Secret Ballot and Its Effects in the Late Roman Republic
... over the electorate, and enhancing the voters' effective freedom of choice2. In recent years, however, mainly in the context of the renewed controversy on the political characterof the Republic, this view has been challenged or qualified by several scholars who treatthe subjectof secret voting in a ...
... over the electorate, and enhancing the voters' effective freedom of choice2. In recent years, however, mainly in the context of the renewed controversy on the political characterof the Republic, this view has been challenged or qualified by several scholars who treatthe subjectof secret voting in a ...
the rape of the sabine women by nicolas poussin
... throughout Italy and elsewhere in Europe. Certainly every connoisseur in Rome knew Giambologna's Sabines, just as he knew Pietro da Cortona's painting. The subject was probably suggested to Poussin by Pietro's picture, and he used Giambologna's sculpture in composing the couples at the left of his o ...
... throughout Italy and elsewhere in Europe. Certainly every connoisseur in Rome knew Giambologna's Sabines, just as he knew Pietro da Cortona's painting. The subject was probably suggested to Poussin by Pietro's picture, and he used Giambologna's sculpture in composing the couples at the left of his o ...
Slide 1
... the Italian peninsula by 247BCE. Throughout this era, Rome was constantly at war with one or more of its neighbors. At that time, when two cities went to war, the victorious army would destroy the conquered city and either kill or sell the citizens of the conquered city into slavery. ...
... the Italian peninsula by 247BCE. Throughout this era, Rome was constantly at war with one or more of its neighbors. At that time, when two cities went to war, the victorious army would destroy the conquered city and either kill or sell the citizens of the conquered city into slavery. ...
CLH275 Rome and the Mediterranean
... The Consuls had the power to veto each other, so it was best for them to work closely together. Originally, both Consuls would have been from the Patrician order. The Lex Licinia Sextia in 367 BC ruled that one of the two consuls had to be plebeian. The Consuls would alternate chairmanship o ...
... The Consuls had the power to veto each other, so it was best for them to work closely together. Originally, both Consuls would have been from the Patrician order. The Lex Licinia Sextia in 367 BC ruled that one of the two consuls had to be plebeian. The Consuls would alternate chairmanship o ...
Michael Brazao, Who`s Your Daddy? Explaining the Rise of Roman
... to family affairs, the paterfamilias enjoyed a preeminent position vis-à-vis those who were subject to his potestas. But what was the position of the paterfamilias with respect to the criminal law? Criminal law may be defined as the promotion of public order through the imposition of penalties by th ...
... to family affairs, the paterfamilias enjoyed a preeminent position vis-à-vis those who were subject to his potestas. But what was the position of the paterfamilias with respect to the criminal law? Criminal law may be defined as the promotion of public order through the imposition of penalties by th ...
Electoral Bribery in the Roman Republic Author(s): Andrew Lintott
... activity of a candidate seeking office. Both ambitus and bribery are emotive, perjorative words, but there is no alternative to using them for behaviour which was defined as a criminal offence. When they are used in what follows, this must be understood as being without prejudice to the historical v ...
... activity of a candidate seeking office. Both ambitus and bribery are emotive, perjorative words, but there is no alternative to using them for behaviour which was defined as a criminal offence. When they are used in what follows, this must be understood as being without prejudice to the historical v ...
PUBLIC OPINION, FOREIGN POLICY AND `JUST WAR` IN THE
... decision to start a war disappeared, somewhat mysteriously, some time during the first half of the second century, and we no longer hear of the assemblies being asked to declare war. Moreover, trials before the people—which sometimes could operate as another traditional method, indirect but powerful ...
... decision to start a war disappeared, somewhat mysteriously, some time during the first half of the second century, and we no longer hear of the assemblies being asked to declare war. Moreover, trials before the people—which sometimes could operate as another traditional method, indirect but powerful ...
87 BCE - CAMWS
... Octavianum). Cinna’s success was in no small part brought to him by the military élan the likewise-outlawed C. Marius, who allied himself with Cinna, and by means of it the two men were restored to their citizenship, allowed to resume the capital, and presented with an opportunity to bring stability ...
... Octavianum). Cinna’s success was in no small part brought to him by the military élan the likewise-outlawed C. Marius, who allied himself with Cinna, and by means of it the two men were restored to their citizenship, allowed to resume the capital, and presented with an opportunity to bring stability ...
The Saylor Foundation 1 Titus (79-81 AD): Great Promise Cut Short
... he lived and is remembered under the shadow of his father, Emperor Vespasian. Vespasian had a distinguished career as a general before becoming emperor, and Titus served as his father’s right-hand man in these early years. When the Jews rebelled in 66 AD, Vespasian and Titus together led the Roman a ...
... he lived and is remembered under the shadow of his father, Emperor Vespasian. Vespasian had a distinguished career as a general before becoming emperor, and Titus served as his father’s right-hand man in these early years. When the Jews rebelled in 66 AD, Vespasian and Titus together led the Roman a ...
Slide 37
... ž The Senate passed laws and also controlled the treasury (money). ž The Senate is the most powerful group in the government of the Roman Republic. ...
... ž The Senate passed laws and also controlled the treasury (money). ž The Senate is the most powerful group in the government of the Roman Republic. ...
Chapter 33 – The Rise of the Roman Republic What were the
... Rome was now a republic, but the patricians held all the power. They made sure that only they could be part of the government. Only they could become senators or consuls. Plebeians had to obey their decisions. Because laws were not written down, patricians often changed or interpreted the laws to be ...
... Rome was now a republic, but the patricians held all the power. They made sure that only they could be part of the government. Only they could become senators or consuls. Plebeians had to obey their decisions. Because laws were not written down, patricians often changed or interpreted the laws to be ...
MAGISTRATE: The Most Important Political Body of Roman Republic
... court as a judge. They could give the right to sue and make law[4]. Magistrate which was one of the most important political institutes of Republic period ceased in Dominatus period but in this last period of Roman Politics it was not effective as it was before and was just a political symbol of Re ...
... court as a judge. They could give the right to sue and make law[4]. Magistrate which was one of the most important political institutes of Republic period ceased in Dominatus period but in this last period of Roman Politics it was not effective as it was before and was just a political symbol of Re ...
The Roman Republic
... * they would forever change the way the poor and underprivileged lived in cities ...
... * they would forever change the way the poor and underprivileged lived in cities ...
The Rise of the Roman Republic
... the man summoned does not go, let the one summoning him call the bystanders to witness and then take him by force. Table II. - He whose witness has failed to appear may summon him by loud ...
... the man summoned does not go, let the one summoning him call the bystanders to witness and then take him by force. Table II. - He whose witness has failed to appear may summon him by loud ...
A Brief History of Rome
... This was decided by the famous duel of the triplets, the Curatii from Alba and the Horatii from Rome. The single Horatius that survives the combat won the day for Rome. Tullus also built the Senate House, which (in name at least) lasted all the way to 52 BC, when the mob burned the body of P. Clodiu ...
... This was decided by the famous duel of the triplets, the Curatii from Alba and the Horatii from Rome. The single Horatius that survives the combat won the day for Rome. Tullus also built the Senate House, which (in name at least) lasted all the way to 52 BC, when the mob burned the body of P. Clodiu ...
Was Ancient Rome a Dead Wives Society?
... nuances of reality … powerful public opinion set limits to the conduct of the paterfamilias both in earlier and in later times [of the Republic].”17 About the same time another Roman law specialist, David Daube, expressed a similar protest against this misreading of Roman law relating to extremer as ...
... nuances of reality … powerful public opinion set limits to the conduct of the paterfamilias both in earlier and in later times [of the Republic].”17 About the same time another Roman law specialist, David Daube, expressed a similar protest against this misreading of Roman law relating to extremer as ...
The Roman Republic
... (1) had the exclusive right to hold offices both civil and religious (a) because of this, they had control over the gov’t (b) this was true even though they were only ___ of the population ...
... (1) had the exclusive right to hold offices both civil and religious (a) because of this, they had control over the gov’t (b) this was true even though they were only ___ of the population ...
Keep the Public Rich, But the Citizens Poor
... nobles and the common people. But he also concedes that class conflict ultimately contributed to the ruin of Rome’s free way of life after the Gracchi attempted to institute redistributive economic reforms. 16 The Agrarian Laws, sponsored by Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, limited the amount of public ...
... nobles and the common people. But he also concedes that class conflict ultimately contributed to the ruin of Rome’s free way of life after the Gracchi attempted to institute redistributive economic reforms. 16 The Agrarian Laws, sponsored by Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, limited the amount of public ...
the gracchi
... Not long after Tiberius Gracchus became tribune he proposed a law that each noble might have five hundred acres of the public land for his own use and two hundred and fifty more for each son, and that the remainder of the lands should be equally divided among the poor citizens. This law was passed, ...
... Not long after Tiberius Gracchus became tribune he proposed a law that each noble might have five hundred acres of the public land for his own use and two hundred and fifty more for each son, and that the remainder of the lands should be equally divided among the poor citizens. This law was passed, ...
Exempla Augusto: Allusions and Warnings in Ab Urbe Condita, I
... separate occasions, first in 25 b.c.e. and twice again after the completion of the Spanish campaigns, book 1 could not have been composed later than 25 b.c.e. since only the first closure is recorded. Since Livy would have composed the first of his 142 book history at this time, when Augustus was lo ...
... separate occasions, first in 25 b.c.e. and twice again after the completion of the Spanish campaigns, book 1 could not have been composed later than 25 b.c.e. since only the first closure is recorded. Since Livy would have composed the first of his 142 book history at this time, when Augustus was lo ...
plebeian
... plebis) did not allow the participation of patricians, and met in the thirty-five tribes. The only magistrate empowered to convoke it was the tribune of the plebs. It had the right to enact laws (strictly, plebiscites) and conduct trials. Its members elected the plebeian aediles and the tribunes of ...
... plebis) did not allow the participation of patricians, and met in the thirty-five tribes. The only magistrate empowered to convoke it was the tribune of the plebs. It had the right to enact laws (strictly, plebiscites) and conduct trials. Its members elected the plebeian aediles and the tribunes of ...
File - Tallahassee CC Latin Club
... The goal of these notes is to provide for a solid, pretty in-depth guide to Competitive Certamen Roman history questions asked at the Junior Classical League National Convention (as well as at regional, state, and collegiate tournaments). I have attempted to cover most the history questions that wou ...
... The goal of these notes is to provide for a solid, pretty in-depth guide to Competitive Certamen Roman history questions asked at the Junior Classical League National Convention (as well as at regional, state, and collegiate tournaments). I have attempted to cover most the history questions that wou ...
Relations between Rome and the German `Kings` on the Middle
... pointed out, 'client king' is a modern term, a term which is misleading as regards the complex diplomatic relations along the frontiers, and one which is heavily over-used in the secondary literature on the history of the Danubian frontier. Nor does the word foedus (formal treaty) appear in the sour ...
... pointed out, 'client king' is a modern term, a term which is misleading as regards the complex diplomatic relations along the frontiers, and one which is heavily over-used in the secondary literature on the history of the Danubian frontier. Nor does the word foedus (formal treaty) appear in the sour ...
Connor Harrison`s History Notes for Certamen
... Rape of the Sabines caused Rome to go to war with them o In one famous story, Spurius Tarpeius was the commander of the Capitoline citadel. His daughter, Tarpeia, let the Sabines into the city in exchange for “what they wear on their left arms”, instead of receiving their gold bracelets as she int ...
... Rape of the Sabines caused Rome to go to war with them o In one famous story, Spurius Tarpeius was the commander of the Capitoline citadel. His daughter, Tarpeia, let the Sabines into the city in exchange for “what they wear on their left arms”, instead of receiving their gold bracelets as she int ...
Italian Citizenship
... The Assembly was composed of all the plebeian citizens of Rome, the common man. The Assembly did not have a building. It was the right of the common man to assemble in the Forum and vote. In the beginning, the Assembly had very limited power. They could vote for or suggest laws, but the Senate could ...
... The Assembly was composed of all the plebeian citizens of Rome, the common man. The Assembly did not have a building. It was the right of the common man to assemble in the Forum and vote. In the beginning, the Assembly had very limited power. They could vote for or suggest laws, but the Senate could ...