Veni vidi vici and Caesar`s triumph
... lacks. One possibility therefore would be that the saying, stemming from one or more Latin texts that described the triumph in detail, was picked up by Plutarch, or his sources, and used as the perfect ending to Caesar’s action at Zela, a narrative that Appian also follows. In fact, many modern hist ...
... lacks. One possibility therefore would be that the saying, stemming from one or more Latin texts that described the triumph in detail, was picked up by Plutarch, or his sources, and used as the perfect ending to Caesar’s action at Zela, a narrative that Appian also follows. In fact, many modern hist ...
pompey the great
... position of power, and Pompey thought the same of Caesar. Crassus, who had been watching their struggle, ready to take on the winner himself, had been killed in Parthia so they didn’t have to worry about him. It was only recently that Pompey had come to fear Caesar. Up until this time he had only de ...
... position of power, and Pompey thought the same of Caesar. Crassus, who had been watching their struggle, ready to take on the winner himself, had been killed in Parthia so they didn’t have to worry about him. It was only recently that Pompey had come to fear Caesar. Up until this time he had only de ...
Marcus Tullius Cicero
... In 75 BC, Cicero ran for his first important office, the Quaestorship. Successfully winning election he was later assigned to Sicily to oversee the grain supply. The appointment provided a unique opportunity with potentially spectacular results. The previous governor, C. Verres, was detested by the ...
... In 75 BC, Cicero ran for his first important office, the Quaestorship. Successfully winning election he was later assigned to Sicily to oversee the grain supply. The appointment provided a unique opportunity with potentially spectacular results. The previous governor, C. Verres, was detested by the ...
Ambitus in the Late Roman Republic (80-50 BC)
... of a public role because of private rewarding (personal, close family, private clique), pecuniary or status gains; or violates rules against the exercise of certain types of private rewarding influence.‖10 Examples of this behaviour include bribery, through which a reward is used to ―pervert the jud ...
... of a public role because of private rewarding (personal, close family, private clique), pecuniary or status gains; or violates rules against the exercise of certain types of private rewarding influence.‖10 Examples of this behaviour include bribery, through which a reward is used to ―pervert the jud ...
sample
... Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus was a complex character, and in many ways an enigma. Better known to the English-speaking world as Pompey the Great, his persona, like every other man's, had two sides, though in him it stretched to extremes. There was something of Jekyll and Hyde in Pompey. One side, the brig ...
... Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus was a complex character, and in many ways an enigma. Better known to the English-speaking world as Pompey the Great, his persona, like every other man's, had two sides, though in him it stretched to extremes. There was something of Jekyll and Hyde in Pompey. One side, the brig ...
Mithradates: Scourge of Rome
... he annexed territories and won allies from Spain to the steppes of Central Asia. His tactics were diabolical and devastating. Scythed chariots with rotating blades mowed down armies; toxic honey placed along an invasion route destroyed opponents in their thousands; poisoned arrows dipped in snake ve ...
... he annexed territories and won allies from Spain to the steppes of Central Asia. His tactics were diabolical and devastating. Scythed chariots with rotating blades mowed down armies; toxic honey placed along an invasion route destroyed opponents in their thousands; poisoned arrows dipped in snake ve ...
Pompey Gale Article 2009-01-07
... of Alexander the Great), he turned into a new Roman province of Syria. The next year, he annexed Palestine. Jerusalem resisted him, but Pompey captured the city after a three-month siege and replaced Aristobulus II, the high priest and Maccabean king of Judaea, with his brother John Hyrcanus II. Hav ...
... of Alexander the Great), he turned into a new Roman province of Syria. The next year, he annexed Palestine. Jerusalem resisted him, but Pompey captured the city after a three-month siege and replaced Aristobulus II, the high priest and Maccabean king of Judaea, with his brother John Hyrcanus II. Hav ...
18berry
... respect: in Greece speakers had pleaded their own cases, although their speeches might have been written for them by a speech-writer). Successful advocates were therefore in a position to influence the course of events, determining who would or would not be removed from political life; in addition, ...
... respect: in Greece speakers had pleaded their own cases, although their speeches might have been written for them by a speech-writer). Successful advocates were therefore in a position to influence the course of events, determining who would or would not be removed from political life; in addition, ...
May 2013 - CSUN ScholarWorks - California State University
... The assassination of Tiberius Gracchus in 133 B.C.E. came to be seen by later historians, both ancient and modern, as a watershed moment in the history of Rome’s Republic for two reasons. First, it was thought to have been the first instance of bloodshed in the “Struggle of the Orders” that had exis ...
... The assassination of Tiberius Gracchus in 133 B.C.E. came to be seen by later historians, both ancient and modern, as a watershed moment in the history of Rome’s Republic for two reasons. First, it was thought to have been the first instance of bloodshed in the “Struggle of the Orders” that had exis ...
Tyrants and Tyranny in the Late Roman Republic
... When [Augustus] had seduced the army with gifts, the people with grain, and everyone else with the charms of peace, he grew stronger little by little. He collected the responsibilities of the Senate, the magistrates, and the courts for himself, with no one to stop him because the most energetic men ...
... When [Augustus] had seduced the army with gifts, the people with grain, and everyone else with the charms of peace, he grew stronger little by little. He collected the responsibilities of the Senate, the magistrates, and the courts for himself, with no one to stop him because the most energetic men ...
Essay One - Crassus Marcus Licinius Crassus, one of the thr
... asked him for an escort through enemy territory. Sulla allegedly was angry, saying "I give you an escort - your father, your brother, your friends, and your relations who have been put to death with out law or justice, and whose murderers I am going to punish.' Crassus took great offence to this and ...
... asked him for an escort through enemy territory. Sulla allegedly was angry, saying "I give you an escort - your father, your brother, your friends, and your relations who have been put to death with out law or justice, and whose murderers I am going to punish.' Crassus took great offence to this and ...
The Origin of Cornelius Gallus Author(s): Ronald Syme Source: The
... foundation, perhaps before the Roman conquest. So at least Jullian plausibly conjectures.' It is to be regretted that the neighbourhood can show as yet none of that archaeological evidence which makes the town of Glanum (Saint-Remy de Provence) so unequivocal a document of the early Hellenization an ...
... foundation, perhaps before the Roman conquest. So at least Jullian plausibly conjectures.' It is to be regretted that the neighbourhood can show as yet none of that archaeological evidence which makes the town of Glanum (Saint-Remy de Provence) so unequivocal a document of the early Hellenization an ...
The Late Republic - Parkway C-2
... intent and against legally appointed government authority. Sulla took Rome with a vengeance, killing Rufus and other Marian supporters. Marius managed to escape through the Italian countryside, but Sulla's men caught up with him near Minturnae in Latium. The ancients suggest that despite Sulla's pro ...
... intent and against legally appointed government authority. Sulla took Rome with a vengeance, killing Rufus and other Marian supporters. Marius managed to escape through the Italian countryside, but Sulla's men caught up with him near Minturnae in Latium. The ancients suggest that despite Sulla's pro ...
Caesar
... originated from the word ‘Caesar’. f) More/fewer than a million people died as a result of Caesar’s military campaigns. g) During Caesar’s life, the amount of territory controlled by Rome decreased/increased. 1. Read chapter 1. Find the mistakes in each sentence and correct it. a) Caius Marius was J ...
... originated from the word ‘Caesar’. f) More/fewer than a million people died as a result of Caesar’s military campaigns. g) During Caesar’s life, the amount of territory controlled by Rome decreased/increased. 1. Read chapter 1. Find the mistakes in each sentence and correct it. a) Caius Marius was J ...
Marcus Tullius Cicero
... apprenticed to Quintus Mucius Saevola, the leading orator in Rome at that time. ...
... apprenticed to Quintus Mucius Saevola, the leading orator in Rome at that time. ...
Reforms of the Gracchi Brothers
... The party of the consul Opimius planned to revoke the Gracchi laws, and both factions (i.e., Gracchus and Opimius political groups) gathered at the capitol. A servant of Opimius, who made an insulting gesture, was stabbed to death by a crowd with long iron writing implements. This gave Opimius the e ...
... The party of the consul Opimius planned to revoke the Gracchi laws, and both factions (i.e., Gracchus and Opimius political groups) gathered at the capitol. A servant of Opimius, who made an insulting gesture, was stabbed to death by a crowd with long iron writing implements. This gave Opimius the e ...
Cassius will now describe an event which he feels proves Caesar`s
... towards him was produced by his passion for the royal power. For the multitude this was a first cause of hatred, and for those who had long smothered their hate, a most specious pretext for it. Yet as Caesar was coming down from Alba into the city they ventured to hail him as king. But at this the p ...
... towards him was produced by his passion for the royal power. For the multitude this was a first cause of hatred, and for those who had long smothered their hate, a most specious pretext for it. Yet as Caesar was coming down from Alba into the city they ventured to hail him as king. But at this the p ...
CICERO AND THE TRIAL OF VERRES1 Toe legal
... provincial publicani might further sub-contract to publicani at the local level. A company that secured such a contract had to have sufficient capital to underwrite the business, as it would have to produce each instalment according to its original tender by the due date. Thus the Roman treasury was ...
... provincial publicani might further sub-contract to publicani at the local level. A company that secured such a contract had to have sufficient capital to underwrite the business, as it would have to produce each instalment according to its original tender by the due date. Thus the Roman treasury was ...
File - Ms. Jones History Class
... his toga to show his neck and yelled “kill me now, I won’t resist!” But afterwards he made his disease an excuse for his behavior, saying that those with his mental illness do not usually remain steady when they stand and speak to many people and that he would be greatly embarrassed if that happened ...
... his toga to show his neck and yelled “kill me now, I won’t resist!” But afterwards he made his disease an excuse for his behavior, saying that those with his mental illness do not usually remain steady when they stand and speak to many people and that he would be greatly embarrassed if that happened ...
roman history
... Tarquinius Superbus obtained the Sibylline books, but only after letting some of them burn. ...
... Tarquinius Superbus obtained the Sibylline books, but only after letting some of them burn. ...
ROMAN HISTORY Parts One and Two
... 367: The Licinio-Sextian Laws: 1) restores the consulship and makes sure one consul is a plebeian and 2) land regulations for newly acquired territories. Tarquinii, Falerii and even Caere get alarmed at Roman power and attack her. Polybius says that Rome negotiated a treaty with Carthage in 509 BC, ...
... 367: The Licinio-Sextian Laws: 1) restores the consulship and makes sure one consul is a plebeian and 2) land regulations for newly acquired territories. Tarquinii, Falerii and even Caere get alarmed at Roman power and attack her. Polybius says that Rome negotiated a treaty with Carthage in 509 BC, ...
roman history - Walton Latin Club
... a. 367: The Licinio-Sextian Laws: 1) restores the consulship and makes sure one consul is a plebeian and 2) land regulations for newly acquired territories. Tarquinii, Falerii and even Caere get alarmed at Roman power and attack her. Polybius says that Rome negotiated a treaty with Carthage in 509 B ...
... a. 367: The Licinio-Sextian Laws: 1) restores the consulship and makes sure one consul is a plebeian and 2) land regulations for newly acquired territories. Tarquinii, Falerii and even Caere get alarmed at Roman power and attack her. Polybius says that Rome negotiated a treaty with Carthage in 509 B ...
fragments of book xxxiii
... never stuck to the same course, but went over now to the Romans, now to him, and often repeated these moves, he told a story that subtly rallied, and at the same time rebuked their uncertainty of purpose. (6) There was, he said, a certain middle–aged man who took two wives. The younger, eager to hav ...
... never stuck to the same course, but went over now to the Romans, now to him, and often repeated these moves, he told a story that subtly rallied, and at the same time rebuked their uncertainty of purpose. (6) There was, he said, a certain middle–aged man who took two wives. The younger, eager to hav ...
MARIUS
... "Never mind the Teutones and the Ambrones," said Marius, "they have lands already. We have given them some which they will keep forever. We will give you the same." Question 7: What ‘land’ was Marius talking about here? Then a battle began between the two great armies. The foot soldiers of the Cimbr ...
... "Never mind the Teutones and the Ambrones," said Marius, "they have lands already. We have given them some which they will keep forever. We will give you the same." Question 7: What ‘land’ was Marius talking about here? Then a battle began between the two great armies. The foot soldiers of the Cimbr ...
Sulla`s Tabularium - UWSpace
... is a monument (a ring of stones worn smooth by rain) called the Lacus Curtius — in memory of what had been there before the site was drained.16 The Etruscan king Servius Tullius was traditionally thought to have been responsible for the first set of defensive walls enclosing the city, the so-called ...
... is a monument (a ring of stones worn smooth by rain) called the Lacus Curtius — in memory of what had been there before the site was drained.16 The Etruscan king Servius Tullius was traditionally thought to have been responsible for the first set of defensive walls enclosing the city, the so-called ...