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... 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
... owing to a lack of more apposite material, Plutarch fell back on his own considerable literary flair and, in the process, contributed to the develop ment of the 'tough-old-military-man-legend', in which a whole career was affected by the absence of a civilizing - Greek - element. The evidence is un ...
... owing to a lack of more apposite material, Plutarch fell back on his own considerable literary flair and, in the process, contributed to the develop ment of the 'tough-old-military-man-legend', in which a whole career was affected by the absence of a civilizing - Greek - element. The evidence is un ...
The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs Of Ancient History
... which it is formed, came to imply much more than its original meaning. [Sidenote: The clients.] In its simplest and earliest sense it was applied to a man who was sprung from a Roman marriage, who stood towards his client on much the same footing which, in the mildest form ...
... which it is formed, came to imply much more than its original meaning. [Sidenote: The clients.] In its simplest and earliest sense it was applied to a man who was sprung from a Roman marriage, who stood towards his client on much the same footing which, in the mildest form ...
The Gracchi Marius and Sulla - International World History Project
... which it is formed, came to imply much more than its original meaning. [Sidenote: The clients.] In its simplest and earliest sense it was applied to a man who was sprung from a Roman marriage, who stood towards his client on much the same footing which, in the mildest form of slavery, a master occup ...
... which it is formed, came to imply much more than its original meaning. [Sidenote: The clients.] In its simplest and earliest sense it was applied to a man who was sprung from a Roman marriage, who stood towards his client on much the same footing which, in the mildest form of slavery, a master occup ...
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 ...
Patricians Reseach Articles - Arrowhead Union High School
... their efforts. The power they would have exercised, had they flourished both together, could scarcely have failed to overcome all resistance. We must therefore give an account of each of them singly, and first of the eldest. Tiberius, immediately on his attaining manhood, had such a reputation that ...
... their efforts. The power they would have exercised, had they flourished both together, could scarcely have failed to overcome all resistance. We must therefore give an account of each of them singly, and first of the eldest. Tiberius, immediately on his attaining manhood, had such a reputation that ...
The Military Reforms of Gaius Marius in their Social, Economic, and
... III), and a listing of the consular Caecilii Metelli in the second and early first centuries B.C.E. (App. IV). ...
... III), and a listing of the consular Caecilii Metelli in the second and early first centuries B.C.E. (App. IV). ...
A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON THE EARLY ROMAN DICTATORSHIP
... In 327 B.C., the Romans engaged in conflict with the Samnites over control of the city of Neapolis in Campania.1 This event ignited the Second Samnite War, which lasted until 304. This war strained the magisterial structure of the Roman polity more than any conflict in its history up to that point. ...
... In 327 B.C., the Romans engaged in conflict with the Samnites over control of the city of Neapolis in Campania.1 This event ignited the Second Samnite War, which lasted until 304. This war strained the magisterial structure of the Roman polity more than any conflict in its history up to that point. ...
RETHINKING SULLA: THE CASE OF THE ROMAN SENATE*
... deuinctam beneficio consulis). Despite Cicero’s special pleading about second place, this is clear evidence for the bond of gratitude which tied the year’s senior consular to the consul who chose him. ...
... deuinctam beneficio consulis). Despite Cicero’s special pleading about second place, this is clear evidence for the bond of gratitude which tied the year’s senior consular to the consul who chose him. ...
ROMAN HISTORY
... any are more to be regretted than the missing books of Livy. That they existed in approximate entirety down to the fifth century, and possibly even so late as the fifteenth, adds to this regret. At the same time it leaves in a few sanguine minds a lingering hope that some unvisited convent or forgot ...
... any are more to be regretted than the missing books of Livy. That they existed in approximate entirety down to the fifth century, and possibly even so late as the fifteenth, adds to this regret. At the same time it leaves in a few sanguine minds a lingering hope that some unvisited convent or forgot ...
Some Minor Magistrates of the Roman Republic
... the passage of the Lex Villia Annalis alone. Their names are frequently preserved by Livy, most often during his standard, annalistic accounts of the magistrates elected in each year and their assignments. Both Livy, and later political writers, most notably Cicero, include a large number of anecdot ...
... the passage of the Lex Villia Annalis alone. Their names are frequently preserved by Livy, most often during his standard, annalistic accounts of the magistrates elected in each year and their assignments. Both Livy, and later political writers, most notably Cicero, include a large number of anecdot ...
the republican soldier: historiographical representations and human
... ceased the pursuit of soldiering. Sallust sees the same vision on a larger scale. When war is taken away altogether, the state loses its moral integrity. In all these authors the soldier plays a central role in Rome’s ascendancy, stability, and finally decline. The latter part of the dissertation em ...
... ceased the pursuit of soldiering. Sallust sees the same vision on a larger scale. When war is taken away altogether, the state loses its moral integrity. In all these authors the soldier plays a central role in Rome’s ascendancy, stability, and finally decline. The latter part of the dissertation em ...
imageREAL Capture
... Marcellus in Siciliam, L. Postumius Albinus in Galliam." In the lists Livy gives for this and subsequent years it is not unrea' sonable to suppose that he was referring to original records, and using the phraseology used there; year by year he groups together the results of the magisterial elections ...
... Marcellus in Siciliam, L. Postumius Albinus in Galliam." In the lists Livy gives for this and subsequent years it is not unrea' sonable to suppose that he was referring to original records, and using the phraseology used there; year by year he groups together the results of the magisterial elections ...
popular political participation in the late roman
... Some theorists hold that democracy is a form of elitism: “the democratic method is that institutional arrangement for arriving at political decisions in which individuals acquire the power to decide by means of a competitive struggle for the people’s vote.”21 This definition of the democratic method ...
... Some theorists hold that democracy is a form of elitism: “the democratic method is that institutional arrangement for arriving at political decisions in which individuals acquire the power to decide by means of a competitive struggle for the people’s vote.”21 This definition of the democratic method ...
Rise of the Roman Republic Student Text
... could be part of the government. Only they could become senators or consuls. Plebeians had to obey their decisions. Because laws were not written down, patricians often changed or interpreted the laws to benefit themselves. As a result, a small group of families held all the power in Rome. The plebe ...
... could be part of the government. Only they could become senators or consuls. Plebeians had to obey their decisions. Because laws were not written down, patricians often changed or interpreted the laws to benefit themselves. As a result, a small group of families held all the power in Rome. The plebe ...
Marius` Mules - Western Oregon University
... According to Sallust, the Roman historian who left the most complete record of the war, Jugurtha was the grandson of Massinissa, who had been a great ally of Rome. He was excluded from the throne because of his illegitimate status, nevertheless, he was cherished in his uncle Micipsa's court and was ...
... According to Sallust, the Roman historian who left the most complete record of the war, Jugurtha was the grandson of Massinissa, who had been a great ally of Rome. He was excluded from the throne because of his illegitimate status, nevertheless, he was cherished in his uncle Micipsa's court and was ...
Financing War in the Roman Republic 201 BCE
... afford. In exchange they received a small amount of money from the state. However this did not amount to a salary, as military service was not supposed to be a trade but rather a civic obligation interrupting civilian life from time to time. Throughout the Republican period state structures to finan ...
... afford. In exchange they received a small amount of money from the state. However this did not amount to a salary, as military service was not supposed to be a trade but rather a civic obligation interrupting civilian life from time to time. Throughout the Republican period state structures to finan ...
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 Roman senate and the post
... positions were articulated through action as well as legislation. Initially, this process involved the members of Sulla’s enlarged and transformed Senate; Sulla’s programme had severely restricted citizen capacity to participate and eliminated the equestrian class, even if the dominance of the Senat ...
... positions were articulated through action as well as legislation. Initially, this process involved the members of Sulla’s enlarged and transformed Senate; Sulla’s programme had severely restricted citizen capacity to participate and eliminated the equestrian class, even if the dominance of the Senat ...
The Nobility under Augustus Spencer Williams
... military service was mandatory for political office, and most young nobles spent their ten years in the cavalry, in which the fast-paced action of fighting on horseback offered more opportunities for gaining or displaying valor. Military valor or virtus was “nearly the most important thing in every ...
... military service was mandatory for political office, and most young nobles spent their ten years in the cavalry, in which the fast-paced action of fighting on horseback offered more opportunities for gaining or displaying valor. Military valor or virtus was “nearly the most important thing in every ...
Forerunners of the Gracchi
... There were two major periods of (' in seditione et ad seditionem nata,' Leg. III, I9). sedition. The first, the time of strife between patricians and plebeians, lasted from the birth of the tribunate in the early fifth century to the Lex Hortensia of 287 B.C. The second is usually dated from the tri ...
... There were two major periods of (' in seditione et ad seditionem nata,' Leg. III, I9). sedition. The first, the time of strife between patricians and plebeians, lasted from the birth of the tribunate in the early fifth century to the Lex Hortensia of 287 B.C. The second is usually dated from the tri ...
GAIUS MARIUS, LUCIUS APULEIUS SATURNINUS and GAIUS
... such, had overseen the imported grain at Ostia (Rome’s port). b) For reasons that are not clear (for no charges were ever brought against him) he was removed from his post by the Senate. c) This in itself appears to have been enough to drive him to a more ‘populist’ outlook. 2. In 103 BC he was elec ...
... such, had overseen the imported grain at Ostia (Rome’s port). b) For reasons that are not clear (for no charges were ever brought against him) he was removed from his post by the Senate. c) This in itself appears to have been enough to drive him to a more ‘populist’ outlook. 2. In 103 BC he was elec ...
Tarpeia
... the silver rings that they wore on their left arm The night finally arrived and Tarpeia got up to take her key while everyone was asleep to open up the gate The Sabines entered the city keenly The soldiers said “Take thy reward” and instead crushed her to the ground with his heavy shield Tarpeia was ...
... the silver rings that they wore on their left arm The night finally arrived and Tarpeia got up to take her key while everyone was asleep to open up the gate The Sabines entered the city keenly The soldiers said “Take thy reward” and instead crushed her to the ground with his heavy shield Tarpeia was ...
Electoral abuse in the late Roman Republic
... Electoral abuse inured the Romans to their weakened constitution, made alternatives more conceivable, emboldened and enabled the despots, and gave Augustus and his supporters a ready platform. Thus escalating attacks on electoral form were both an effect, and one of the many causes, of the Republic’ ...
... Electoral abuse inured the Romans to their weakened constitution, made alternatives more conceivable, emboldened and enabled the despots, and gave Augustus and his supporters a ready platform. Thus escalating attacks on electoral form were both an effect, and one of the many causes, of the Republic’ ...
`Quintictilius Varus, give me back my legions!` Augustus Caesar
... ‘The Celt fight like the Furies,' Domituis hissed, and Marcus knew he must have gestured to ward off the evil he could invoke by speaking of those snake haired goddesses. ‘Their swords dwarf your gladius Marcus, they can outreach, out stab and out chop. You're better off keeping the Celt at spear po ...
... ‘The Celt fight like the Furies,' Domituis hissed, and Marcus knew he must have gestured to ward off the evil he could invoke by speaking of those snake haired goddesses. ‘Their swords dwarf your gladius Marcus, they can outreach, out stab and out chop. You're better off keeping the Celt at spear po ...