last modified, 10 October 2009
... group identities, and became intimately associated with the man who commanded them over many seasons2. This period did, of course, see large-scale deployment of Roman troops involved in prolonged wars. But this in itself was nothing new: from the third century onwards Rome was, with the exception of ...
... group identities, and became intimately associated with the man who commanded them over many seasons2. This period did, of course, see large-scale deployment of Roman troops involved in prolonged wars. But this in itself was nothing new: from the third century onwards Rome was, with the exception of ...
Names of Historians for Different Periods of Ancient Rome
... The Roman literary tradition begins in the late third century BC with Q. Fabius Pictor. This literary tradition was eventually superceded by the Augustan historian Livy, whose work was based on that of his predecessors. Livy so surpassed the earlier historians (in literary quality at least) that the ...
... The Roman literary tradition begins in the late third century BC with Q. Fabius Pictor. This literary tradition was eventually superceded by the Augustan historian Livy, whose work was based on that of his predecessors. Livy so surpassed the earlier historians (in literary quality at least) that the ...
Introduction 1 I. Introduction: The Problem of Civil Strife It is easy to
... senator have the imperium for too long, until a new king emerged. This self-policing was meant to enforce the importance of collective good and to prevent one man from having too much power. This constitutes the essential governing philosophy of the Roman Republic. Writing during a time of upheaval ...
... senator have the imperium for too long, until a new king emerged. This self-policing was meant to enforce the importance of collective good and to prevent one man from having too much power. This constitutes the essential governing philosophy of the Roman Republic. Writing during a time of upheaval ...
OCR Textbook - John D Clare
... http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/romangvt.html: this website contains a chart and information on the republican system of government: Look at: the main magistrates and their duties: censors, Consuls, Praetors, Aediles, Quaestors, Tribunes; the role of the Senate; the Assemblies and their duties. Augus ...
... http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/romangvt.html: this website contains a chart and information on the republican system of government: Look at: the main magistrates and their duties: censors, Consuls, Praetors, Aediles, Quaestors, Tribunes; the role of the Senate; the Assemblies and their duties. Augus ...
Internal Assessment Resource
... (1) One of the core beliefs of the Roman people, one that defined their national identity and coloured the way they viewed the world, was their belief in their ancestry. Romans believed that they were descended from Trojans through the lineage of Rome’s founder, Romulus, whose ancestor Iulus was the ...
... (1) One of the core beliefs of the Roman people, one that defined their national identity and coloured the way they viewed the world, was their belief in their ancestry. Romans believed that they were descended from Trojans through the lineage of Rome’s founder, Romulus, whose ancestor Iulus was the ...
Binary Oppositions in The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra
... duty, and political centered, while Egypt represented femininity, exotic eroticism and pleasure.3 Antony, of course, fell into the trap of the erotic Oriental obsession, and then abandoned his duty in Rome and insisted to stay in Egypt. Antony confessed his Oriental eroticism after he agreed a polit ...
... duty, and political centered, while Egypt represented femininity, exotic eroticism and pleasure.3 Antony, of course, fell into the trap of the erotic Oriental obsession, and then abandoned his duty in Rome and insisted to stay in Egypt. Antony confessed his Oriental eroticism after he agreed a polit ...
AH2 option 2 Augustus
... Brief survey of complex process of collapse of Republic. By the mid-first century BC, a few individuals (Caesar, Pompey, Crassus) had become enormously wealthy, largely through spoils of conquest of vast overseas territories; armies increasingly loyal to them rather than the Senate (hope of booty an ...
... Brief survey of complex process of collapse of Republic. By the mid-first century BC, a few individuals (Caesar, Pompey, Crassus) had become enormously wealthy, largely through spoils of conquest of vast overseas territories; armies increasingly loyal to them rather than the Senate (hope of booty an ...
THE EVOLUTION OF THE ROMAN LEGAL
... opinion, problematic for this discussion. It is most likely that during this period there were few of what we would refer to as written or codified private or civil laws. Arguably, Livy and Machiavelli when they use the term “the laws” during the monarchy as being critical to the success of Rome are ...
... opinion, problematic for this discussion. It is most likely that during this period there were few of what we would refer to as written or codified private or civil laws. Arguably, Livy and Machiavelli when they use the term “the laws” during the monarchy as being critical to the success of Rome are ...
Presentation Plus! - Central Dauphin School District
... their Etruscan king, and set up a republic. Under this form of government, people choose their rulers. However, not everyone had an equal say in the Roman Republic. The patricians–members of the oldest and richest families–were the only ones who could hold public office or perform certain religious ...
... their Etruscan king, and set up a republic. Under this form of government, people choose their rulers. However, not everyone had an equal say in the Roman Republic. The patricians–members of the oldest and richest families–were the only ones who could hold public office or perform certain religious ...
Tiberius Claudius Nero
... Though the praetorian guard had its own ideas as to who should take the throne. Claudius, Caligula's feeble uncle, had been dragged from his hiding place in the palace to the praetorian camp, where he was promptly hailed as emperor, and then marched back to the senate, who had no choice but to confi ...
... Though the praetorian guard had its own ideas as to who should take the throne. Claudius, Caligula's feeble uncle, had been dragged from his hiding place in the palace to the praetorian camp, where he was promptly hailed as emperor, and then marched back to the senate, who had no choice but to confi ...
Octavian And Egyptian Cults: Redrawing The Boundaries Of
... http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/ajp/summary/v129/129.2.orlin.html ...
... http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/ajp/summary/v129/129.2.orlin.html ...
ancient rome from the earliest times down to
... twelve cities between the Arno and the Tiber. Of these cities the most noted were Volsinii, the head of the confederacy, Veii, Volaterrae, Caere, and Clusium. This people also formed scattering settlements in other parts of Italy, but gained no firm foothold. At one time, in the sixth century, they ...
... twelve cities between the Arno and the Tiber. Of these cities the most noted were Volsinii, the head of the confederacy, Veii, Volaterrae, Caere, and Clusium. This people also formed scattering settlements in other parts of Italy, but gained no firm foothold. At one time, in the sixth century, they ...
Augustus and the Julio-Claudian Emperors of Rome
... Augustus also sponsored many new public buildings, boasting that he found Rome “a city of bricks” and left it “a city of marble.” These kind of things often do work in restoring a sense that your country is on the right track. ...
... Augustus also sponsored many new public buildings, boasting that he found Rome “a city of bricks” and left it “a city of marble.” These kind of things often do work in restoring a sense that your country is on the right track. ...
THE RISE OF ROME
... - conscious attempt of Romans to link Roman history to Troy, Alba Longa, Lavinium - conscious attempt of Romans to obliterate one certain feature of their past - difficult to find the proverbial “core of truth” - modern analysis: total acceptance to total rejection V. RE-EXAMING THE SEVEN KINGS - Tr ...
... - conscious attempt of Romans to link Roman history to Troy, Alba Longa, Lavinium - conscious attempt of Romans to obliterate one certain feature of their past - difficult to find the proverbial “core of truth” - modern analysis: total acceptance to total rejection V. RE-EXAMING THE SEVEN KINGS - Tr ...
FROM POPLICOLA TO AUGUSTUS: SENATORIAL HOUSES IN
... in this area of the Velia as well as an elogium for the Valerii Messallae (CIL VI.8.3, 31618), which may have been part of the house and grave ensemble (cf. next note). See, however, the verdict of Kolb (1995: 134) on Carandini’s localization: “reine Spekulation.” ...
... in this area of the Velia as well as an elogium for the Valerii Messallae (CIL VI.8.3, 31618), which may have been part of the house and grave ensemble (cf. next note). See, however, the verdict of Kolb (1995: 134) on Carandini’s localization: “reine Spekulation.” ...