ancient_rome-3 - The Braddock Eagle Library Blog
... Costume of Ancient Rome, by David Symons (1987) Detectives in Togas, by Henry Winterfield (Fiction) Exploring Ancient Rome with Elaine Landau, by Elaine Landau (2005) Galen: My Life in Imperial Rome, by Marissa Moss (Fiction) Games of Ancient Rome, by Don Nardo (2000) Gladiators, by Michael Martin ( ...
... Costume of Ancient Rome, by David Symons (1987) Detectives in Togas, by Henry Winterfield (Fiction) Exploring Ancient Rome with Elaine Landau, by Elaine Landau (2005) Galen: My Life in Imperial Rome, by Marissa Moss (Fiction) Games of Ancient Rome, by Don Nardo (2000) Gladiators, by Michael Martin ( ...
Contrasts in Roman and Macedonian Tactics
... Roman model), the Macedonian-style army required an exceptional leader to coordinate the fighting and properly time the cavalry attack. There are many battles (like Metaurus or Magnesia) where a Macedonian combined-arms force not led by an Alexander or Hannibal was cut to pieces. Furthermore, the ca ...
... Roman model), the Macedonian-style army required an exceptional leader to coordinate the fighting and properly time the cavalry attack. There are many battles (like Metaurus or Magnesia) where a Macedonian combined-arms force not led by an Alexander or Hannibal was cut to pieces. Furthermore, the ca ...
The Juxtaposition of Morality and Sexuality during the Roman
... details both sex and morality, and the moral position of the authors. As a consequence, expansive studies of sexuality in the Roman Republic period (509 - 27 B.C.E) are either lacking, bundled with the Roman Empire as a study of Roman sexuality in its entirety, or simply absent entirely. The foundat ...
... details both sex and morality, and the moral position of the authors. As a consequence, expansive studies of sexuality in the Roman Republic period (509 - 27 B.C.E) are either lacking, bundled with the Roman Empire as a study of Roman sexuality in its entirety, or simply absent entirely. The foundat ...
A New Look at Roman Indifference Towards Cyprus in the Late
... 13.48 had the force of a lex data, which, in the provinces, was the type of legislation that granted cities the status of being liberae civitates (Berger 1953, 545). If Lentulus had indeed granted free status to the cities of Cyprus, they would have been, strictly speaking, outside of the provincia ...
... 13.48 had the force of a lex data, which, in the provinces, was the type of legislation that granted cities the status of being liberae civitates (Berger 1953, 545). If Lentulus had indeed granted free status to the cities of Cyprus, they would have been, strictly speaking, outside of the provincia ...
The Roman calendar
... fourth year, and added it instead (according to inclusive counting) every third year! The year was therefore still out of step with the equinoxes. Julius’ nephew and successor as Emperor, who took the name Augustus, recognized this error. In the year 9 BCE, he ordered that the intercalary day be lef ...
... fourth year, and added it instead (according to inclusive counting) every third year! The year was therefore still out of step with the equinoxes. Julius’ nephew and successor as Emperor, who took the name Augustus, recognized this error. In the year 9 BCE, he ordered that the intercalary day be lef ...
Word - UCSB Writing Program
... Gracchus, in this short poem is being made a mockery of. Humiliated by the end of the short story, Gracchus is used to make a point. The poet, Juvenal, along with Seneca and Tacitus, takes a stand against gladiatorial combat similar to many intellectuals. He disapproves of the idea many noble born, ...
... Gracchus, in this short poem is being made a mockery of. Humiliated by the end of the short story, Gracchus is used to make a point. The poet, Juvenal, along with Seneca and Tacitus, takes a stand against gladiatorial combat similar to many intellectuals. He disapproves of the idea many noble born, ...
Conquest and romanization of the upper valley of Guadalquivir river
... Archaeological research in Jaén has concentrated upon the study of Iberian settlement patterns, particularly those centred in the Campiña de Jaén. These have suggested that a cereal economy was based on the existence of a network of oppida (Ruiz Rodríguez and Molinos 1993), which articulated the con ...
... Archaeological research in Jaén has concentrated upon the study of Iberian settlement patterns, particularly those centred in the Campiña de Jaén. These have suggested that a cereal economy was based on the existence of a network of oppida (Ruiz Rodríguez and Molinos 1993), which articulated the con ...
Document C: Augustus (Modified)
... with a look, and on the following day insisted that the line be removed from the play. After that he would not allow himself to be called “Sire” even by his children or his grandchildren either as a joke or seriously, and he forbade them to use such flattering terms even among themselves. If he coul ...
... with a look, and on the following day insisted that the line be removed from the play. After that he would not allow himself to be called “Sire” even by his children or his grandchildren either as a joke or seriously, and he forbade them to use such flattering terms even among themselves. If he coul ...
AKS 32: Ancient Greece & Rome
... » The Roman Republic was on a downward spiral. The poor felt disenfranchised, the Senate was corrupt, and the Tribal Assembly, the voice of the common man, demonstrated a weakness for demagogues. ...
... » The Roman Republic was on a downward spiral. The poor felt disenfranchised, the Senate was corrupt, and the Tribal Assembly, the voice of the common man, demonstrated a weakness for demagogues. ...
The Land and Peoples of Early Britain
... groups of Celts from mainland Europe, or other parts of the British Isles. One of the oldest of the Irish epics, the Lebor Gabala, or Book of Invasions, mentions four waves of invasion: the Fir Bolg, the Fomorians, the Tuatha de Danann, and the Milesians, which may in some way correspond to successi ...
... groups of Celts from mainland Europe, or other parts of the British Isles. One of the oldest of the Irish epics, the Lebor Gabala, or Book of Invasions, mentions four waves of invasion: the Fir Bolg, the Fomorians, the Tuatha de Danann, and the Milesians, which may in some way correspond to successi ...
Culture of ancient Rome
... The culture of ancient Rome existed throughout the had a forum, temples and the same type of buildings, on a smaller scale, as found in Rome. The large urban population required an endless supply of food which was a complex logistical task, including acquiring, transporting, storing and distribution ...
... The culture of ancient Rome existed throughout the had a forum, temples and the same type of buildings, on a smaller scale, as found in Rome. The large urban population required an endless supply of food which was a complex logistical task, including acquiring, transporting, storing and distribution ...
The Romans - U3A Adelaide
... alphabet was formed from a combination of the Etruscan and other Greek alphabets. One of the later “kings” of Rome, Servius Tullius, (it is unclear whether he was an Etruscan or a Latin) established the army with a basis of middle-class infantrymen, on the Greek model. This Etrucanized Rome was domi ...
... alphabet was formed from a combination of the Etruscan and other Greek alphabets. One of the later “kings” of Rome, Servius Tullius, (it is unclear whether he was an Etruscan or a Latin) established the army with a basis of middle-class infantrymen, on the Greek model. This Etrucanized Rome was domi ...
Philippi
... • Cassius committed suicide on the hill of Philippi; Brutus ran onto his own sword and died after his defeat • To celebrate his victory, Octavian named Philippi Colonia Julia Philippensis • Octavian (Augustus) later defeated Antony at the battle of Actium in 31 B.C., after which he rebuilt Philippi ...
... • Cassius committed suicide on the hill of Philippi; Brutus ran onto his own sword and died after his defeat • To celebrate his victory, Octavian named Philippi Colonia Julia Philippensis • Octavian (Augustus) later defeated Antony at the battle of Actium in 31 B.C., after which he rebuilt Philippi ...
Sepphoris in the Galilee was larger than previously thought, this
... decumanus, or one of the two main streets of the city, as well as a section of another stone-paved street that ran perpendicular to the decumanus. Adjacent to the intersection of the two latter streets, the excavators found water channels and pipes which were part of the extensive water system that ...
... decumanus, or one of the two main streets of the city, as well as a section of another stone-paved street that ran perpendicular to the decumanus. Adjacent to the intersection of the two latter streets, the excavators found water channels and pipes which were part of the extensive water system that ...
THE RELIGIO-POLITICAL CHANGE IN THE REIGN OF AUGUSTUS
... Boyer (2000: 198); cf. Lisdorf (2004: 152–153). This subcategory was introduced by Justin Barrett and Melanie A. Nyhoff (2001). The fact that some events or phenomena are considered bizarre is determined culturally and is totally independent of the innate human intuitive expectations. For this reaso ...
... Boyer (2000: 198); cf. Lisdorf (2004: 152–153). This subcategory was introduced by Justin Barrett and Melanie A. Nyhoff (2001). The fact that some events or phenomena are considered bizarre is determined culturally and is totally independent of the innate human intuitive expectations. For this reaso ...
Incontinentia, Licentia et Libido
... television programs such as HBO’s Rome, or the Starz network’s Spartacus: Blood and Sand, depicting ancient sexuality as gratuitous and trashy. Films such as Caligula (1979) add to the portrayals of Roman decadence commonly assumed to be the reality. 3 See, for instance, Vern L. Bullough, Brenda K. ...
... television programs such as HBO’s Rome, or the Starz network’s Spartacus: Blood and Sand, depicting ancient sexuality as gratuitous and trashy. Films such as Caligula (1979) add to the portrayals of Roman decadence commonly assumed to be the reality. 3 See, for instance, Vern L. Bullough, Brenda K. ...
The Classic Roman House: Form and Function
... flanking the front door, receding into the house and giving way to the entrance of the domus behind it.32 The shops, which may have been owned by the paterfamilias and operated by his clients, were places where the public and private mixed and status divisions between patrons and clients were blurre ...
... flanking the front door, receding into the house and giving way to the entrance of the domus behind it.32 The shops, which may have been owned by the paterfamilias and operated by his clients, were places where the public and private mixed and status divisions between patrons and clients were blurre ...
cv - Georgetown University
... Review of Wyke, Julius Caesar in Western Culture, Kamm, Julius Caesar: a Life, and Goldsworthy: Caesar: the Life of a Colossus in The Classical Review 57 (2007), 466-69 Review of Riggsby, Caesar in Gaul and Rome: War in Words in The American Historical Review 112 (2007), 559-60 ...
... Review of Wyke, Julius Caesar in Western Culture, Kamm, Julius Caesar: a Life, and Goldsworthy: Caesar: the Life of a Colossus in The Classical Review 57 (2007), 466-69 Review of Riggsby, Caesar in Gaul and Rome: War in Words in The American Historical Review 112 (2007), 559-60 ...
Romanization of Hispania
The Romanization of Hispania is the process by which Roman or Latin culture was introduced into the Iberian Peninsula during the period of Roman rule over it, or parts of it.