Abstract
... My paper explores the function of legionary centurions as violent, coercive disciplinarians in the Roman legions of the late Republic and early-middle Empire. As the Roman legions’ only career officers, centurions had many important functions. Foremost among them was preserving discipline, and it wa ...
... My paper explores the function of legionary centurions as violent, coercive disciplinarians in the Roman legions of the late Republic and early-middle Empire. As the Roman legions’ only career officers, centurions had many important functions. Foremost among them was preserving discipline, and it wa ...
The world around Anno Domini *
... But this mode of production had its limits and the same system paved the way for the decline of Greece and Rome. Indeed, their paths of development were extensive and lateral that is the main objective of the system was to expand through invasion or the establishment of trade colonies in order to ha ...
... But this mode of production had its limits and the same system paved the way for the decline of Greece and Rome. Indeed, their paths of development were extensive and lateral that is the main objective of the system was to expand through invasion or the establishment of trade colonies in order to ha ...
Fusion Rome Becomes An Empire
... themselves. They recruited soldiers from the landless poor by promising them land. These soldiers fought for pay and owed allegiance only to their commander. They replaced the citizen-soldiers. It now was possible for a military leader supported by his own troops to take over by force. Eventually, o ...
... themselves. They recruited soldiers from the landless poor by promising them land. These soldiers fought for pay and owed allegiance only to their commander. They replaced the citizen-soldiers. It now was possible for a military leader supported by his own troops to take over by force. Eventually, o ...
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... • Needless to say, Lepidus and Mark Antony were soon out of the picture….Octavian changed his name to Augustus (meaning exalted one) and became the 1st emperor of Rome. ...
... • Needless to say, Lepidus and Mark Antony were soon out of the picture….Octavian changed his name to Augustus (meaning exalted one) and became the 1st emperor of Rome. ...
The Mos Maiorum - TheMattHatters
... Dignified self-control, while the word Constantia was usually attached to Gravitas, meaning steadiness or perseverance. In the face of adversity, a “good” Roman was to display an unperturbed façade. Roman myth and history reinforced this value by recounting tales of figures such as Gaius Mucius Scae ...
... Dignified self-control, while the word Constantia was usually attached to Gravitas, meaning steadiness or perseverance. In the face of adversity, a “good” Roman was to display an unperturbed façade. Roman myth and history reinforced this value by recounting tales of figures such as Gaius Mucius Scae ...
ANCIENT ROME - Kentucky Department of Education
... their workers so they would not leave. All jobs became hereditary; sons had to follow in their fathers occupation. The capital of the empire was moved from Rome to Byzantine and renamed Constantinople (an ideal site for trade). ...
... their workers so they would not leave. All jobs became hereditary; sons had to follow in their fathers occupation. The capital of the empire was moved from Rome to Byzantine and renamed Constantinople (an ideal site for trade). ...
Timeline: Biblical, Political, World Events
... Plato Samaritan temple built on Mt. Gerizim – John 4:20 Aristotle, worked in Athens Rule of Phillip II, King of Macedon(ia) – north of Greece Alexander the Great is born, son of Phillip II ...
... Plato Samaritan temple built on Mt. Gerizim – John 4:20 Aristotle, worked in Athens Rule of Phillip II, King of Macedon(ia) – north of Greece Alexander the Great is born, son of Phillip II ...
In the Year 1, Augustus Let the Good Times Roll
... aged to achieve what he was after with diplomacy. Across the border was Rome’s only rival power, the Parthian kingdom, occupying the ancient land of Persia beyond the Euphrates River. The Parthians were formidable because of their army. The Romans relied on a highly trained, well-disciplined mass of ...
... aged to achieve what he was after with diplomacy. Across the border was Rome’s only rival power, the Parthian kingdom, occupying the ancient land of Persia beyond the Euphrates River. The Parthians were formidable because of their army. The Romans relied on a highly trained, well-disciplined mass of ...
Ancient Rome - Regents Review
... Greeks; different names • Rich people ate Ostrich and parrot tongue pie!? • Poor were given rations of grain • 150 days a year were holidays • Poor offered free games and gladiator fights; kept them distracted • Christianity begins to filter into empire ...
... Greeks; different names • Rich people ate Ostrich and parrot tongue pie!? • Poor were given rations of grain • 150 days a year were holidays • Poor offered free games and gladiator fights; kept them distracted • Christianity begins to filter into empire ...
Cities
... Probably the chief religious centre for the Emesenoi. Became a city by the second century AD, when it issued coins as a polis. It was a rival of Damascus. A late antique writer, Libanius, claimed that it was ‘no longer a city’ in his time, but other sources clearly show that it had a vibrant civic l ...
... Probably the chief religious centre for the Emesenoi. Became a city by the second century AD, when it issued coins as a polis. It was a rival of Damascus. A late antique writer, Libanius, claimed that it was ‘no longer a city’ in his time, but other sources clearly show that it had a vibrant civic l ...
Ancient Rome Etruscan to Byzantine
... The earliest Roman art is generally associated with the overthrow of the Etruscan kings and the establishment of the Republic in 509 BC. The end of Roman art and the beginning of medieval art is usually said to occur with the conversion of the emperor Constantine to Christianity and the transfer of ...
... The earliest Roman art is generally associated with the overthrow of the Etruscan kings and the establishment of the Republic in 509 BC. The end of Roman art and the beginning of medieval art is usually said to occur with the conversion of the emperor Constantine to Christianity and the transfer of ...
Greek City-States, Persia, Alexander the Great, Rome
... • Situated on seven wooded hills along the Tiber River • Legend has it that twin brothers Romulus and Remus founded Rome on one of these hills • Why is this location important? • Fertile soil • Excellent Building materials nearby • Strategically located • Easier to fend off invaders • Centrally loca ...
... • Situated on seven wooded hills along the Tiber River • Legend has it that twin brothers Romulus and Remus founded Rome on one of these hills • Why is this location important? • Fertile soil • Excellent Building materials nearby • Strategically located • Easier to fend off invaders • Centrally loca ...
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.""