence, and Bibulus retreated to his house where he remained for the rest of the year, claiming that all public business transacted was illegal, because he was watching the skies for omens.7 At risk of being put on trial when he left office, Caesar obtained an extended command over Rome’s provi ...