1 Publicani Ulrike Malmendier University of California, Berkeley
... To solve the puzzle we need to turn to ancient writers such as Livy, Valerius Maximus, or Cicero, and to primary legal sources. These sources reveal that, starting from small origins, the publicani reached the height of their activities during the Roman Republic, especially during the last two centu ...
... To solve the puzzle we need to turn to ancient writers such as Livy, Valerius Maximus, or Cicero, and to primary legal sources. These sources reveal that, starting from small origins, the publicani reached the height of their activities during the Roman Republic, especially during the last two centu ...
Reviews - Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology
... Another interesting aspect that P. Kay is pointing out in this chapter is the interest of the new rich people, after the Second Punic War, to invest in technology in order to increase the efficiency and implicit the profit, certainly, beside the use of slaves. (pp. 157-160). The analysis of the atte ...
... Another interesting aspect that P. Kay is pointing out in this chapter is the interest of the new rich people, after the Second Punic War, to invest in technology in order to increase the efficiency and implicit the profit, certainly, beside the use of slaves. (pp. 157-160). The analysis of the atte ...
THE CONCEPT OF INFLATION IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE
... It is apparent that the political and military orientation of the Roman emperors affected both their financial policy and eventually the monetary economy. The main feature of the third century is the increasing production of silver coinage. The only way of documenting the rise of mint output is by r ...
... It is apparent that the political and military orientation of the Roman emperors affected both their financial policy and eventually the monetary economy. The main feature of the third century is the increasing production of silver coinage. The only way of documenting the rise of mint output is by r ...
Key Dates - Constantine the Great
... c 272/3 27/28 February Birth of Constantine at Naissus, modern-day Serbia. Constantine’s mother, Helena, was from a much more humble background than Constantius and was born in the east at Drepanum, present-day Turkey in c250. It is not known whether or where they lived together. In 293 Constantius ...
... c 272/3 27/28 February Birth of Constantine at Naissus, modern-day Serbia. Constantine’s mother, Helena, was from a much more humble background than Constantius and was born in the east at Drepanum, present-day Turkey in c250. It is not known whether or where they lived together. In 293 Constantius ...
History - Yaggyslatin
... Bonus #1: “Roma Nova” was founded in the early fourth century A.D., in modern day Turkey, but it is more commonly known by the name of its founder. Name this emperor. CONSTANTINE(US I) Bonus #2: The Eastern Roman Empire is sometimes referred to as the Byzantine Empire, which is derived from this for ...
... Bonus #1: “Roma Nova” was founded in the early fourth century A.D., in modern day Turkey, but it is more commonly known by the name of its founder. Name this emperor. CONSTANTINE(US I) Bonus #2: The Eastern Roman Empire is sometimes referred to as the Byzantine Empire, which is derived from this for ...
the roman empire - Marshall Community Schools
... • Caligula and Claudius • Caligula was the adopted, not biological, son of Tiberius. In actuality, he was his nephew, the son of his deceased brother Germanicus. • Germaincus had been a great general, beloved by his troops, and he had taken his young son on campaign with him, and even provided him w ...
... • Caligula and Claudius • Caligula was the adopted, not biological, son of Tiberius. In actuality, he was his nephew, the son of his deceased brother Germanicus. • Germaincus had been a great general, beloved by his troops, and he had taken his young son on campaign with him, and even provided him w ...
Word - UCSB Writing Program
... this, the seventh, take a negative tone towards gladiators. Seneca, according to his written record stumbled upon what is most likely a state form of execution to amuse the masses. He goes on later saying the officials to have not let the combatants wear armor as it would slow down the process. As t ...
... this, the seventh, take a negative tone towards gladiators. Seneca, according to his written record stumbled upon what is most likely a state form of execution to amuse the masses. He goes on later saying the officials to have not let the combatants wear armor as it would slow down the process. As t ...
Roman Power and the Mediterranean World
... therefore, that Greek philosophy and eastern religions, including Christianity, were transmitted and discussed for thousands of years in Latin, or that the legal codes of Germanic and Frankish peoples would be at first written and developed in Latin, influenced by Roman law (see Ferguson 2007). We a ...
... therefore, that Greek philosophy and eastern religions, including Christianity, were transmitted and discussed for thousands of years in Latin, or that the legal codes of Germanic and Frankish peoples would be at first written and developed in Latin, influenced by Roman law (see Ferguson 2007). We a ...
Currencies of the Classical World
... as antoniniani, after the name of the emperor who introduced them: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, better known as Caracalla. The distinctive mark of the antoniniani is the aureole of the emperor and the crescent of the empress respectively. The coins were introduced in 214 AD supposedly as double denari ...
... as antoniniani, after the name of the emperor who introduced them: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, better known as Caracalla. The distinctive mark of the antoniniani is the aureole of the emperor and the crescent of the empress respectively. The coins were introduced in 214 AD supposedly as double denari ...
13-15 Roman Art (2002)
... -north and south friezes: procession of senators and imperial family members-cf Parthenon frieze--depicting actual individuals not generic Romans-Agrippa, Gaius, Livia, Tiberius, Antonia, Drusus--depiction of children, eg Germanicus, Antonia's son-reflects Aug's desire to promote private family life ...
... -north and south friezes: procession of senators and imperial family members-cf Parthenon frieze--depicting actual individuals not generic Romans-Agrippa, Gaius, Livia, Tiberius, Antonia, Drusus--depiction of children, eg Germanicus, Antonia's son-reflects Aug's desire to promote private family life ...
Pompeii and the Roman Villa
... descended on the area: “Ashes began to fall again, this time in heavy showers. We rose from time to time and shook them off, otherwise we should have been buried and crushed beneath their weight.” Pliny also described the landscape after the eruption ended: “Finally a genuine daylight came; the sun ...
... descended on the area: “Ashes began to fall again, this time in heavy showers. We rose from time to time and shook them off, otherwise we should have been buried and crushed beneath their weight.” Pliny also described the landscape after the eruption ended: “Finally a genuine daylight came; the sun ...
Gladiatorial Murder Article_3
... Verona, Arles, Nimes and El Djem as architectural monuments. We choose to forget, I suspect, that this was where Romans regularly organized fights to the death between hundreds of gladiators, the mass execution of unarmed criminals, and the indiscriminate slaughter of domestic and wild animals. ...
... Verona, Arles, Nimes and El Djem as architectural monuments. We choose to forget, I suspect, that this was where Romans regularly organized fights to the death between hundreds of gladiators, the mass execution of unarmed criminals, and the indiscriminate slaughter of domestic and wild animals. ...
PDF - Dekempeneer Collection
... Since late-republican period of Roman history many different marbles were imported in Rome mainly from Greece. Pentelic marble was certainly one of the most widespread. It came from Attica, where it was used in the construction of the Parthenon in Athens. From the 2nd to the 1st century B.C., Roman ...
... Since late-republican period of Roman history many different marbles were imported in Rome mainly from Greece. Pentelic marble was certainly one of the most widespread. It came from Attica, where it was used in the construction of the Parthenon in Athens. From the 2nd to the 1st century B.C., Roman ...
Terrence Chambers and Adam Marsh Dr. Crawford HIS 379
... stage on which to display his terrible power to all of Rome. His plan was to make an example of the Roman's cowardice in refusing to fight, and convince the surrounding cities that the Republic was no longer master of the region, and that they ought to defect. (Polybius, 3.91) And, as an important a ...
... stage on which to display his terrible power to all of Rome. His plan was to make an example of the Roman's cowardice in refusing to fight, and convince the surrounding cities that the Republic was no longer master of the region, and that they ought to defect. (Polybius, 3.91) And, as an important a ...
ancient history - educa.madrid.org
... Before Romans arrived to the Peninsula, Spain was inhabited by other people. These people are called Pre-Romans peoples. When the Romans came, they met native people known as the Iberians. Iberians inhabited from the Southwest part of Spain thorough the Northeast part. Celts used to live in the Nort ...
... Before Romans arrived to the Peninsula, Spain was inhabited by other people. These people are called Pre-Romans peoples. When the Romans came, they met native people known as the Iberians. Iberians inhabited from the Southwest part of Spain thorough the Northeast part. Celts used to live in the Nort ...
Peter Temin, The Roman Market Economy, Princeton, NJ: Princeton
... prices describe a random walk very much like that of modern prices” (p. 59). Babylon prices are also comparable to the well-documented prices of wheat in medieval and early modern England. This is not to say, however, that Babylon had an integrated market economy: at most, “there was a functioning f ...
... prices describe a random walk very much like that of modern prices” (p. 59). Babylon prices are also comparable to the well-documented prices of wheat in medieval and early modern England. This is not to say, however, that Babylon had an integrated market economy: at most, “there was a functioning f ...
sample
... engineering like the development of the arch and the dome come directly from Rome. If you have been to Europe you may have actually driven on roads or traveled over bridges built two thousand years ago by Romans—bridges and roads that have withstood two thousand years of wind, rain, snow, war, and t ...
... engineering like the development of the arch and the dome come directly from Rome. If you have been to Europe you may have actually driven on roads or traveled over bridges built two thousand years ago by Romans—bridges and roads that have withstood two thousand years of wind, rain, snow, war, and t ...
Historical Background of Julius Caesar
... with only Titus Andronicus (early 1590s) and Romeo and Juliet (mid 1590s) being earlier, and he wrote it mid-way through his career. Following quickly on its heels will be Hamlet, and some scholars see Brutus in Julius Caesar as a prototype or "first draft" of Hamlet. In addition, Julius Caesar is t ...
... with only Titus Andronicus (early 1590s) and Romeo and Juliet (mid 1590s) being earlier, and he wrote it mid-way through his career. Following quickly on its heels will be Hamlet, and some scholars see Brutus in Julius Caesar as a prototype or "first draft" of Hamlet. In addition, Julius Caesar is t ...
cv - Georgetown University
... “A History in Anecdotes: Tales of the Triumviral Proscriptions” (CAAS Meeting; New Rochelle; April 2001) “‘Since the new settler came’: Horace Sat. 2.2 As a Response to Vergil” (Columbia University Graduate Student Colloquium; April 2001) “The History of Loss: Vergil Eclogue 9 and the Triumviral Con ...
... “A History in Anecdotes: Tales of the Triumviral Proscriptions” (CAAS Meeting; New Rochelle; April 2001) “‘Since the new settler came’: Horace Sat. 2.2 As a Response to Vergil” (Columbia University Graduate Student Colloquium; April 2001) “The History of Loss: Vergil Eclogue 9 and the Triumviral Con ...
5 Little Known Facts About Gladiators - bbs-wh2
... slaves or condemned prisoners as a kind of eulogy. According to the Roman writers Tertullian and Festus, since the Romans believed that human blood helped purify the deceased person’s soul, these contests may have also acted as a crude substitute for human sacrifice. The funeral games later increase ...
... slaves or condemned prisoners as a kind of eulogy. According to the Roman writers Tertullian and Festus, since the Romans believed that human blood helped purify the deceased person’s soul, these contests may have also acted as a crude substitute for human sacrifice. The funeral games later increase ...
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.""