Cincinnatus, 458 BC - Latter
... Aquians and ordered the Consul Minucius to lead an army against them. The Romans easily won a few battles at first. Then the Aquians began to retreat as if they did not mean to fight any more. The Romans followed swiftly, until they were drawn into a narrow valley on each side of which were high, ro ...
... Aquians and ordered the Consul Minucius to lead an army against them. The Romans easily won a few battles at first. Then the Aquians began to retreat as if they did not mean to fight any more. The Romans followed swiftly, until they were drawn into a narrow valley on each side of which were high, ro ...
Remembering the Roman Republic
... people from the eastern Mediterranean. Its public character was more attuned to economics than politics. Distinguishing these two civilizations, Professor of Classics Garrett G. Fagan of Penn State University comments that Rome was principally more motivated by loyalty to allies, sociopolitical issu ...
... people from the eastern Mediterranean. Its public character was more attuned to economics than politics. Distinguishing these two civilizations, Professor of Classics Garrett G. Fagan of Penn State University comments that Rome was principally more motivated by loyalty to allies, sociopolitical issu ...
Sample Chapter 4 - McGraw Hill Higher Education
... the Roman People”) were carried on the army’s standards and showed the preeminent status of this body. The Roman Senate house, which still stands (rebuilt about A.D. 290) in the Forum, was thus the shrine of Roman power. The senators in the Republic (usually about 300) were men who had held elected ...
... the Roman People”) were carried on the army’s standards and showed the preeminent status of this body. The Roman Senate house, which still stands (rebuilt about A.D. 290) in the Forum, was thus the shrine of Roman power. The senators in the Republic (usually about 300) were men who had held elected ...
The Man, the Office and the Legislation Samuel
... ancient language.35 In order to explain the context of the text,36 late annalists consequently invented a tradition in which the Latin tribes were important allies of Rome and set apart through special mutual rights of worship. This tradition of the Latin people’s special connection to the Romans ul ...
... ancient language.35 In order to explain the context of the text,36 late annalists consequently invented a tradition in which the Latin tribes were important allies of Rome and set apart through special mutual rights of worship. This tradition of the Latin people’s special connection to the Romans ul ...
selected examples of laws (leges) approved by comitia preserved in
... in Livy’s eyes as he provides two versions of the story.14 The first one starts with mutiny in Capua garrison when the soldiers saw their poverty in contrast with the wealth and prosperity of Campania and started to loot. By force they dragged their leader Titus Quinctius from his estate and made hi ...
... in Livy’s eyes as he provides two versions of the story.14 The first one starts with mutiny in Capua garrison when the soldiers saw their poverty in contrast with the wealth and prosperity of Campania and started to loot. By force they dragged their leader Titus Quinctius from his estate and made hi ...
Option M Rome: The fall of the Republic 78 – 31 BC
... – Sulla tried to revive Republican constitution and increase authority of Senate. – Rome continued to face foreign threats, which meant generals with armies had to be found. Many of these generals gained prominenc e in future (e.g. Pompey/Caesar). Pompey: significance of military and political caree ...
... – Sulla tried to revive Republican constitution and increase authority of Senate. – Rome continued to face foreign threats, which meant generals with armies had to be found. Many of these generals gained prominenc e in future (e.g. Pompey/Caesar). Pompey: significance of military and political caree ...
augustus - Magister Webb
... early age. The titles given the boys on the reverse of this coin announce that Augustus intended them to succeed him. Although Augustus was at least sixty years old when this coin was issued, his portrait on the obverse remains that of the youthful Augustus. On the reverse are Gaius and Lucius with ...
... early age. The titles given the boys on the reverse of this coin announce that Augustus intended them to succeed him. Although Augustus was at least sixty years old when this coin was issued, his portrait on the obverse remains that of the youthful Augustus. On the reverse are Gaius and Lucius with ...
JC Guide - LHS Com II / FrontPage
... -- Vivian Thomas on Julius Caesar Introducing the Drama The Tragedy of Julius Caesar depicts Rome’s transition from a republic to an empire. According to ancient historians, the republic dates back to 509 B.C., when the last Roman king was expelled and two consuls shared control of Rome’s military. ...
... -- Vivian Thomas on Julius Caesar Introducing the Drama The Tragedy of Julius Caesar depicts Rome’s transition from a republic to an empire. According to ancient historians, the republic dates back to 509 B.C., when the last Roman king was expelled and two consuls shared control of Rome’s military. ...
Slide 1
... Ancient Rome The Senate tried to block Caesar’s decisions, so he formed a partnership with his former enemies, Crassus and Pompey. Historians often refer to this alliance as the First Triumvirate. A triumvirate is a partnership of three equal rulers. Neither Crassus nor Pompey were consuls, but the ...
... Ancient Rome The Senate tried to block Caesar’s decisions, so he formed a partnership with his former enemies, Crassus and Pompey. Historians often refer to this alliance as the First Triumvirate. A triumvirate is a partnership of three equal rulers. Neither Crassus nor Pompey were consuls, but the ...
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... Terrified, Nero fled to the country with his few remaining slaves and committed suicide on 8 June 68 CE crying: “What an artist dies in ...
... Terrified, Nero fled to the country with his few remaining slaves and committed suicide on 8 June 68 CE crying: “What an artist dies in ...
Who Did What in the Roman Republic
... consolidated legislative power from all other assemblies. The laws made by its 10 tribunes became the laws that all Roman citizens no matter if they were patricians or plebeians must follow. As impressive as those improvements appeared to be, plebeians never managed to (15) outdo patricians ...
... consolidated legislative power from all other assemblies. The laws made by its 10 tribunes became the laws that all Roman citizens no matter if they were patricians or plebeians must follow. As impressive as those improvements appeared to be, plebeians never managed to (15) outdo patricians ...
Lauren Z Age 16 - Ancient Coins for Education
... Finally, the enemies of Domitian reached an overwhelming majority, and a decree was passed. It was finished. The senate eternally cursed its hated ruler with the worst of all post mortem punishments – damnatio memoriae. A sentence reserved for unsatisfactory emperors, traitors, and enemies of the st ...
... Finally, the enemies of Domitian reached an overwhelming majority, and a decree was passed. It was finished. The senate eternally cursed its hated ruler with the worst of all post mortem punishments – damnatio memoriae. A sentence reserved for unsatisfactory emperors, traitors, and enemies of the st ...
section 2 - Plainview Schools
... Senators saw the brothers as a threat. Hired thugs set off waves of street violence that killed the brothers and thousands of their followers. ...
... Senators saw the brothers as a threat. Hired thugs set off waves of street violence that killed the brothers and thousands of their followers. ...
