A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON THE EARLY ROMAN DICTATORSHIP
... The dictatorship seems to have been conceived as a short-term magistracy with special powers, which could be created with the minimum of delay, since the man was simply nominated, not elected. ...The supremacy of the dictator was manifested by 24 fasces – though perhaps only 12 were normally display ...
... The dictatorship seems to have been conceived as a short-term magistracy with special powers, which could be created with the minimum of delay, since the man was simply nominated, not elected. ...The supremacy of the dictator was manifested by 24 fasces – though perhaps only 12 were normally display ...
The Roman Salute - The Ohio State University
... The statement that Fascism took ancient Rome for its model is true enough but does not address the question whether the Fascists were concerned with historical accuracy in their use of antiquity, not least in connection with their ritual use of the raised-arm salute. Expressions like “certainly” and ...
... The statement that Fascism took ancient Rome for its model is true enough but does not address the question whether the Fascists were concerned with historical accuracy in their use of antiquity, not least in connection with their ritual use of the raised-arm salute. Expressions like “certainly” and ...
Roman Imports in the Space of Southern Dacia (2 century BC – 1
... the Pontus Euxinus, a controversial territory until the 6 decade of the 1 century AD by Rome and the king of Pontus, Mithridates VI Eupator (Strabon, VII, 3,17). M. Tertentius Varro Lucullus placed the Roman garrisons on the banks of Pontus, thus defeating Mesembria, Odessos, Dionysopolis, Callatis, ...
... the Pontus Euxinus, a controversial territory until the 6 decade of the 1 century AD by Rome and the king of Pontus, Mithridates VI Eupator (Strabon, VII, 3,17). M. Tertentius Varro Lucullus placed the Roman garrisons on the banks of Pontus, thus defeating Mesembria, Odessos, Dionysopolis, Callatis, ...
- San Diego State University
... (sixth century CE). From the very naming convention of these epochs it is clear that the system of governance changed dramatically. In the Republican Era (509 to 30 BCE) the aristocratically democratic consular system was in practice, in which the Roman Senate elected the leaders who governed with t ...
... (sixth century CE). From the very naming convention of these epochs it is clear that the system of governance changed dramatically. In the Republican Era (509 to 30 BCE) the aristocratically democratic consular system was in practice, in which the Roman Senate elected the leaders who governed with t ...
History of Roman Literature from its Earliest
... language. Their character was formed before their literature was created: their moral and patriotic dignity, indeed, had reached its highest perfection, in the age in which their literature commenced—the age of Lælius and Africanus. Except in the province of the drama, it always continued a patricia ...
... language. Their character was formed before their literature was created: their moral and patriotic dignity, indeed, had reached its highest perfection, in the age in which their literature commenced—the age of Lælius and Africanus. Except in the province of the drama, it always continued a patricia ...
The Spartacus War. - Michigan War Studies Review
... the slaveowning elite. The Roman and Greek writers who discussed the Spartacus revolt were, by the nature of the social structure of the ancient world, wealthy aristocrats, for only they could afford the education and leisure to write long prose works; most of them focused on the threat that Spartac ...
... the slaveowning elite. The Roman and Greek writers who discussed the Spartacus revolt were, by the nature of the social structure of the ancient world, wealthy aristocrats, for only they could afford the education and leisure to write long prose works; most of them focused on the threat that Spartac ...
Text Commentary Project Vergil, Aeneid: II.771-795
... Even Creusa’s final words to her husband project into the future, developing Aeneas’ heroic characteristics by insisting that he preserve their love for Ascanius, a symbol of the future and of Rome itself. Throughout the epic Aeneas develops “the stoic virtues of patience, resignation, submissivenes ...
... Even Creusa’s final words to her husband project into the future, developing Aeneas’ heroic characteristics by insisting that he preserve their love for Ascanius, a symbol of the future and of Rome itself. Throughout the epic Aeneas develops “the stoic virtues of patience, resignation, submissivenes ...
Tilburg University The jurisdiction of the pontiff in the Roman
... into legal science. 10 For Historians, secularization is a convenient means to The same holds for the Historian Van Haeperen, whose extensive 2002 study of the Roman pontiffs does not contain a single reference to their jurisdiction. 7 J. Giltaij, Mensenrechten in het Romeinse Recht, PhD Dissertatio ...
... into legal science. 10 For Historians, secularization is a convenient means to The same holds for the Historian Van Haeperen, whose extensive 2002 study of the Roman pontiffs does not contain a single reference to their jurisdiction. 7 J. Giltaij, Mensenrechten in het Romeinse Recht, PhD Dissertatio ...
Dissertation - Emory University
... of non-elite artistic commissions known today, and typically belong to a few wellestablished types, most notably the group relief and the altar with portrait. Both monument types are urban Roman phenomena, with the overwhelming majority discovered in the capital itself or its immediate environs. How ...
... of non-elite artistic commissions known today, and typically belong to a few wellestablished types, most notably the group relief and the altar with portrait. Both monument types are urban Roman phenomena, with the overwhelming majority discovered in the capital itself or its immediate environs. How ...
Settling the Wandering Kingdom: The Establishment of
... seriously. He had lost a large portion of his army and Theodosius seemed not to care, or at least this is the impression we glean from the fact that Theodosius did not heap favors upon Alaric as he did on his other barbarian general, Stilicho. The other important part of this battle was the reliance ...
... seriously. He had lost a large portion of his army and Theodosius seemed not to care, or at least this is the impression we glean from the fact that Theodosius did not heap favors upon Alaric as he did on his other barbarian general, Stilicho. The other important part of this battle was the reliance ...
The Romans The Romans
... All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the term ...
... All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the term ...
The imperial statues of Roman Egypt: Is there a connection between
... are less rigid, the statue can have different positions that look more realistic than the traditional Egyptian posture. The head is often turned or tilted to the side. Realism is not always maintained throughout the complete sculpture, since Roman artists do sometimes create idealized versions of th ...
... are less rigid, the statue can have different positions that look more realistic than the traditional Egyptian posture. The head is often turned or tilted to the side. Realism is not always maintained throughout the complete sculpture, since Roman artists do sometimes create idealized versions of th ...
The Ara Pacis Augustae: Visual Rhetoric in Augustus
... specifically the Augustan building campaign.5 Art historian Diane Favro has effectively connected classical systems of memory based on heads as described in Roman rhetorical treatises to the Augustan building program, arguing ‘‘learned Romans were predisposed to look for an underlying, coherent narr ...
... specifically the Augustan building campaign.5 Art historian Diane Favro has effectively connected classical systems of memory based on heads as described in Roman rhetorical treatises to the Augustan building program, arguing ‘‘learned Romans were predisposed to look for an underlying, coherent narr ...
Who is Arminius? - University of Vermont
... Dio. 61.18.3: “[the Germans] were not disturbed by the change in their manner of life, and were becoming different without knowing it. But when Quintilius Varus became governor of the province of Germany, … he strove to change them more rapidly.”; see also: Velleius Paterculus 2.117.2 9 Dio. 56.18.1 ...
... Dio. 61.18.3: “[the Germans] were not disturbed by the change in their manner of life, and were becoming different without knowing it. But when Quintilius Varus became governor of the province of Germany, … he strove to change them more rapidly.”; see also: Velleius Paterculus 2.117.2 9 Dio. 56.18.1 ...
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... They were then branded by the name of their owner and furthermore expected to honour his name ...
... They were then branded by the name of their owner and furthermore expected to honour his name ...
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.