Lesson 3
... Despite his enormous power, Augustus liked to present himself as an average citizen with simple tastes. He lived in a small house and slept in a bedroom no larger than a cell. He wore plain robes woven by his wife. His favorite foods were those of the common people—bread, cheese, and olives. Augustu ...
... Despite his enormous power, Augustus liked to present himself as an average citizen with simple tastes. He lived in a small house and slept in a bedroom no larger than a cell. He wore plain robes woven by his wife. His favorite foods were those of the common people—bread, cheese, and olives. Augustu ...
About Julius Caesar and After Caesar
... was equivalent to leading an army against Rome, and, ever since, people have used the expression “crossing the Rubicon” for any dramatic decision from which there is no turning back. After Caesar crossed the Rubicon, civil war erupted between the supporters of Caesar and Pompey. Pompey fled to Egypt ...
... was equivalent to leading an army against Rome, and, ever since, people have used the expression “crossing the Rubicon” for any dramatic decision from which there is no turning back. After Caesar crossed the Rubicon, civil war erupted between the supporters of Caesar and Pompey. Pompey fled to Egypt ...
Notes: Ch 6 Romans
... They said the reason was he was becoming to powerful, but he was also decreasing their power. The fact that they had lost land, power & wealth also played a role in the assassination. ...
... They said the reason was he was becoming to powerful, but he was also decreasing their power. The fact that they had lost land, power & wealth also played a role in the assassination. ...
Day 17: The Aeneid
... soldiers gave their loyalty to their commander rather than to Rome; the transformation of a self-reliant peasantry into an impoverished and demoralized city rabble; and the deterioration of the ancient virtues that had been the source of the state’s vitality” (138). ...
... soldiers gave their loyalty to their commander rather than to Rome; the transformation of a self-reliant peasantry into an impoverished and demoralized city rabble; and the deterioration of the ancient virtues that had been the source of the state’s vitality” (138). ...
The Roman Republic Who Did What in the Roman
... Later in history, plebeians' assembly 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. The Roman Republic came to a halt in 27 B.C. when Octavian won t ...
... Later in history, plebeians' assembly 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. The Roman Republic came to a halt in 27 B.C. when Octavian won t ...
Rome_x0092_s Rise to Power
... The Final Years of the Roman Republic: Julius Caesar cont. • Julius Caesar, a Roman general, believed Rome needed a strong leader. • He conquered Northern France, Belgium, and Britain. He then marched on Rome. • Caesar defeated Pompey and became dictator of Rome in 46 BC. • Roman Senators feared th ...
... The Final Years of the Roman Republic: Julius Caesar cont. • Julius Caesar, a Roman general, believed Rome needed a strong leader. • He conquered Northern France, Belgium, and Britain. He then marched on Rome. • Caesar defeated Pompey and became dictator of Rome in 46 BC. • Roman Senators feared th ...
Unit 5
... b. Gaius Marius looked to give power to the army. c. Lucius Sulla tried to give more power to the Senate. d. Julius Caesar had himself crowned permanent dictator of Rome and pushed through many social reforms. ...
... b. Gaius Marius looked to give power to the army. c. Lucius Sulla tried to give more power to the Senate. d. Julius Caesar had himself crowned permanent dictator of Rome and pushed through many social reforms. ...
Aim: Why is Shakespeare`s Julius Caesar a tragedy?
... A number of senatorial families felt that Caesar threatened their position, and they feared that he would become a rex (king), a title the Republicans hated. In 44 B.C., an assassination plot was hatched by senators, including Gaius Cassius and Marcus Junius Brutus. On March 15, 44 B.C., when Ca ...
... A number of senatorial families felt that Caesar threatened their position, and they feared that he would become a rex (king), a title the Republicans hated. In 44 B.C., an assassination plot was hatched by senators, including Gaius Cassius and Marcus Junius Brutus. On March 15, 44 B.C., when Ca ...
Aim: Why is Shakespeare`s Julius Caesar a tragedy?
... A number of senatorial families felt that Caesar threatened their position, and they feared that he would become a rex (king), a title the Republicans hated. In 44 B.C., an assassination plot was hatched by senators, including Gaius Cassius and Marcus Junius Brutus. On March 15, 44 B.C., when Ca ...
... A number of senatorial families felt that Caesar threatened their position, and they feared that he would become a rex (king), a title the Republicans hated. In 44 B.C., an assassination plot was hatched by senators, including Gaius Cassius and Marcus Junius Brutus. On March 15, 44 B.C., when Ca ...
Hist/Cult
... -(Lucius Cornelius) Sulla had the agnomen 'Felix' b/c many attributed his success in military battles to luck, not to skill -(Gnaeus) Pompeius (Strabo) received the agnomen 'Magnus' (which replaced his hereditary cognomen Strabo) in 81 BC by Sulla for Pompey's help in the civil war against Marius an ...
... -(Lucius Cornelius) Sulla had the agnomen 'Felix' b/c many attributed his success in military battles to luck, not to skill -(Gnaeus) Pompeius (Strabo) received the agnomen 'Magnus' (which replaced his hereditary cognomen Strabo) in 81 BC by Sulla for Pompey's help in the civil war against Marius an ...
