JULIUS CAESAR: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
... Caesar and Bibulus”). Caesar was safe from prosecution for such actions as long as he held office, but once he became a private citizen again he could be prosecuted by his enemies in the Senate. 58 BCE: Caesar left Rome for Gaul; he would not return for 9 years, in the course of which he would conq ...
... Caesar and Bibulus”). Caesar was safe from prosecution for such actions as long as he held office, but once he became a private citizen again he could be prosecuted by his enemies in the Senate. 58 BCE: Caesar left Rome for Gaul; he would not return for 9 years, in the course of which he would conq ...
Octavian arrived to find his enemies all but eliminated. He closed the
... Moreover, the Senate proved unable to provide great leaders when they were needed. The great figures of the late Republic were men who went outside the Senate for their careers. To set against them, one can find only Cicero, and he came much too late. Also, the Senate failed to follow a consistent c ...
... Moreover, the Senate proved unable to provide great leaders when they were needed. The great figures of the late Republic were men who went outside the Senate for their careers. To set against them, one can find only Cicero, and he came much too late. Also, the Senate failed to follow a consistent c ...
Introduction 1 I. Introduction: The Problem of Civil Strife It is easy to
... intrinsic to Roman public life—indeed, it had existed primo—but he also recognized that ambitious Romans could use this trait as a vice. He emphasizes that gloria must be won by “noble skills,”20 a factor which seems to be differentiated, to some extent, by motivation. Thus, Sallust seems to acknowl ...
... intrinsic to Roman public life—indeed, it had existed primo—but he also recognized that ambitious Romans could use this trait as a vice. He emphasizes that gloria must be won by “noble skills,”20 a factor which seems to be differentiated, to some extent, by motivation. Thus, Sallust seems to acknowl ...
Octavian and Antony: Images of Rome Verses the
... Mark Antony as consul and a leading man of the Caesarian ‘party’ was technically head of the Roman government and its highest official. However, he also knew that he had powerful opponents both within and outside Rome, and he might have been considered for assassination as well if Brutus had not bee ...
... Mark Antony as consul and a leading man of the Caesarian ‘party’ was technically head of the Roman government and its highest official. However, he also knew that he had powerful opponents both within and outside Rome, and he might have been considered for assassination as well if Brutus had not bee ...
A General`s Self-Depiction: The Political
... compensated for what Caesar lacked. Caesar had ambition, yet little money or military power. Thus, in 60 B.C.E., Caesar along with Marcus Licinius Crassus, the richest man in Rome, and Rome’s military legend Pompey the great, created the first triumvirate. Its aim was “to realize jointly certain obj ...
... compensated for what Caesar lacked. Caesar had ambition, yet little money or military power. Thus, in 60 B.C.E., Caesar along with Marcus Licinius Crassus, the richest man in Rome, and Rome’s military legend Pompey the great, created the first triumvirate. Its aim was “to realize jointly certain obj ...
The Roman Invasion of Britain
... so rarely kept up-to-date that youngsters are taught from knowledge and ideas current 20 or 30 years earlier. But these are the formative years and we tend to remember things learnt at this age throughout our life. It is then not surprising to find how difficult it is for adults to absorb and apprec ...
... so rarely kept up-to-date that youngsters are taught from knowledge and ideas current 20 or 30 years earlier. But these are the formative years and we tend to remember things learnt at this age throughout our life. It is then not surprising to find how difficult it is for adults to absorb and apprec ...
Financing War in the Roman Republic 201 BCE
... factor that could boost state income was war reparations paid by defeated states over several years. Moreover, not all the money recorded in the sources went into the aerarium. For example, it is not entirely clear what proportion of plunder was reserved for the treasury and what was distributed to ...
... factor that could boost state income was war reparations paid by defeated states over several years. Moreover, not all the money recorded in the sources went into the aerarium. For example, it is not entirely clear what proportion of plunder was reserved for the treasury and what was distributed to ...
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... render as "people" is gens, one of whose primary meanings is "family". But in this sentence it is coupled with "Romanosque tuos". Since que in the Aeneid very often indicates an explication, not an addition, the reader's first inclination is to interpret this sentence as referring to the Roman peopl ...
... render as "people" is gens, one of whose primary meanings is "family". But in this sentence it is coupled with "Romanosque tuos". Since que in the Aeneid very often indicates an explication, not an addition, the reader's first inclination is to interpret this sentence as referring to the Roman peopl ...
Joined with Power, Greed Without Moderation or
... And, finally, both had to deal with a massive increase in corruption as they each became more and more powerful; when the Roman Republic fell, corruption was an overbearing issue, while today in the United States, it threatens to become one, if it is not already.4 Corruption, in particular, will be ...
... And, finally, both had to deal with a massive increase in corruption as they each became more and more powerful; when the Roman Republic fell, corruption was an overbearing issue, while today in the United States, it threatens to become one, if it is not already.4 Corruption, in particular, will be ...
appendix - Unika Repository
... Act IV, Scene 1: Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus decide who must be executed to protect their new power in Rome. Antony sends Lepidus on an errand, and then belittles him as an insignificant man who is not fit to rule but who will be useful for a while. Antony and Octavius begin to plan a campaign ag ...
... Act IV, Scene 1: Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus decide who must be executed to protect their new power in Rome. Antony sends Lepidus on an errand, and then belittles him as an insignificant man who is not fit to rule but who will be useful for a while. Antony and Octavius begin to plan a campaign ag ...
Caesar: Selections from his Commentarii De Bello Gallico
... describes not as the opening battle in a campaign to conquer all Gaul, but instead merely as an intervention, a sort of police action to safeguard the integrity of the Roman province of which he was governor. Book Four (4.24–36.1) picks up four years later when Caesar appeared to have brought all Ga ...
... describes not as the opening battle in a campaign to conquer all Gaul, but instead merely as an intervention, a sort of police action to safeguard the integrity of the Roman province of which he was governor. Book Four (4.24–36.1) picks up four years later when Caesar appeared to have brought all Ga ...
Caesar`s Rule and Caesar`s Death : Who Lost? Who Gained?
... attributed to some form of mental disorder, but two? Caesar himself states how as he was marching on Rome “those with old grudges against Caesar were mustered in the senate” where “the more savage and vindictive the speaker, the more he was applauded by Caesar’s enemies.” 8 Cassius, who became the i ...
... attributed to some form of mental disorder, but two? Caesar himself states how as he was marching on Rome “those with old grudges against Caesar were mustered in the senate” where “the more savage and vindictive the speaker, the more he was applauded by Caesar’s enemies.” 8 Cassius, who became the i ...
Damnation to Divinity: The Myth, Memory, and History
... – renamed Gaius Iulius Caesar Octavianus (Octavian) after his adoption – seizing control of Rome. By 31 B.C. Octavian had defeated his final military rival, and by 27 B.C., he was voted a series of official powers that cemented him as sole and unchallenged ruler of Rome. In this same year, the year ...
... – renamed Gaius Iulius Caesar Octavianus (Octavian) after his adoption – seizing control of Rome. By 31 B.C. Octavian had defeated his final military rival, and by 27 B.C., he was voted a series of official powers that cemented him as sole and unchallenged ruler of Rome. In this same year, the year ...
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar By William Shakespeare Notes This is
... Setting: February 15th; Caesar’s ceremonial entrance in Rome; “his train”—group of followers that follow him throughout Rome Notes: Soothsayer calls out to Caesar to beware the Ides of March (March 15th) This foreshadows Caesar’s death Caesar says soothsayer is a dreamer, let’s leave There a ...
... Setting: February 15th; Caesar’s ceremonial entrance in Rome; “his train”—group of followers that follow him throughout Rome Notes: Soothsayer calls out to Caesar to beware the Ides of March (March 15th) This foreshadows Caesar’s death Caesar says soothsayer is a dreamer, let’s leave There a ...
75 AD THE COMPARISON OF FABIUS WITH PERICLES Plutarch
... highest valour, wisdom, and humanity. On the other side, it does not appear that Pericles was ever so overreached as Fabius was by Hannibal with his flaming oxen. His enemy there had, without his agency, put himself accidentally into his power, yet Fabius let him slip in the night, and, when day ca ...
... highest valour, wisdom, and humanity. On the other side, it does not appear that Pericles was ever so overreached as Fabius was by Hannibal with his flaming oxen. His enemy there had, without his agency, put himself accidentally into his power, yet Fabius let him slip in the night, and, when day ca ...
but it was no match for his own genius. All the more true in the case
... ahead, there was a third point. Decimus was about to start a term, given to him by Caesar, as governor of Italian Gaul. It was a strategic position, close to Rome and with two legions. Such a man could be enormously useful after the Ides. Decimus owed even more to Caesar than Brutus did. Caesar had ...
... ahead, there was a third point. Decimus was about to start a term, given to him by Caesar, as governor of Italian Gaul. It was a strategic position, close to Rome and with two legions. Such a man could be enormously useful after the Ides. Decimus owed even more to Caesar than Brutus did. Caesar had ...
Άλλα Ονόματα Τόπος και Χρόνος Γέννησης Τόπος και Χρόνος
... Following Pompey’s arrival (77/76 BC) and despite Sertorius’ initial military successes against him, the continuous war against Pompey and Metellus’ combined army (120,000 infantrymen, 6,000 cavalrymen and 2,000 archers) seemed to wear down Sertorius’ army. In about 74 BC, he established diplomatic ...
... Following Pompey’s arrival (77/76 BC) and despite Sertorius’ initial military successes against him, the continuous war against Pompey and Metellus’ combined army (120,000 infantrymen, 6,000 cavalrymen and 2,000 archers) seemed to wear down Sertorius’ army. In about 74 BC, he established diplomatic ...
Stage 9: Octavius/Augustus
... receiving their support and the political prowess that came with it, Octavius returned to Rome where Caesar’s former right-hand-man, Marc Antony, was consul. Marc Antony was having difficulty leading Rome in the wake of Caesar’s assassination. He had exiled the assassins from Rome which won him prai ...
... receiving their support and the political prowess that came with it, Octavius returned to Rome where Caesar’s former right-hand-man, Marc Antony, was consul. Marc Antony was having difficulty leading Rome in the wake of Caesar’s assassination. He had exiled the assassins from Rome which won him prai ...
Titus Annius Milo, (died 48 BC, near Thurii, Bruttium [Italy]), Roman
... an expanded form of the unspoken defense. Milo retired into exile at Massilia (now Marseille, France). He joked that if Cicero had delivered the speech in his defense, he would never have been able to enjoy the fine mullets of Massilia. Milo was the only man barred from Julius Caesar’s general amnes ...
... an expanded form of the unspoken defense. Milo retired into exile at Massilia (now Marseille, France). He joked that if Cicero had delivered the speech in his defense, he would never have been able to enjoy the fine mullets of Massilia. Milo was the only man barred from Julius Caesar’s general amnes ...
slides PPT - SNAP:DRGN or
... Tribunes of the Plebs P. Antistius (18) Along with Sulpicius, he opposed the attempt of Julius Caesar Strabo to proceed to the consulship without first being Praetor (Cic. Brut. 226-227). P. Sulpicius Rufus (92) Along with Antistius, he opposed the candidacy of Julius Caesar Strabo for the consulshi ...
... Tribunes of the Plebs P. Antistius (18) Along with Sulpicius, he opposed the attempt of Julius Caesar Strabo to proceed to the consulship without first being Praetor (Cic. Brut. 226-227). P. Sulpicius Rufus (92) Along with Antistius, he opposed the candidacy of Julius Caesar Strabo for the consulshi ...
Marcus Licinius Crassus
... prisoners by Crassus who is obsessed of meeting in person their leader. He promised to offer them freedom if they will bring their leader or else will face the worst treatment as prisoners. When Spartacus was about to surrender himself, a move in an attempt to save his men from any worse threat, he ...
... prisoners by Crassus who is obsessed of meeting in person their leader. He promised to offer them freedom if they will bring their leader or else will face the worst treatment as prisoners. When Spartacus was about to surrender himself, a move in an attempt to save his men from any worse threat, he ...
AP Latin – Ms - The Covenant School
... 1.36 Ariovistus replies that the laws of warfare stipulate that conquerors can rule those they have conquered however they ...
... 1.36 Ariovistus replies that the laws of warfare stipulate that conquerors can rule those they have conquered however they ...
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... innovations are found in Roman coinage, they were truly considered important messages from the emperor, as they represented stepping outside the tradition.10 The same can be said about another important source of ancient history, namely inscriptions. These public monuments, erected by emperors to co ...
... innovations are found in Roman coinage, they were truly considered important messages from the emperor, as they represented stepping outside the tradition.10 The same can be said about another important source of ancient history, namely inscriptions. These public monuments, erected by emperors to co ...
Cleopatra Seduces Antony, 41 BC The
... If Antony had succeeded in wining sole control of Rome with Cleopatra as his queen, he could have changed the course of the Roman Empire, making the world we live in today a different place. However, their relationship ended in mutual suicide in 30 BC, eleven years after it started, when Roman troop ...
... If Antony had succeeded in wining sole control of Rome with Cleopatra as his queen, he could have changed the course of the Roman Empire, making the world we live in today a different place. However, their relationship ended in mutual suicide in 30 BC, eleven years after it started, when Roman troop ...
The Biblical City of Philippi, Greece
... often initially established with between two and five thousand men. The citizens were probably extended the privilege of the ius Italicum, giving them the same rights as colonies in Italy and immunitas (exemption from direct taxation).” (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary: New Testam ...
... often initially established with between two and five thousand men. The citizens were probably extended the privilege of the ius Italicum, giving them the same rights as colonies in Italy and immunitas (exemption from direct taxation).” (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary: New Testam ...
Roman Republican currency
Coinage came late to the Roman Republic compared with the rest of the Mediterranean, especially Greece and Asia Minor where coins were invented in the 7th century BC. The currency of central Italy was influenced by its natural resources, with bronze being abundant (the Etruscans were famous metal workers in bronze and iron) and silver ore being scarce. The coinage of the Roman Republic started with a few silver coins apparently devised for trade with the Greek colonies in Southern Italy, and heavy cast bronze pieces for use in Central Italy. During the Second Punic war a flexible system of coins in bronze, silver and (occasionally) gold was created. This system was dominated by the silver denarius, a denomination which remained in circulation for 450 years. The coins of the republic (especially the denarii) are of particular interest because they were produced by ""mint magistrates"", junior officials who choose the designs and legends. This resulted in the production of coins advertising the officials' families for political purposes; most of the messages on these coins can still be understood today.