chicago - University of Chicago Law School
... have interests that are not fully aligned with those of the people; the purpose of a constitution is to give agents incentives to act in the interests of the people, that is, to minimize agency costs. A large literature discusses the way that elections, judicial review, separation of powers, and ot ...
... have interests that are not fully aligned with those of the people; the purpose of a constitution is to give agents incentives to act in the interests of the people, that is, to minimize agency costs. A large literature discusses the way that elections, judicial review, separation of powers, and ot ...
Reforms of the Gracchi Brothers
... Going against tradition again, Tiberius was the first tribune in two centuries to be reelected and proposed that the money left to the Roman people in the will of Attalus III (who lived in Pergamum, now Turkey) be used to help citizens stock and cultivate these farms; he also reduced the period of m ...
... Going against tradition again, Tiberius was the first tribune in two centuries to be reelected and proposed that the money left to the Roman people in the will of Attalus III (who lived in Pergamum, now Turkey) be used to help citizens stock and cultivate these farms; he also reduced the period of m ...
Marcus Aurelius
... Syria, it was emperor Verus who left for the east in order to lead the campaign. And yet, as Verus spent most of his time pursuing his pleasures at Antioch, leadership of the campaign was left in the hands of the Roman generals, and - to some degree - even in the hands of Marcus Aurelius back in Rom ...
... Syria, it was emperor Verus who left for the east in order to lead the campaign. And yet, as Verus spent most of his time pursuing his pleasures at Antioch, leadership of the campaign was left in the hands of the Roman generals, and - to some degree - even in the hands of Marcus Aurelius back in Rom ...
Commodus
... • Commodus’s father was a co-emperor of Rome, so he was destined to follow in his footsteps. • He ruled with Lucius Verus, until his death in 169A.D. • He was one of the last five emperor’s, and is also considered one of the most important Stoic philosophers. ...
... • Commodus’s father was a co-emperor of Rome, so he was destined to follow in his footsteps. • He ruled with Lucius Verus, until his death in 169A.D. • He was one of the last five emperor’s, and is also considered one of the most important Stoic philosophers. ...
Domitian (Part ii) - Biblical Studies.org.uk
... Jews. At this time the Jewish conununity was a minority group whose right to full citizenship was constantly rejected. In the ensuing frenzy the Greeks devastated the Jewish quarter and persuaded the Prefect, Flaccus, to order that statues of the Emperor should be placed in the synagogues. Naturally ...
... Jews. At this time the Jewish conununity was a minority group whose right to full citizenship was constantly rejected. In the ensuing frenzy the Greeks devastated the Jewish quarter and persuaded the Prefect, Flaccus, to order that statues of the Emperor should be placed in the synagogues. Naturally ...
The Saylor Foundation 1 Titus (79-81 AD): Great Promise Cut Short
... become “Orientalized,” as Cleopatra had done to Mark Antony. When Vespasian died in 79 AD, Titus was his obvious successor. However, many feared that Titus would become a tyrannical emperor because of his reputation for brutality and his association with a foreign queen. Instead, Titus become known ...
... become “Orientalized,” as Cleopatra had done to Mark Antony. When Vespasian died in 79 AD, Titus was his obvious successor. However, many feared that Titus would become a tyrannical emperor because of his reputation for brutality and his association with a foreign queen. Instead, Titus become known ...
The Decline of the Republic
... Going against tradition again, Tiberius was the first tribune in two centuries to be re-elected and proposed that the money left to the Roman people in the will of Attalus III (who lived in Pergamum, now Turkey) be used to help citizens stock and cultivate these farms; he also reduced the period of ...
... Going against tradition again, Tiberius was the first tribune in two centuries to be re-elected and proposed that the money left to the Roman people in the will of Attalus III (who lived in Pergamum, now Turkey) be used to help citizens stock and cultivate these farms; he also reduced the period of ...
In 70 BC, two highly ambitious men, Crassus and Pompey, were
... permanent right of ascension of each Roman Emperor. g. While Octavian was now the clear and unequivocal force in the Roman world, there was still some minor unfinished business to take care. h. Though executions of Antony's supporters were limited, likely to bring 20 years of war to a final closure ...
... permanent right of ascension of each Roman Emperor. g. While Octavian was now the clear and unequivocal force in the Roman world, there was still some minor unfinished business to take care. h. Though executions of Antony's supporters were limited, likely to bring 20 years of war to a final closure ...
Diocletian - Scarsdale Schools
... In one of his first acts as augustus, a title he adopted as emperor, Diocletian appointed Maximian as his heir and successor, or caesar, in 285. Recognizing that threats to the Roman Empire on two fronts, along with exceedingly difficult internal struggles, were too much to be controlled under one l ...
... In one of his first acts as augustus, a title he adopted as emperor, Diocletian appointed Maximian as his heir and successor, or caesar, in 285. Recognizing that threats to the Roman Empire on two fronts, along with exceedingly difficult internal struggles, were too much to be controlled under one l ...
Anna Tatarkiewicz
... authority] and maiestas [dignity], could not neglect the realm of religion.2 We should bear in mind that in the Roman world, religion was an integral and indispensable component of social and political life. In other words, political changes were also reflected and expressed in religious aspects of ...
... authority] and maiestas [dignity], could not neglect the realm of religion.2 We should bear in mind that in the Roman world, religion was an integral and indispensable component of social and political life. In other words, political changes were also reflected and expressed in religious aspects of ...
Burac Zachary Burac HIS 302 – Rome Prof. Finnigan 5/6/13 The
... by the senatorial class or emperor, the equestrian judges and tax collectors held high positions in both treasury and judicial professions. Later into the progression of the Roman Empire, often times equestrians were not appointed senators but would be appointed governors of provinces under Roman co ...
... by the senatorial class or emperor, the equestrian judges and tax collectors held high positions in both treasury and judicial professions. Later into the progression of the Roman Empire, often times equestrians were not appointed senators but would be appointed governors of provinces under Roman co ...
Ara Pacis Augustae
... Augustus’ account in the Res Gestae 12.2 links it with his return from Spain and Gaul in 13 BC after he has successfully arranged affairs in those provinces. The senate then decreed that an altar of Augustan peace be erected next to the Campus Martius in honour of the event, and that magistrates, pr ...
... Augustus’ account in the Res Gestae 12.2 links it with his return from Spain and Gaul in 13 BC after he has successfully arranged affairs in those provinces. The senate then decreed that an altar of Augustan peace be erected next to the Campus Martius in honour of the event, and that magistrates, pr ...
CALIGULA – Roman emperor [37 41]
... Adopted great nephew of Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14) was the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. Born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, he was adopted by his great-uncle Julius Caesar in 44 BC, and b ...
... Adopted great nephew of Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14) was the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. Born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, he was adopted by his great-uncle Julius Caesar in 44 BC, and b ...
Augustus Lesson Plan
... Octavian wanted to be thought of as democratic. He gave the Senate control of the weaker provinces, on the ground that they were peaceful and free from war, while he retained control of the more powerful provinces (like Egypt), claiming that they were insecure and might begin a serious revolt. He sa ...
... Octavian wanted to be thought of as democratic. He gave the Senate control of the weaker provinces, on the ground that they were peaceful and free from war, while he retained control of the more powerful provinces (like Egypt), claiming that they were insecure and might begin a serious revolt. He sa ...
OCR Textbook - John D Clare
... Look at: the main magistrates and their duties: censors, Consuls, Praetors, Aediles, Quaestors, Tribunes; the role of the Senate; the Assemblies and their duties. Augustus, however, took over a great deal of the tasks of the these bodies. Most importantly he took control of the legions and the most ...
... Look at: the main magistrates and their duties: censors, Consuls, Praetors, Aediles, Quaestors, Tribunes; the role of the Senate; the Assemblies and their duties. Augustus, however, took over a great deal of the tasks of the these bodies. Most importantly he took control of the legions and the most ...
artifact draft1 - Sites at Penn State
... establishing himself as the inheritor of an ancient and grand legacy, Augustus establishes himself as the rightful and reputable ruler of Rome. The Via Labicana Augustus displays Augustus Caesar as the Pontifex Maximus, and in doing so, shows that not only does he have the best interests of the Roma ...
... establishing himself as the inheritor of an ancient and grand legacy, Augustus establishes himself as the rightful and reputable ruler of Rome. The Via Labicana Augustus displays Augustus Caesar as the Pontifex Maximus, and in doing so, shows that not only does he have the best interests of the Roma ...
Res Gestae Divi Augusti
... It could be argued that Augustus, by considerable skill, is presenting the facts in the best possible light but sometimes deliberately distorts or misrepresents these facts. He wanted people to see that his principate was a natural successor to the old Republic but he seems to have been concerned ab ...
... It could be argued that Augustus, by considerable skill, is presenting the facts in the best possible light but sometimes deliberately distorts or misrepresents these facts. He wanted people to see that his principate was a natural successor to the old Republic but he seems to have been concerned ab ...
Analyse in detail Augustus` relationship with Cleopatra, Octavia and
... to that of Caesar and Pompey, united by their mutual love of Julia, Caesar’s daughter and Pompey’s wife. This love prevented the two men from fighting. Octavian hoped that the same thing would apply for himself and Antony; so long as Octavia lived and held their regard, theoretically there would be ...
... to that of Caesar and Pompey, united by their mutual love of Julia, Caesar’s daughter and Pompey’s wife. This love prevented the two men from fighting. Octavian hoped that the same thing would apply for himself and Antony; so long as Octavia lived and held their regard, theoretically there would be ...
Rome in the First Century (PBS Empires) Episodes II and III: Tiberius
... dragging his corpse through the city. Their ravaged remains were so scattered that it was very difficult to collect them." Judith P. Hallett, Professor of Classics, University of Maryland, College Park: This is what's wrong with the system that Augustus established. It's a system that's only as stro ...
... dragging his corpse through the city. Their ravaged remains were so scattered that it was very difficult to collect them." Judith P. Hallett, Professor of Classics, University of Maryland, College Park: This is what's wrong with the system that Augustus established. It's a system that's only as stro ...
Bremen School District 228 Social Studies Common Assessment 3
... the empire, while he himself had the hardships and the dangers; but his real purpose was that by this arrangement the senators would be unarmed and unprepared for battle, while he alone had arms and maintained soldiers. Octavian was destined to have absolute control of all matters for all time. W ...
... the empire, while he himself had the hardships and the dangers; but his real purpose was that by this arrangement the senators would be unarmed and unprepared for battle, while he alone had arms and maintained soldiers. Octavian was destined to have absolute control of all matters for all time. W ...
Bremen School District 228 Social Studies Common Assessment 3
... the empire, while he himself had the hardships and the dangers; but his real purpose was that by this arrangement the senators would be unarmed and unprepared for battle, while he alone had arms and maintained soldiers. Octavian was destined to have absolute control of all matters for all time. W ...
... the empire, while he himself had the hardships and the dangers; but his real purpose was that by this arrangement the senators would be unarmed and unprepared for battle, while he alone had arms and maintained soldiers. Octavian was destined to have absolute control of all matters for all time. W ...
Student Sample
... patricians. Normally, the patricians would overtax the plebeians just to get more money for themselves. When Augustus came into rule, however, he let governors have longer terms in office to make better laws for the provinces they governed. He also raised governors’ pay, so they would not have to he ...
... patricians. Normally, the patricians would overtax the plebeians just to get more money for themselves. When Augustus came into rule, however, he let governors have longer terms in office to make better laws for the provinces they governed. He also raised governors’ pay, so they would not have to he ...
augustus - Magister Webb
... married Octavian in 38 B.C. When it became clear that Augustus intended his grandsons, Gaius and Lucius Caesar, as his heirs, Tiberius went into morose exile on Rhodes, but after the untimely deaths of the two boys Augustus adopted Tiberius, and he became a loyal and successful general in Augustus' ...
... married Octavian in 38 B.C. When it became clear that Augustus intended his grandsons, Gaius and Lucius Caesar, as his heirs, Tiberius went into morose exile on Rhodes, but after the untimely deaths of the two boys Augustus adopted Tiberius, and he became a loyal and successful general in Augustus' ...
Mary Beard reviews `Caligula` by Aloys Winterling, translated by
... forced to adjust a good deal of unpromising, or even conflicting, evidence to fit his basic scheme. Too often, he takes some bizarre anecdote supposedly illustrating Caligula’s madness and ingeniously reinterprets ‘what actually happened’, to end up with yet another example of Caligula’s resistance ...
... forced to adjust a good deal of unpromising, or even conflicting, evidence to fit his basic scheme. Too often, he takes some bizarre anecdote supposedly illustrating Caligula’s madness and ingeniously reinterprets ‘what actually happened’, to end up with yet another example of Caligula’s resistance ...
Checklist of Ancient Roman Emperors O
... each description serves as a representation of the emperor’s portrait – individual portraits will vary. AUGUSTUS (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) 27 B.C.-A.D. 14 Augustus (known as Octavian until 27 B.C.) was the first Roman to use the title Augustus, and was Rome’s first Emperor. He laid down the f ...
... each description serves as a representation of the emperor’s portrait – individual portraits will vary. AUGUSTUS (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) 27 B.C.-A.D. 14 Augustus (known as Octavian until 27 B.C.) was the first Roman to use the title Augustus, and was Rome’s first Emperor. He laid down the f ...
Constitution of the Roman Empire
The Constitution of the Roman Empire was an unwritten set of guidelines and principles passed down mainly through precedent. After the fall of the Roman Republic, the constitutional balance of power shifted from the Roman Senate to the Roman Emperor. Beginning with the first emperor, Augustus, the emperor and the senate were technically two co-equal branches of government. In practice, however the actual authority of the imperial senate was negligible, as the emperor held the true power of the state. During the reign of the second Roman Emperor, Tiberius, the powers that had been held by the Roman assemblies were transferred to the senate.The powers of an emperor existed by virtue of his legal standing. The two most significant components to an emperor's power were the ""tribunician powers"" and the ""proconsular powers"". The tribunician powers gave the emperor authority over Rome's civil government, while the proconsular powers gave him authority over the Roman army. While these distinctions were clearly defined during the early empire, eventually they were lost, and the emperor's powers became less constitutional and more monarchical. The traditional magistracies that survived the fall of the republic were the Consulship, Praetorship, Plebeian Tribunate, Aedileship, Quaestorship, and Military Tribunate. Any individual of the senatorial class could run for one of these offices. If an individual was not of the senatorial class, he could run for one of these offices if he was allowed to run by the emperor, or otherwise, he could be appointed to one of these offices by the emperor. Mark Antony abolished the offices of Roman Dictator and Master of the Horse during his Consulship in 44 BC, and shortly thereafter the offices of Interrex and Roman Censor were also abolished.