Parallel Lives: Hannibal and Scipio in Livy`s Third
... tional dowry tomarry her betrothed, a leading man of the Celtiberians. This time, however, thanks to Scipio's exemplary show of dementia and benignitas, are replaced by scenes of reconcili images of flames, death, and destruction ation, the promise of awedding, and an important alliance between Roma ...
... tional dowry tomarry her betrothed, a leading man of the Celtiberians. This time, however, thanks to Scipio's exemplary show of dementia and benignitas, are replaced by scenes of reconcili images of flames, death, and destruction ation, the promise of awedding, and an important alliance between Roma ...
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... Capitolinus (aka Iuppiter Best and Greatest) on the Capitoline Hill, today's Campidoglio, the most sacred spot in Rome. Here the triumphator gave thanks for his victory, which must have been substantial to merit this sort of celebration. Gaining a triumph was by no means easy; a number of conditions ...
... Capitolinus (aka Iuppiter Best and Greatest) on the Capitoline Hill, today's Campidoglio, the most sacred spot in Rome. Here the triumphator gave thanks for his victory, which must have been substantial to merit this sort of celebration. Gaining a triumph was by no means easy; a number of conditions ...
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol 1
... from the close condensation of his matter. From the immense range of his history, it was sometimes necessary to compress into a single sentence, a whole vague and diffuse page of a Byzantine chronicler. Perhaps something of importance may have thus escaped, and his expressions may not quite contain ...
... from the close condensation of his matter. From the immense range of his history, it was sometimes necessary to compress into a single sentence, a whole vague and diffuse page of a Byzantine chronicler. Perhaps something of importance may have thus escaped, and his expressions may not quite contain ...
THE SAMNITE LEGACY: - University of Lethbridge
... theatrical plays of the Samnites, the so-called Atellanae fabulae, which were readily adopted into Roman society. (The relative vulgarity of the Osco-Samnites appears to be an accurate cultural feature.14) Thus Samnite society did not experience a process of “Romanization,” which implies a relative ...
... theatrical plays of the Samnites, the so-called Atellanae fabulae, which were readily adopted into Roman society. (The relative vulgarity of the Osco-Samnites appears to be an accurate cultural feature.14) Thus Samnite society did not experience a process of “Romanization,” which implies a relative ...
Parallel Lives: Hannibal and Scipio in Livy`s Third Decade
... Rome has been on the brink of disaster (26.41.9): “It is the lot assigned to us by some fate,” Scipio says, “that in all the great wars we have emerged victorious from defeat.” A list of exempla follows (26.41.10–12): Porsenna, the Gauls, the Samnites; the many fleets, generals, and armies defeated ...
... Rome has been on the brink of disaster (26.41.9): “It is the lot assigned to us by some fate,” Scipio says, “that in all the great wars we have emerged victorious from defeat.” A list of exempla follows (26.41.10–12): Porsenna, the Gauls, the Samnites; the many fleets, generals, and armies defeated ...
Spartacus - dirkcannaerts.be
... was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Little is known about Spartacus beyond the events of the war, and surviving historical accounts are sometimes contradictory and may not always be reliable. However, all sources agree tha ...
... was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Little is known about Spartacus beyond the events of the war, and surviving historical accounts are sometimes contradictory and may not always be reliable. However, all sources agree tha ...
Rome and Italy
... rhetorical effects of the orators of his youth, such as Cicero or Hortensius. When we read the speeches of Appius Claudius (VI.40–41) or M. Valerius Corvus (VII.40) we can hear the thundering periods, the political clichés, the emotive vocabulary of the late Republic. For these men were statesmen, ...
... rhetorical effects of the orators of his youth, such as Cicero or Hortensius. When we read the speeches of Appius Claudius (VI.40–41) or M. Valerius Corvus (VII.40) we can hear the thundering periods, the political clichés, the emotive vocabulary of the late Republic. For these men were statesmen, ...
Quintus Sertorius and the Rebellion in Spain
... created several difficulties as it forced him to utilize two different sets of equipment and strategies. After the reforms of Marius, the legion constituted a versatile heavy infantry force. They fought equipped with chain mail, shields, and helmets, armed with pilum and gladius. Complementary troop ...
... created several difficulties as it forced him to utilize two different sets of equipment and strategies. After the reforms of Marius, the legion constituted a versatile heavy infantry force. They fought equipped with chain mail, shields, and helmets, armed with pilum and gladius. Complementary troop ...
fO*^ .3? - IDEALS @ Illinois
... after Gaul's subjugation, from pushing the boundary beyond the Rhine that the settling of the Ubii on the left bank of the ...
... after Gaul's subjugation, from pushing the boundary beyond the Rhine that the settling of the Ubii on the left bank of the ...
The Roman Riders: Ethnicity and Iconography on Roman
... List of Abbreviations .................................................................................................................... viii ...
... List of Abbreviations .................................................................................................................... viii ...
the republican soldier: historiographical representations and human
... ceased the pursuit of soldiering. Sallust sees the same vision on a larger scale. When war is taken away altogether, the state loses its moral integrity. In all these authors the soldier plays a central role in Rome’s ascendancy, stability, and finally decline. The latter part of the dissertation em ...
... ceased the pursuit of soldiering. Sallust sees the same vision on a larger scale. When war is taken away altogether, the state loses its moral integrity. In all these authors the soldier plays a central role in Rome’s ascendancy, stability, and finally decline. The latter part of the dissertation em ...
military defeats, casualties of war - The University of North Carolina
... for the sake of the republic – if he would order those men from Cisalpine Gaul, whom as consul he had bound by military oath, to join their units and depart to [Caesar]. He thought that it was of great importance both at that time and in the future to create an impression in Gaul that the resources ...
... for the sake of the republic – if he would order those men from Cisalpine Gaul, whom as consul he had bound by military oath, to join their units and depart to [Caesar]. He thought that it was of great importance both at that time and in the future to create an impression in Gaul that the resources ...
The Jugurthine War and The Conspiracy of Catiline
... At the first meeting of the princes, which I have already mentioned, they failed to agree and therefore determined to divide the treasures and partition the kingdom among the three. 2Accordingly, they set a time for both events, that for the division of the money being the earlier, and meanwhile cam ...
... At the first meeting of the princes, which I have already mentioned, they failed to agree and therefore determined to divide the treasures and partition the kingdom among the three. 2Accordingly, they set a time for both events, that for the division of the money being the earlier, and meanwhile cam ...
The Spartacus War. - Michigan War Studies Review
... of the social structure of the ancient world, wealthy aristocrats, for only they could afford the education and leisure to write long prose works; most of them focused on the threat that Spartacus’ army posed to what they saw as civilization, rather than objectively assessing the man and his movemen ...
... of the social structure of the ancient world, wealthy aristocrats, for only they could afford the education and leisure to write long prose works; most of them focused on the threat that Spartacus’ army posed to what they saw as civilization, rather than objectively assessing the man and his movemen ...
The Second Punic War: The Turning Point of an Empire
... events traditionally cited as the final decline and fall of the Republic beginning with the election of Tiberius Gracchus to tribune in 133 BC and concluding with the recognition of Augustus in 27 BC. The primary source Plutarch is used for this comparison whenever possible and is further supplement ...
... events traditionally cited as the final decline and fall of the Republic beginning with the election of Tiberius Gracchus to tribune in 133 BC and concluding with the recognition of Augustus in 27 BC. The primary source Plutarch is used for this comparison whenever possible and is further supplement ...
THE LOGISTICS OF THE ROMAN ARMY AT WAR (264 B.C.
... The logistics of the Roman army at war : (264 b.c. - a.d. 235) / by Jonathan P. Roth. – Leiden ; Boston ; Köln : Brill, 1998 (Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; Vol. 23) ISBN 90–04–11271–5 ...
... The logistics of the Roman army at war : (264 b.c. - a.d. 235) / by Jonathan P. Roth. – Leiden ; Boston ; Köln : Brill, 1998 (Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; Vol. 23) ISBN 90–04–11271–5 ...
P. VENTIDIUS-FROM NOVUS HOMO TO `MILITARY HERO`
... master of the art. This was to serve him well in the Mutina campaign. Caesar may have kept Ventidius in mind for yet another purpose. He had need of loyal supporters, like Mark Antony and Curio, who could watch his interests in Rome. Antony, who had joined him in 54, had acted as his agent in Rome i ...
... master of the art. This was to serve him well in the Mutina campaign. Caesar may have kept Ventidius in mind for yet another purpose. He had need of loyal supporters, like Mark Antony and Curio, who could watch his interests in Rome. Antony, who had joined him in 54, had acted as his agent in Rome i ...
A COMPANION TO THE ROMAN ARMY Edited by
... Paul Erdkamp is Research Fellow in Ancient History at Leiden University. He is the author of Hunger and the Sword. Warfare and Food Supply in Roman Republican Wars (264–30 bc) (1998) and The Grain Market in the Roman Empire (2005). He is the editor of The Roman Army and the Economy (2002). Gary Fors ...
... Paul Erdkamp is Research Fellow in Ancient History at Leiden University. He is the author of Hunger and the Sword. Warfare and Food Supply in Roman Republican Wars (264–30 bc) (1998) and The Grain Market in the Roman Empire (2005). He is the editor of The Roman Army and the Economy (2002). Gary Fors ...
The Second Punic War effectively ended
... The question was raised anew in the Sept. 6 issue of New Scientist, a British magazine. Derek Ager, a geologist, wrote an article casting doubt on all of the proposed sources of Hannibal's elephants. Once there were elephants nearly everywhere, but by the time of Hannibal's march in 218 B.C. they ha ...
... The question was raised anew in the Sept. 6 issue of New Scientist, a British magazine. Derek Ager, a geologist, wrote an article casting doubt on all of the proposed sources of Hannibal's elephants. Once there were elephants nearly everywhere, but by the time of Hannibal's march in 218 B.C. they ha ...
EASTERN RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES IN THE IMPERIAL ROMAN
... auxiliaries. The most elite unit of the provincial Roman army was the legion. Because the majority of the imperial army was in the provinces, there had to be a constant supply of men to fill their garrisons. During Julius Caesar’s campaigns, troops for the legions were recruited every year. These t ...
... auxiliaries. The most elite unit of the provincial Roman army was the legion. Because the majority of the imperial army was in the provinces, there had to be a constant supply of men to fill their garrisons. During Julius Caesar’s campaigns, troops for the legions were recruited every year. These t ...
The Lex Sempronia Agraria: A Soldier`s Stipendum
... the intent of demonstrating the static nature of the historiography. Finally, the chapter will present new research, which touches on topics related to the Roman world of the second century BCE. This new information concerning the economy and rural peasant lifestyles has called into question the his ...
... the intent of demonstrating the static nature of the historiography. Finally, the chapter will present new research, which touches on topics related to the Roman world of the second century BCE. This new information concerning the economy and rural peasant lifestyles has called into question the his ...
The Roman Invasion of Britain
... and understand why these historians wrote their histories, and for whom. Apart from the odd occasional state-ments by ancient writers, the conquest of Britain was described only by Tacitus and Cassius Dio, but there is little comparison between them. Cassius Dio, a Greek, was more of a compiler than ...
... and understand why these historians wrote their histories, and for whom. Apart from the odd occasional state-ments by ancient writers, the conquest of Britain was described only by Tacitus and Cassius Dio, but there is little comparison between them. Cassius Dio, a Greek, was more of a compiler than ...
CHAPTER XI Reign of Claudius—Defeat of the Goths—Victories
... every obnoxious subject. The emperor sermonized on the mischief of a lawless caprice which the soldiers could only gratify at the expense of their own blood. As their seditious elections had so frequently been followed by civil wars, which consumed the flower of the legions either in the field of b ...
... every obnoxious subject. The emperor sermonized on the mischief of a lawless caprice which the soldiers could only gratify at the expense of their own blood. As their seditious elections had so frequently been followed by civil wars, which consumed the flower of the legions either in the field of b ...
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... Because of the Food Factor, Hannibal needed to attack the Romans, so he could find new areas for food. Since an army in strange territory needs to forage for its own food, and since an army is so large, they must move often. (Don't forget this later on!) As usual, Hannibal did not take the boring pa ...
... Because of the Food Factor, Hannibal needed to attack the Romans, so he could find new areas for food. Since an army in strange territory needs to forage for its own food, and since an army is so large, they must move often. (Don't forget this later on!) As usual, Hannibal did not take the boring pa ...
Roman army
The Roman army (Latin: exercitus Romanus, literally: Roman Army; Ancient Greek: στρατός/φοσσᾶτον Ῥωμαίων, transcription: stratos/fossaton Romaion) is a term encompassing the terrestrial armed forces deployed by the Roman Kingdom (to c. 500 BC), the Roman Republic (500–31 BC), the Roman Empire (31 BC – 395/476 AD) and its successor the East Roman or Byzantine Empire. It is thus a term that spans approximately 2,000 years, during which the Roman armed forces underwent numerous permutations in composition, organization, equipment and tactics, while conserving a core of lasting traditions.