Pompey`s politics and the presentation of his theatre
... importance of the games as an opportunity for the expression and observation of public opinion. He was probably even dramatically pointing towards the direction of Pompey’s permanent stone theatre under construction when he emphasized that „the opinion and will of the Roman people concerning public ...
... importance of the games as an opportunity for the expression and observation of public opinion. He was probably even dramatically pointing towards the direction of Pompey’s permanent stone theatre under construction when he emphasized that „the opinion and will of the Roman people concerning public ...
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... out) and the Republic formed in 509 BC. Their ancestors and family members were the ones who kicked out the last king of Rome. For this reason they believed they deserved to rule and control the country and keep the power they have. Believed they were more Religious People- There was a belief that p ...
... out) and the Republic formed in 509 BC. Their ancestors and family members were the ones who kicked out the last king of Rome. For this reason they believed they deserved to rule and control the country and keep the power they have. Believed they were more Religious People- There was a belief that p ...
Context
... man has become so powerful. He blames his and Brutus’s lack of will for allowing Caesar’s rise to power: surely the rise of such a man cannot be the work of fate. Brutus considers Cassius’s words as Caesar returns. Upon seeing Cassius, Caesar tells Antony that he deeply distrusts Cassius. Caesar dep ...
... man has become so powerful. He blames his and Brutus’s lack of will for allowing Caesar’s rise to power: surely the rise of such a man cannot be the work of fate. Brutus considers Cassius’s words as Caesar returns. Upon seeing Cassius, Caesar tells Antony that he deeply distrusts Cassius. Caesar dep ...
Roman History - Shadows Government
... rooted, Rome soon turned its attention to regional dominance and expansion. Rome ineherited leadership from the Etruscans and was already the dominant player in the Latium region by 509 BC. A treaty with Carthage at this time essentially recognized Roman authority and influence over the other Latin ...
... rooted, Rome soon turned its attention to regional dominance and expansion. Rome ineherited leadership from the Etruscans and was already the dominant player in the Latium region by 509 BC. A treaty with Carthage at this time essentially recognized Roman authority and influence over the other Latin ...
Reconstructing religion
... apparent, won the decisive Battle of Actium against Mark Anthony. This marked the end of over two decades of Civil Wars, first between Caesar and Pompey, and then between Octavian and Anthony. This also marked the end of the Roman Republic, and the dawn of a new golden age, the Early Empire, com ...
... apparent, won the decisive Battle of Actium against Mark Anthony. This marked the end of over two decades of Civil Wars, first between Caesar and Pompey, and then between Octavian and Anthony. This also marked the end of the Roman Republic, and the dawn of a new golden age, the Early Empire, com ...
Aeneid, Books 1–3
... Julius Caesar elected consul Death of Crassus Pompey elected consul; Julius Caesar told to disband armies Julius Caesar declares war on Pompey and Senate; civil war Pompey defeated, then murdered; Julius Caesar becomes lover of Cleopatra Julius Caesar victorious: dictator of Rome Julius Caesar murde ...
... Julius Caesar elected consul Death of Crassus Pompey elected consul; Julius Caesar told to disband armies Julius Caesar declares war on Pompey and Senate; civil war Pompey defeated, then murdered; Julius Caesar becomes lover of Cleopatra Julius Caesar victorious: dictator of Rome Julius Caesar murde ...
The Ara Pacis Augustae: Visual Rhetoric in Augustus
... that includes broadly humane learning, of a ‘good man speaking well’ who might save the state. (8) ...
... that includes broadly humane learning, of a ‘good man speaking well’ who might save the state. (8) ...
Marcus Licinius Crassus
... seize power. Gracchus (Charles Laughton), the leader of the Plebeians, and his ally, Julius Caesar (John Gavin), oppose him. Arriving with his army on the coast, Spartacus discovers that the pirates, bribed by Rome, will not give him any ships. Unable to withdraw, Spartacus and his army discover tha ...
... seize power. Gracchus (Charles Laughton), the leader of the Plebeians, and his ally, Julius Caesar (John Gavin), oppose him. Arriving with his army on the coast, Spartacus discovers that the pirates, bribed by Rome, will not give him any ships. Unable to withdraw, Spartacus and his army discover tha ...
The Origin of Cornelius Gallus Author(s): Ronald Syme Source: The
... foundation, perhaps before the Roman conquest. So at least Jullian plausibly conjectures.' It is to be regretted that the neighbourhood can show as yet none of that archaeological evidence which makes the town of Glanum (Saint-Remy de Provence) so unequivocal a document of the early Hellenization an ...
... foundation, perhaps before the Roman conquest. So at least Jullian plausibly conjectures.' It is to be regretted that the neighbourhood can show as yet none of that archaeological evidence which makes the town of Glanum (Saint-Remy de Provence) so unequivocal a document of the early Hellenization an ...
Slide 1
... when the Senate asked Cincinnatus to lead them as dictator. Cincinnatus organized the Romans and ended the war in just sixteen days. He could have stayed in power for the remainder of his term and used the office to enrich himself, but Cincinnatus returned power to the Senate and went back to his fa ...
... when the Senate asked Cincinnatus to lead them as dictator. Cincinnatus organized the Romans and ended the war in just sixteen days. He could have stayed in power for the remainder of his term and used the office to enrich himself, but Cincinnatus returned power to the Senate and went back to his fa ...
Virgil`s New Myth for Augustan Rome in the Aeneid
... reconciling his sympathies for Octavian’s political ambitions with the horrors his civil wars inflicted on the farmer-soldier population for which he felt such a strong affinity. Apart from being a masterpiece of epic literature that set a son of Rome among the Greek-dominated pantheon of canonical ...
... reconciling his sympathies for Octavian’s political ambitions with the horrors his civil wars inflicted on the farmer-soldier population for which he felt such a strong affinity. Apart from being a masterpiece of epic literature that set a son of Rome among the Greek-dominated pantheon of canonical ...
AN803 Ancient Civilisations (802, 803)
... for a second tribuneship and fear of his ultimate aims; Tiberius' challenge to the Senate and the interference in foreign affairs; Gaius' reforms and demonstration of how these reforms attacked the interests of the senatorial class. Some pointed out that merely being Tiberius' brother was sufficient ...
... for a second tribuneship and fear of his ultimate aims; Tiberius' challenge to the Senate and the interference in foreign affairs; Gaius' reforms and demonstration of how these reforms attacked the interests of the senatorial class. Some pointed out that merely being Tiberius' brother was sufficient ...
Ancient Rome - Core Knowledge® Foundation
... Introduce this unit on Ancient Rome by pulling down the wall map of the world. Have a student point out Europe on the map. Then have the student point out Asia and Africa. Ask the class how they would know where they were in Europe, if they were traveling there. How would they know if they were in S ...
... Introduce this unit on Ancient Rome by pulling down the wall map of the world. Have a student point out Europe on the map. Then have the student point out Asia and Africa. Ask the class how they would know where they were in Europe, if they were traveling there. How would they know if they were in S ...
fragments of book xxxiii
... Then, when the citizens of Antioch behaved towards him in their usual fashion, he arrayed against them a considerable body of mercenary troops and stripped the citizens of their arms; those who did not choose to hand them over he either slew in open combat or cut down, together with their wives and ...
... Then, when the citizens of Antioch behaved towards him in their usual fashion, he arrayed against them a considerable body of mercenary troops and stripped the citizens of their arms; those who did not choose to hand them over he either slew in open combat or cut down, together with their wives and ...
The Succession of Power after the Death of Commodus
... 17) would have us believe that the plot was rather an ad hoc action, not a real conspiracy, and P. Helvius Pertinax — Commodus’ successor, chosen by the killers — did not expect such distinctions. This fact is justified by Pertinax’s lowly social origin as, being the son of a freedman, he was unlike ...
... 17) would have us believe that the plot was rather an ad hoc action, not a real conspiracy, and P. Helvius Pertinax — Commodus’ successor, chosen by the killers — did not expect such distinctions. This fact is justified by Pertinax’s lowly social origin as, being the son of a freedman, he was unlike ...
CH6 - Curriculum
... between the cities of Messana (now Messina) and Syracuse both on the island of Sicily. One faction of the Messanians called on Carthage for help and another faction called on Rome. The Strait of Messana, which separates the Italian Peninsula from Sicily, was of extreme strategic importance, and both ...
... between the cities of Messana (now Messina) and Syracuse both on the island of Sicily. One faction of the Messanians called on Carthage for help and another faction called on Rome. The Strait of Messana, which separates the Italian Peninsula from Sicily, was of extreme strategic importance, and both ...