- CUNY Academic Works
... and acting to resolve a variety of emergent problems both civil and military. This narrative has furnished insights into how the dictatorship was used and the role that it played in the Romans’ conception of their state. The emerging picture of the archaic Roman dictatorship is of an office that was ...
... and acting to resolve a variety of emergent problems both civil and military. This narrative has furnished insights into how the dictatorship was used and the role that it played in the Romans’ conception of their state. The emerging picture of the archaic Roman dictatorship is of an office that was ...
The Early Career of Marius
... reputable in the second century. For M arius' mother see also E. Badian, 'Lucius Sulla: The Deadly Reformer', in Essays on Roman Culture: The Todd Memorial Lectures, ed. A.J. Dunston, Toronto & Sarasota 1976, 66 n. 11: 'The mothers of Marius and Cicero, perhaps surprising ly, are mentioned. There, ...
... reputable in the second century. For M arius' mother see also E. Badian, 'Lucius Sulla: The Deadly Reformer', in Essays on Roman Culture: The Todd Memorial Lectures, ed. A.J. Dunston, Toronto & Sarasota 1976, 66 n. 11: 'The mothers of Marius and Cicero, perhaps surprising ly, are mentioned. There, ...
reinterpretations of the struggle of the orders
... Capitolinus.8 His work, and similar anlyses by later scholars, has been to point to fictitious elements in these narratives as a means of arguing that our sources are unreliable for the history of early Rome, thereby making the historicity of the early period difficult to access. This line of inquir ...
... Capitolinus.8 His work, and similar anlyses by later scholars, has been to point to fictitious elements in these narratives as a means of arguing that our sources are unreliable for the history of early Rome, thereby making the historicity of the early period difficult to access. This line of inquir ...
Coriolanus: The Tragedy of Virtus
... apparent and problematical. The epitomes of Florus, frequently reprinted with Livy, and also a school-text in Renaissance England, present the problem even more sharply. Florus's four books are organized under rubrics that alternate external wars and internal discords. In Book I, after sections on t ...
... apparent and problematical. The epitomes of Florus, frequently reprinted with Livy, and also a school-text in Renaissance England, present the problem even more sharply. Florus's four books are organized under rubrics that alternate external wars and internal discords. In Book I, after sections on t ...
CICERO`S HISTORICAL APPROACH TO THE BEST REGIME David
... for Romulus to understand the governing principle behind the institution: when a senate exists to provide “authority and deliberation” (Rep. 2.14), the king’s power is not so “dominating” as it would otherwise be (Rep. 2.15). Not only was the inchoate senate an important political institution, but i ...
... for Romulus to understand the governing principle behind the institution: when a senate exists to provide “authority and deliberation” (Rep. 2.14), the king’s power is not so “dominating” as it would otherwise be (Rep. 2.15). Not only was the inchoate senate an important political institution, but i ...
The Censor in the Late Republican Empire and His Meaning for
... Censors were elected in the Centuriate meeting, with a consul as chairperson. (Note 15) Both censors had to be elected on the same day. If the election was not completed on the same day, it was considered invalid and a new meeting had to be held. (Note 16) Once the censors were elected and the censo ...
... Censors were elected in the Centuriate meeting, with a consul as chairperson. (Note 15) Both censors had to be elected on the same day. If the election was not completed on the same day, it was considered invalid and a new meeting had to be held. (Note 16) Once the censors were elected and the censo ...
Rome and Italy
... scourging or beheading of anyone who appealed, ‘but if the law was disregarded on either point it did no more than term it “a wicked deed”. Such was the sense of shame amongst men at that time that this, I suppose, was thought to impose a legal sanction which would be sufficiently binding. Today har ...
... scourging or beheading of anyone who appealed, ‘but if the law was disregarded on either point it did no more than term it “a wicked deed”. Such was the sense of shame amongst men at that time that this, I suppose, was thought to impose a legal sanction which would be sufficiently binding. Today har ...
ROMAN HISTORY
... the controlling power in Italy, remain to us. These, by the accepted chronology, represent a period of four hundred and sixty years. Books XI-XX, being the second "decade," according to a division attributed to the fifth century of our era are missing. They covered seventy-five years, and brought t ...
... the controlling power in Italy, remain to us. These, by the accepted chronology, represent a period of four hundred and sixty years. Books XI-XX, being the second "decade," according to a division attributed to the fifth century of our era are missing. They covered seventy-five years, and brought t ...
Historia - Franz Steiner Verlag
... were still numbered among them, Horatius had been deprived of his position as one of the first. He was now merely a suffect consul.12 Moreover, Horatius was said only to have been appointed after the death of Brutus, and so in Livy’s version of events he did not hold office, even as suffect consul, ...
... were still numbered among them, Horatius had been deprived of his position as one of the first. He was now merely a suffect consul.12 Moreover, Horatius was said only to have been appointed after the death of Brutus, and so in Livy’s version of events he did not hold office, even as suffect consul, ...
Tau Sigma Journal of Historical Studies
... city of Veii would be defeated during the year in which Lake Albanus overflowed its banks. That year just so happened to be the exact same year of the battle. The faith in prophecy allowed the soldiers to enter into battle with hope, knowing that their war could be won.29 Religion also functioned as ...
... city of Veii would be defeated during the year in which Lake Albanus overflowed its banks. That year just so happened to be the exact same year of the battle. The faith in prophecy allowed the soldiers to enter into battle with hope, knowing that their war could be won.29 Religion also functioned as ...
popular political participation in the late roman
... following the Social War, mobilisation of voters and distance from Rome affected the likelihood of participation. ...
... following the Social War, mobilisation of voters and distance from Rome affected the likelihood of participation. ...
LESSON V THE GRACCHI The first part of Lesson V is based on the
... For these reasons, the People became concerned that soon the Republic would be endangered by the great number of slaves. It was hard to find a way to cure the problem for it did not seem fair to take land away from men that had held it for so long. The first step was a law proposed by the Tribunes a ...
... For these reasons, the People became concerned that soon the Republic would be endangered by the great number of slaves. It was hard to find a way to cure the problem for it did not seem fair to take land away from men that had held it for so long. The first step was a law proposed by the Tribunes a ...
The Lex Sempronia Agraria: A Soldier`s Stipendum
... cities, especially Rome, to take advantage of the economic boom that was still going on in 133 BCE. What enticement was there for citizens to go fight for meager pay in the face of this booming economy? Lastly, it was an important element of the mos maiorum or ancient customs of the Roman people to ...
... cities, especially Rome, to take advantage of the economic boom that was still going on in 133 BCE. What enticement was there for citizens to go fight for meager pay in the face of this booming economy? Lastly, it was an important element of the mos maiorum or ancient customs of the Roman people to ...
The Fall of Julius Caesar - Mrs. Anthony`s English 2
... Caesar has banished Publius Cimber from Rome. In this scene, the senators ask Caesar to let Publius return. [The senate sits in the Capitol, waiting for Caesar to appear. A flourish of trumpets. Enter Caesar, with Brutus and Cassius.] Caesar: Are we all ready? What is now wrong That Caesar and his S ...
... Caesar has banished Publius Cimber from Rome. In this scene, the senators ask Caesar to let Publius return. [The senate sits in the Capitol, waiting for Caesar to appear. A flourish of trumpets. Enter Caesar, with Brutus and Cassius.] Caesar: Are we all ready? What is now wrong That Caesar and his S ...
Kinship - New Lexington
... • Definition – Twin brother of Romulus and was killed by his brother in a fight about Rome’s location. ...
... • Definition – Twin brother of Romulus and was killed by his brother in a fight about Rome’s location. ...
Some Minor Magistrates of the Roman Republic
... Seidel, J. Fasti aedilici von der Einrichtung der plebejischen Ädilität bis zum Tod Caesars. Diss. Universität Breslau, 1908. ...
... Seidel, J. Fasti aedilici von der Einrichtung der plebejischen Ädilität bis zum Tod Caesars. Diss. Universität Breslau, 1908. ...
THE RISE OF ROME
... - diluted power of rich patrons with army of clients - Comitia centuriata suspended by LTS; re-instated by Brutus and Collatinus 4. Comitia tributa (Tribal Assembly) - three tribes from before Romulus: - Tities, Ramnes, Luceres > Comitia curiata (Curiate Assembly) ...
... - diluted power of rich patrons with army of clients - Comitia centuriata suspended by LTS; re-instated by Brutus and Collatinus 4. Comitia tributa (Tribal Assembly) - three tribes from before Romulus: - Tities, Ramnes, Luceres > Comitia curiata (Curiate Assembly) ...
THE RISE OF ROME
... - balance of rights and duties; favored wealthy - blurred Republican patrician-plebeian division - diluted power of rich patrons with army of clients - Comitia centuriata suspended by LTS; re-instated by Brutus and Collatinus 4. Comitia tributa (Tribal Assembly) - three tribes from before Romulus: - ...
... - balance of rights and duties; favored wealthy - blurred Republican patrician-plebeian division - diluted power of rich patrons with army of clients - Comitia centuriata suspended by LTS; re-instated by Brutus and Collatinus 4. Comitia tributa (Tribal Assembly) - three tribes from before Romulus: - ...
1 The Roman gens` influence on loci of power in
... membership of a gens was influential in acquiring positions of power. Despite the fact that mention of the gens as a political influence is lacking in the ancient authors, the Twelve Tables is crucial as it is the earliest known mention of the operation of a gens, and gives us insight into the idea ...
... membership of a gens was influential in acquiring positions of power. Despite the fact that mention of the gens as a political influence is lacking in the ancient authors, the Twelve Tables is crucial as it is the earliest known mention of the operation of a gens, and gives us insight into the idea ...
plebeian
... law, augurs had to be elected by an Assembly of seventeen tribes chosen by lot. The augur did not predict the future, nor did he pursue his auguries at his own whim; he inspected the proper objects or signs to ascertain whether or not the projected undertaking was one having the approval of the gods ...
... law, augurs had to be elected by an Assembly of seventeen tribes chosen by lot. The augur did not predict the future, nor did he pursue his auguries at his own whim; he inspected the proper objects or signs to ascertain whether or not the projected undertaking was one having the approval of the gods ...
State Counter-Terrorism in Ancient Rome: Toward - Purdue e-Pubs
... overwhelming danger to the state and tantamount to terrorist activity in its own right. In the case of the tribunes, Valerius Publicola makes no bones at all about his conflation of them with Herdonius’ conspiracy, and the concurrent delegitimization of comparing them to, on the one hand, rebellious ...
... overwhelming danger to the state and tantamount to terrorist activity in its own right. In the case of the tribunes, Valerius Publicola makes no bones at all about his conflation of them with Herdonius’ conspiracy, and the concurrent delegitimization of comparing them to, on the one hand, rebellious ...
Keep the Public Rich, But the Citizens Poor
... following informal truce between rich and poor citizens: the demos would not “soak the rich” through democratic institutional arrangements that favored the poor, so long as the wealthy did not use their vast economic resources and public prominence to compromise political equality, or isonomia. 8 As ...
... following informal truce between rich and poor citizens: the demos would not “soak the rich” through democratic institutional arrangements that favored the poor, so long as the wealthy did not use their vast economic resources and public prominence to compromise political equality, or isonomia. 8 As ...
Test 5 - Ancient Rome
... 14. The chart titled “Roman Government” shows that the Romans designed their government to a. promote trade and commerce. b. centralize power in one person. c. respond quickly to military attacks. d. incorporate checks on the power of different parts of government. 15. Study the chart titled “Roman ...
... 14. The chart titled “Roman Government” shows that the Romans designed their government to a. promote trade and commerce. b. centralize power in one person. c. respond quickly to military attacks. d. incorporate checks on the power of different parts of government. 15. Study the chart titled “Roman ...
The Roman Debates: The Cases Case 1: Patricians Vs Plebeians
... Mrs. Trow will state your debate topic. The first member of your team will share their first point. The first member of the opposing team will make a counter response. The second member of your team will respond to the counter attack. Then, the opposing team will share their first point. ...
... Mrs. Trow will state your debate topic. The first member of your team will share their first point. The first member of the opposing team will make a counter response. The second member of your team will respond to the counter attack. Then, the opposing team will share their first point. ...
Fall of the Roman Republic
... 6. Generals gained power Command of the East/Civil Wars “In a word, so insatiable, a passion for bloodshed seized Marius that, when he had killed most of his enemies and because of excitement could remember no one else he wished to destroy, he passed the word to his soldiers to slay every passer-by, ...
... 6. Generals gained power Command of the East/Civil Wars “In a word, so insatiable, a passion for bloodshed seized Marius that, when he had killed most of his enemies and because of excitement could remember no one else he wished to destroy, he passed the word to his soldiers to slay every passer-by, ...