The Cambridge Companion to THE ROMAN REPUBLIC
... rise of the nobilitas,” Historia 42 (1993) 12–39; “The Roman Republic: Government of the people, by the people, for the people?” Scripta Classica Israelica 19 (2000) 203–23; and Reconstructing the Roman Republic: An Ancient Political Culture and Modern Research (Princeton, 2010). He has also publish ...
... rise of the nobilitas,” Historia 42 (1993) 12–39; “The Roman Republic: Government of the people, by the people, for the people?” Scripta Classica Israelica 19 (2000) 203–23; and Reconstructing the Roman Republic: An Ancient Political Culture and Modern Research (Princeton, 2010). He has also publish ...
SceneDesignHistory
... The Odeion was built adjacent to the Theater of Dionysus. The Odeion, or Music Hall, was built soon after Pericles had got rid of his opponent Thucydides (BC442) and was able to indulge more freely his wish to spend public money on splendid structures. ...
... The Odeion was built adjacent to the Theater of Dionysus. The Odeion, or Music Hall, was built soon after Pericles had got rid of his opponent Thucydides (BC442) and was able to indulge more freely his wish to spend public money on splendid structures. ...
The Labor Supply of the Early Roman Empire
... labor market, then the economy can respond to external influences in the way of the market economies so familiar to us today. If there is a technical change that makes one activity more profitable or a new discovery that provides an economic opportunity in a new place, then labor can move to take ad ...
... labor market, then the economy can respond to external influences in the way of the market economies so familiar to us today. If there is a technical change that makes one activity more profitable or a new discovery that provides an economic opportunity in a new place, then labor can move to take ad ...
barcino / bcn
... choice, busy, very central location of these shops in the 4th century must have boosted the profitability of the businesses that set up there. More than two hundred Roman coins found at the site bear witness to that activity. ...
... choice, busy, very central location of these shops in the 4th century must have boosted the profitability of the businesses that set up there. More than two hundred Roman coins found at the site bear witness to that activity. ...
- Indiana Council for the Social Studies
... guidance and encouragement through a long and challenging academic year. We know, as social studies educators, that our subjects are not only interesting and compelling, but are a great conduit between other non-social studies subjects, bringing them together in fresh focus and context. Hence, I wou ...
... guidance and encouragement through a long and challenging academic year. We know, as social studies educators, that our subjects are not only interesting and compelling, but are a great conduit between other non-social studies subjects, bringing them together in fresh focus and context. Hence, I wou ...
How effectively did Emperor Augustus use patronage to promote
... Despite this, I believe that Augustus' patronage of coinage was clever as it allowed his messages to be spread to everyone in the Roman Empire, regardless of their literary skill. Augustus used coinage to spread many different messages about his power to people. In 12 BC another coin was issued whic ...
... Despite this, I believe that Augustus' patronage of coinage was clever as it allowed his messages to be spread to everyone in the Roman Empire, regardless of their literary skill. Augustus used coinage to spread many different messages about his power to people. In 12 BC another coin was issued whic ...
Ancient Rome Final
... Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 ...
... Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 ...
PUBLIC OPINION, FOREIGN POLICY AND `JUST WAR` IN THE
... fiat contra exempla atque instituta maiorum)’ (Leg. Man. 60). For the reasons just indicated, the ‘innovation’ probably had to do with the excessive power conferred on Pompey, rather than with the assembly making the decision. Cicero mentions the rhetorical question which Catulus had put to the peop ...
... fiat contra exempla atque instituta maiorum)’ (Leg. Man. 60). For the reasons just indicated, the ‘innovation’ probably had to do with the excessive power conferred on Pompey, rather than with the assembly making the decision. Cicero mentions the rhetorical question which Catulus had put to the peop ...
The Saylor Foundation 1 Titus (79-81 AD): Great Promise Cut Short
... and Titus together led the Roman army against them. In the middle of the war, Vespasian was declared emperor and departed for Egypt and then Rome, leaving his son Titus in charge of finishing the war. Titus succeeded brilliantly, though he gained a reputation for brutality in dealing with the Jewish ...
... and Titus together led the Roman army against them. In the middle of the war, Vespasian was declared emperor and departed for Egypt and then Rome, leaving his son Titus in charge of finishing the war. Titus succeeded brilliantly, though he gained a reputation for brutality in dealing with the Jewish ...
Historia - Roman Army Talk
... that it was in fact quite long for an ancient infantry sword.19 Average blade length, not counting the tang, was 65 centimeters (25 inches), substantially longer than Greek and Macedonian blades.20 The length of blade confirms testimony in both Polybius and Livy that indicates the essential slashing ...
... that it was in fact quite long for an ancient infantry sword.19 Average blade length, not counting the tang, was 65 centimeters (25 inches), substantially longer than Greek and Macedonian blades.20 The length of blade confirms testimony in both Polybius and Livy that indicates the essential slashing ...
Chapter Nine: Publicans and Patriarchs: The Rise of Roman Family
... operations were financed from Carthage. The cost of insuring Mediterranean cargoes alone amounted to a full third of their value but piracy and war raised the costs to two thirds or even the full price. Only the crown and the large estates and temples could cover such potential losses. Oncethe Punic ...
... operations were financed from Carthage. The cost of insuring Mediterranean cargoes alone amounted to a full third of their value but piracy and war raised the costs to two thirds or even the full price. Only the crown and the large estates and temples could cover such potential losses. Oncethe Punic ...
Untitled - Uni Oldenburg
... rule in a new, larger Roman Near East. Originally, he seems to have envisaged a maximalist solution, with Babylonia under direct and several loyal kingdoms further north under indirect rule. In principle, this was consistent with Roman practice of government in the Near East since Pompey’s conquest ...
... rule in a new, larger Roman Near East. Originally, he seems to have envisaged a maximalist solution, with Babylonia under direct and several loyal kingdoms further north under indirect rule. In principle, this was consistent with Roman practice of government in the Near East since Pompey’s conquest ...
From Alexander to..
... The main catapult significance is that it: embodied the deliberate exploration of physical and mechanical principles to improve armaments. Weapons fired by torsion bars powered by horsehair and ox tendon (the Greeks called this material neuron ) springs could fire arrows, stones, and pots of burning ...
... The main catapult significance is that it: embodied the deliberate exploration of physical and mechanical principles to improve armaments. Weapons fired by torsion bars powered by horsehair and ox tendon (the Greeks called this material neuron ) springs could fire arrows, stones, and pots of burning ...
Surveying Roman Aqueducts
... As identified above the range of Roman instruments was restricted to the vision of the naked eye, there were no optical instruments. There is no report of the use of the compass. Large-scale maps were produced although these were distorted in the E-W direction because of the problem of locating rela ...
... As identified above the range of Roman instruments was restricted to the vision of the naked eye, there were no optical instruments. There is no report of the use of the compass. Large-scale maps were produced although these were distorted in the E-W direction because of the problem of locating rela ...
The poor in the city of Rome
... followers of Catiline to Juvenal’s much-quoted dismissal of the Roman plebs as concerned only with bread and circuses. However, the material is reinterpreted in the light of a new understanding of economic and social structures; whereas for Cicero (and indeed for Burke) poverty was accepted as part ...
... followers of Catiline to Juvenal’s much-quoted dismissal of the Roman plebs as concerned only with bread and circuses. However, the material is reinterpreted in the light of a new understanding of economic and social structures; whereas for Cicero (and indeed for Burke) poverty was accepted as part ...
Roman Society
... looking slaves greet visitors and create an immediate impression of the wealth of the household. Adding to the complexity of Rome’s slave society was the fact that freedmen frequently owned slaves and slaves themselves were served by other slaves of lower status. A freedman by the name of Caecilius ...
... looking slaves greet visitors and create an immediate impression of the wealth of the household. Adding to the complexity of Rome’s slave society was the fact that freedmen frequently owned slaves and slaves themselves were served by other slaves of lower status. A freedman by the name of Caecilius ...
Sixth Grade Lesson Plans | Core Knowledge Foundation
... would expect an attack from the sea, but not one from land. Never before had anyone attacked from land, because the Italian Peninsula had a large mountain chain to the north called the Alps. These mountains would have to be crossed to reach the Romans, this was dangerous since the mountains are very ...
... would expect an attack from the sea, but not one from land. Never before had anyone attacked from land, because the Italian Peninsula had a large mountain chain to the north called the Alps. These mountains would have to be crossed to reach the Romans, this was dangerous since the mountains are very ...
Τόπος και Χρόνος Γέννησης Τόπος και Χρόνος Θανάτου Κύρι
... cult. Marcus Aurelius engaged his daughter Lucilla with Lucius Verus, in order to secure his succession. However, the birth of his sons in 161 overturned these dynastic plans. Right after his succession to the throne, Marcus Aurelius had to face external enemies. Thus, expeditions started in the eas ...
... cult. Marcus Aurelius engaged his daughter Lucilla with Lucius Verus, in order to secure his succession. However, the birth of his sons in 161 overturned these dynastic plans. Right after his succession to the throne, Marcus Aurelius had to face external enemies. Thus, expeditions started in the eas ...
File - EDSS World History to the 16th Century
... Following the battle of Actium, the political situation of Rome was still essentially unstable. It was clear that Octavian was in power, but the only way he had of proving it was the support of the military. Needing a legal way to make his takeover official (especially one that would not leave him o ...
... Following the battle of Actium, the political situation of Rome was still essentially unstable. It was clear that Octavian was in power, but the only way he had of proving it was the support of the military. Needing a legal way to make his takeover official (especially one that would not leave him o ...
Answer in complete sentences
... Much of the g______________ of R______ was created with *s________ labor; in 73BC, one Roman slave r______________ and built an army that caused as great deal of *d__st__u__t__on. Spartacus was forced to participate in gladiatorial games, but he escaped and built an army of soldiers from the slaves ...
... Much of the g______________ of R______ was created with *s________ labor; in 73BC, one Roman slave r______________ and built an army that caused as great deal of *d__st__u__t__on. Spartacus was forced to participate in gladiatorial games, but he escaped and built an army of soldiers from the slaves ...
constantinian arles and its christian Minters
... and North Africa to the regions earlier controlled by Constantine, Arles was centrally located between the northwestern and the southwestern domains which the emperor thereafter ruled through the western part of the Roman world. Constantine swiftly noted this fact, and focused his attentions on Arle ...
... and North Africa to the regions earlier controlled by Constantine, Arles was centrally located between the northwestern and the southwestern domains which the emperor thereafter ruled through the western part of the Roman world. Constantine swiftly noted this fact, and focused his attentions on Arle ...
Daqin
Daqin (Chinese: 大秦; pinyin: Dàqín; Wade–Giles: Ta4-ch'in2; alternative transliterations include Tachin, Tai-Ch'in) is the ancient Chinese name for the Roman Empire or, depending on context, the Near East, especially Syria. It literally means ""Great Qin"", Qin (Chinese: 秦; pinyin: Qín; Wade–Giles: Ch'in2) being the name of the founding dynasty of the Chinese Empire. Historian John Foster defined it as ""...the Roman Empire, or rather that part of it which alone was known to the Chinese, Syria.""