Western Civ. IE
... and good generals. If a consul won a great battle, he and his relatives would find it easier to win election to other offices in the future. Even common soldiers earned great prestige when they had fought in an important Roman victory. They were also given land and a share in the spoils of war on oc ...
... and good generals. If a consul won a great battle, he and his relatives would find it easier to win election to other offices in the future. Even common soldiers earned great prestige when they had fought in an important Roman victory. They were also given land and a share in the spoils of war on oc ...
How to Collect Ancient Roman Coins
... How were ancient coins minted? The earliest Roman coins and some Biblical issues were cast (molten metal poured into molds and allowed to harden). Ancient Roman coins were cast until about 211 B.C., then all issues were struck using handheld dies and hammers. The design of one side was carved into a ...
... How were ancient coins minted? The earliest Roman coins and some Biblical issues were cast (molten metal poured into molds and allowed to harden). Ancient Roman coins were cast until about 211 B.C., then all issues were struck using handheld dies and hammers. The design of one side was carved into a ...
Between the Testaments - College of William & Mary
... - Antipater gains benefits for Jews… but Jews don’t like him. ...
... - Antipater gains benefits for Jews… but Jews don’t like him. ...
PUBLIC OPINION, FOREIGN POLICY AND `JUST WAR` IN THE
... influenced by arguments about the conduct of the war, with ‘seditious tribunes’ haranguing the populace on behalf of Marius and attacking his optimate opponents (Jug. 73. 3–7). This is a rather rare case, in the late Republic, in which a ‘foreign-policy’ debate is known to have directly influenced t ...
... influenced by arguments about the conduct of the war, with ‘seditious tribunes’ haranguing the populace on behalf of Marius and attacking his optimate opponents (Jug. 73. 3–7). This is a rather rare case, in the late Republic, in which a ‘foreign-policy’ debate is known to have directly influenced t ...
Chapter 6: Ancient Rome and Early Christianity
... The executive branch was headed by two patrician officials elected for one-year terms. These officials were called consuls because they had to consult each other before acting. Either consul could veto the other’s decisions. The word veto is Latin for “I forbid.” The consuls oversaw other executive ...
... The executive branch was headed by two patrician officials elected for one-year terms. These officials were called consuls because they had to consult each other before acting. Either consul could veto the other’s decisions. The word veto is Latin for “I forbid.” The consuls oversaw other executive ...
Ancient Rome
... Marc Antony led the Roman army in Egypt, where he met and fell in love with Cleopatra. Antony and Cleopatra hoped to oust Octavian and rule together, but Octavian used the relationship between Antony and the unpopular Cleopatra to his advantage. He told the Roman people that Cleopatra had cast a spe ...
... Marc Antony led the Roman army in Egypt, where he met and fell in love with Cleopatra. Antony and Cleopatra hoped to oust Octavian and rule together, but Octavian used the relationship between Antony and the unpopular Cleopatra to his advantage. He told the Roman people that Cleopatra had cast a spe ...
The Georgics - CAI Teachers
... to Rome, where he spent most of his adult life. While in Rome, Virgil met the influential friend of Augustus, Gaius Maecenas. It was Maecenas who first introduced Virgil to Augustus. Virgil is most famous for his epic poem the Aeneid but he composed many other poems, including the Eclogues and the G ...
... to Rome, where he spent most of his adult life. While in Rome, Virgil met the influential friend of Augustus, Gaius Maecenas. It was Maecenas who first introduced Virgil to Augustus. Virgil is most famous for his epic poem the Aeneid but he composed many other poems, including the Eclogues and the G ...
The Pax Romana, which begun under Augustus, was a
... Battle of Actium in 31 BCE. Lacking a good precedent of successful rule by one man, he created a junta of the greatest military magnates and gave himself the titular honor. By binding together these leading magnates into a single title, he eliminated the prospect of civil war. The Pax Romana was not ...
... Battle of Actium in 31 BCE. Lacking a good precedent of successful rule by one man, he created a junta of the greatest military magnates and gave himself the titular honor. By binding together these leading magnates into a single title, he eliminated the prospect of civil war. The Pax Romana was not ...
The Rise of the Roman Republic
... plebeians to the Senate and the consuls. Later, they gained the power to veto, or overrule, actions by the Senate and government officials that they thought were unfair. Over time, the number of tribunes grew from 2 to 10. Plebeians could also elect a lawmaking body, the Council of Plebs. However, t ...
... plebeians to the Senate and the consuls. Later, they gained the power to veto, or overrule, actions by the Senate and government officials that they thought were unfair. Over time, the number of tribunes grew from 2 to 10. Plebeians could also elect a lawmaking body, the Council of Plebs. However, t ...
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
... Rome’s Government (cont.) • Another important legislative body was the Assembly of Centuries. • Plebeians challenged the class system by going on strike. • The Romans then allowed the plebeians to set up their own legislative group called the Council of the Plebes. • Today, a dictator is an op ...
... Rome’s Government (cont.) • Another important legislative body was the Assembly of Centuries. • Plebeians challenged the class system by going on strike. • The Romans then allowed the plebeians to set up their own legislative group called the Council of the Plebes. • Today, a dictator is an op ...
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... of censor, two of whom were elected every five years to hold office for eighteen months, and whose particular functions were the financial assessment of citizens and the regulation of the senate’s membership; apart from the censors, all the state’s officers were elected for a year at a time. The Rep ...
... of censor, two of whom were elected every five years to hold office for eighteen months, and whose particular functions were the financial assessment of citizens and the regulation of the senate’s membership; apart from the censors, all the state’s officers were elected for a year at a time. The Rep ...
The Rise of Rome: How Did it Happen?
... included: fortitudo (bravery, steadfastness, especially in battle, but also in civic affairs which often required the much less common quality of moral courage); gravitas (weightiness, seriousness— as opposed to levitas—lightness, inconstancy, undependability); severitas (sternness, strictness— Roma ...
... included: fortitudo (bravery, steadfastness, especially in battle, but also in civic affairs which often required the much less common quality of moral courage); gravitas (weightiness, seriousness— as opposed to levitas—lightness, inconstancy, undependability); severitas (sternness, strictness— Roma ...
Studies of power: The Augustine Principate
... Augustus was the first of the Roman Emperors, who, during his lifetime, went to considerable effort to avoid being perceived as a dictator. In his Res Gestae, he stated that, ‘of power I possessed no more than those who were my colleagues.’ However, examination of Augustus’ political life disproves ...
... Augustus was the first of the Roman Emperors, who, during his lifetime, went to considerable effort to avoid being perceived as a dictator. In his Res Gestae, he stated that, ‘of power I possessed no more than those who were my colleagues.’ However, examination of Augustus’ political life disproves ...
