Marius` Military Reforms and the War Against Jugurtha
... were massacred, spoils were taken by the soldiers and others were sold into slavery. In the opening year of Marius’ second campaign, beginning in 106 BC, Marius was eager to capture Jugurtha’s treasure house, located close to the river Muluccha, present day it is the river that makes up the western ...
... were massacred, spoils were taken by the soldiers and others were sold into slavery. In the opening year of Marius’ second campaign, beginning in 106 BC, Marius was eager to capture Jugurtha’s treasure house, located close to the river Muluccha, present day it is the river that makes up the western ...
Law and Finance “at the Origin” Ulrike Malmendier*
... Wilson (2002) argues that the discovery and spread of water-powered devices had a causal impact on economic development in Rome. He shows that the use of waterpowered mining technology is strongly correlated with the volume of metal extraction. The estimates of extraction volume are based on analyse ...
... Wilson (2002) argues that the discovery and spread of water-powered devices had a causal impact on economic development in Rome. He shows that the use of waterpowered mining technology is strongly correlated with the volume of metal extraction. The estimates of extraction volume are based on analyse ...
The Metroac Cult: Foreign or Roman? - CU Scholar
... in that specific location and time period. This does not have to be performed on a conscious level. Often it is subconscious and based on the capacity to survive and prosper. Tradition and ritual are often living; they change throughout time so that they may continue to serve those they benefit.26 I ...
... in that specific location and time period. This does not have to be performed on a conscious level. Often it is subconscious and based on the capacity to survive and prosper. Tradition and ritual are often living; they change throughout time so that they may continue to serve those they benefit.26 I ...
Test 5 - Ancient Rome
... 2. Patricians forced the plebeians to make changes in the Roman government by refusing to defend the city during an invasion. 3. Prior to the compilation of the Law of the Twelve Tables, patrician judges made decisions based on secret laws unknown to plebeians. 4. Rome was greatly influenced by Gree ...
... 2. Patricians forced the plebeians to make changes in the Roman government by refusing to defend the city during an invasion. 3. Prior to the compilation of the Law of the Twelve Tables, patrician judges made decisions based on secret laws unknown to plebeians. 4. Rome was greatly influenced by Gree ...
Law and Finance “at the Origin” Ulrike Malmendier*
... along several core dimensions: its existence was not affected by the departure of partners (differently from the regular societas, i.e. the Roman partnership), and it could issue traded, limited-liability shares (Section 2.3). We then discuss the causes of the corporation’s demise under the Roman Em ...
... along several core dimensions: its existence was not affected by the departure of partners (differently from the regular societas, i.e. the Roman partnership), and it could issue traded, limited-liability shares (Section 2.3). We then discuss the causes of the corporation’s demise under the Roman Em ...
Polybius on the Role of the Senate in the Crisis of 264 B.C.
... which controlled financial appropriations at Rome, that in 264 the Patres obviously allocated the money necessary for Ap. Claudius' military operations at Messana, and that a decision on a major issue of foreign policy made solely by the People, without a previous decision by the Senate, was so unus ...
... which controlled financial appropriations at Rome, that in 264 the Patres obviously allocated the money necessary for Ap. Claudius' military operations at Messana, and that a decision on a major issue of foreign policy made solely by the People, without a previous decision by the Senate, was so unus ...
Type and Technique of the Illustrative Story in Seneca`s Moral Essays
... in seneca's "Epistulae Morales" are used for no other purpose than to make clear his philosophic viewpoint on matters of everyday life, it will be necessary here, before taking up the matter proper, to touch upon the attitude of the Romans in general toward philosophy and the main trend or tenor of ...
... in seneca's "Epistulae Morales" are used for no other purpose than to make clear his philosophic viewpoint on matters of everyday life, it will be necessary here, before taking up the matter proper, to touch upon the attitude of the Romans in general toward philosophy and the main trend or tenor of ...
The defense system in Libya during the I-VI centuries
... the three Punic Wars (264 - 146 B.C.) and later to the Jugurthan Wars (111 - 105 B.C.). b~ ...
... the three Punic Wars (264 - 146 B.C.) and later to the Jugurthan Wars (111 - 105 B.C.). b~ ...
Document
... The man and woman on the sarcophagus are as animated as was Apulu, even though they are at rest. They are the antithesis of the stiff and formal Egyptian figures and are a striking contrast to the contemporary Greek statues with their emphasis on proportion and balance. Typically Etruscan is the man ...
... The man and woman on the sarcophagus are as animated as was Apulu, even though they are at rest. They are the antithesis of the stiff and formal Egyptian figures and are a striking contrast to the contemporary Greek statues with their emphasis on proportion and balance. Typically Etruscan is the man ...
Dissertation - Emory University
... Roman world. The sheer number of portraits recovered from sepulchral contexts, as well as their vast geographic and temporal range, affirms their enduring importance. The tradition of portrait-making for funerary monuments survived radical changes in Rome’s political, social and religious life over ...
... Roman world. The sheer number of portraits recovered from sepulchral contexts, as well as their vast geographic and temporal range, affirms their enduring importance. The tradition of portrait-making for funerary monuments survived radical changes in Rome’s political, social and religious life over ...
English
... Plutarch (born in AD 46 and died after AD 119) was a Greek biographer, historian, philosopher and essayist. He is primarily known for The Parallel Lives in which he recounts the noble deeds and characters of Greek and Roman soldiers, legislators, orators, and statesmen; and the Moralia, or Ethica, a ...
... Plutarch (born in AD 46 and died after AD 119) was a Greek biographer, historian, philosopher and essayist. He is primarily known for The Parallel Lives in which he recounts the noble deeds and characters of Greek and Roman soldiers, legislators, orators, and statesmen; and the Moralia, or Ethica, a ...
Johnston`s The Private Life of the Romans
... legends stamped on coins and medals are of great historical importance; many of these coins are now to be found in American collections. With modern inscriptions on similar materials and for similar purposes every student is, of course, familiar. 14. It will be seen at once that the importance of t ...
... legends stamped on coins and medals are of great historical importance; many of these coins are now to be found in American collections. With modern inscriptions on similar materials and for similar purposes every student is, of course, familiar. 14. It will be seen at once that the importance of t ...
Postumius` speech of Livy and Bacchanalian Affair
... finally an honourable woman. The Roman author does not conceal the fact that her relationship with Aebutius was in fact the relation between a client and a prostitute. The term scortum leaves no doubts in the matter; however, in the text of the Roman historian it is accompanied by a surprising e ...
... finally an honourable woman. The Roman author does not conceal the fact that her relationship with Aebutius was in fact the relation between a client and a prostitute. The term scortum leaves no doubts in the matter; however, in the text of the Roman historian it is accompanied by a surprising e ...
chicago - University of Chicago Law School
... are themselves extremely sparse and not always to be trusted. Only the final years of the Republic are well-documented, thanks in large part to Cicero’s private letters to his friends, and the survival of speeches and other contemporary materials. For earlier periods, historians rely mainly on Polyb ...
... are themselves extremely sparse and not always to be trusted. Only the final years of the Republic are well-documented, thanks in large part to Cicero’s private letters to his friends, and the survival of speeches and other contemporary materials. For earlier periods, historians rely mainly on Polyb ...
Roman Principate - Seshat: Global History Databank
... Roman Emperor presided over five million square kilometers of land in Europe, Africa and Asia and represented about sixty million people under provincial governors and client kingdoms. The gains were made and protected by well-trained citizen armies heavily supplemented by foreign auxiliaries. They ...
... Roman Emperor presided over five million square kilometers of land in Europe, Africa and Asia and represented about sixty million people under provincial governors and client kingdoms. The gains were made and protected by well-trained citizen armies heavily supplemented by foreign auxiliaries. They ...