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 ...
Slide 1
... The patricians and the plebeians shared power in Rome, but a third order had no voice in how they were ruled. They were the slaves. Many people captured in war became slaves. Some were former criminals. Others–very poor Romans–sold themselves and their families into slavery to keep from starving. Ro ...
... The patricians and the plebeians shared power in Rome, but a third order had no voice in how they were ruled. They were the slaves. Many people captured in war became slaves. Some were former criminals. Others–very poor Romans–sold themselves and their families into slavery to keep from starving. Ro ...
Pompey`s politics and the presentation of his theatre
... not easily forget the powerful image Pompey staged for himself. They regarded him as a world conqueror and formidable leader.5 In spite of all this triumph Pompey also returned to Rome under unfavourable conditions. The majority of the senate did not respect the great general. He came from a recent ...
... not easily forget the powerful image Pompey staged for himself. They regarded him as a world conqueror and formidable leader.5 In spite of all this triumph Pompey also returned to Rome under unfavourable conditions. The majority of the senate did not respect the great general. He came from a recent ...
Titus andronicus
... his contemporaries, which were extremely popular with audiences throughout the 16th century.[1]The play is set during the latter days of the Roman Empire and tells the fictional story of Titus, a general in the Roman army, who is engaged in a cycle of revenge with Tamora, Queen of the Goths. It is S ...
... his contemporaries, which were extremely popular with audiences throughout the 16th century.[1]The play is set during the latter days of the Roman Empire and tells the fictional story of Titus, a general in the Roman army, who is engaged in a cycle of revenge with Tamora, Queen of the Goths. It is S ...
The Gift of the Nile Ancient Egypt
... Cleopatra convinced Caesar to remove Ptolemy and return her to power. Caesar’s army defeated Ptolemy XIII’s forces in battle; the Roman army was in pursuit of the young Egyptian king when he drowned in the Nile River. Cleopatra returned to power and following the custom of Egypt at that time, she ma ...
... Cleopatra convinced Caesar to remove Ptolemy and return her to power. Caesar’s army defeated Ptolemy XIII’s forces in battle; the Roman army was in pursuit of the young Egyptian king when he drowned in the Nile River. Cleopatra returned to power and following the custom of Egypt at that time, she ma ...
Studies of power: The Augustine Principate
... 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 his claims. Despite the façade of Republican government which existed during the Augustan Principate, supreme power was in fact he ...
... 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 his claims. Despite the façade of Republican government which existed during the Augustan Principate, supreme power was in fact he ...