Open Access - Ghent University Academic Bibliography
... of intense scholarly debate. Unsurprisingly, opinions vary, and widely so. Fundamental for this topic in the twentieth century are the works of T. Frank,1 M. Holleaux2 and E Badian,3 who discern what, for want of a better expression, might be described as “defensive imperialism,” under the premise t ...
... of intense scholarly debate. Unsurprisingly, opinions vary, and widely so. Fundamental for this topic in the twentieth century are the works of T. Frank,1 M. Holleaux2 and E Badian,3 who discern what, for want of a better expression, might be described as “defensive imperialism,” under the premise t ...
Narrative and Notice in Livy`s Fourth Decade: The Case of Scipio
... Livy’s explanation of the decline, however, deserves further attention. In everything that came after the Punic war, a period that Livy elides with old age (cum senecta) despite Africanus’ relative youth,10 there was simply no scope for Africanus to showcase his talents: nec praebita est materia ing ...
... Livy’s explanation of the decline, however, deserves further attention. In everything that came after the Punic war, a period that Livy elides with old age (cum senecta) despite Africanus’ relative youth,10 there was simply no scope for Africanus to showcase his talents: nec praebita est materia ing ...
Alluding to Reality: towards a Typology of Historiographical
... Scipio Aemilianus, A. E. Astin observed, There is an even more interesting feature of Scipio’s career. Several times the writers of antiquity observe that Scipio earned by his own merits the same cognomen, ‘Africanus’, which he had inherited from his grandfather; but it did not need the literary men ...
... Scipio Aemilianus, A. E. Astin observed, There is an even more interesting feature of Scipio’s career. Several times the writers of antiquity observe that Scipio earned by his own merits the same cognomen, ‘Africanus’, which he had inherited from his grandfather; but it did not need the literary men ...
The Censor in the Late Republican Empire and His Meaning for
... They had to be elected from the patricians. The patricians dominated the office of censor until 351 BC, when Gaius Marcius Rutilus was appointed as the first plebeian censor. (Note 4) Approximately 12 years later, a Publilian law decreed that at least one of the censors had to be a plebeian. (Note 5 ...
... They had to be elected from the patricians. The patricians dominated the office of censor until 351 BC, when Gaius Marcius Rutilus was appointed as the first plebeian censor. (Note 4) Approximately 12 years later, a Publilian law decreed that at least one of the censors had to be a plebeian. (Note 5 ...
Astrology in Rome and the Ancient World
... How Did Astrology Work in the Ancient World? Uses the positions of the Moon, Planets, and Stars Looks at where they are in proportion to Earth at any given time ...
... How Did Astrology Work in the Ancient World? Uses the positions of the Moon, Planets, and Stars Looks at where they are in proportion to Earth at any given time ...
carthago delenda est: aitia and prophasis
... fear of that city, 22 and, consequently, the reasons adduced in public were that the safety of Rome was at stake. And, indeed, this is the explanation found in many a standard work on Roman history even today. Thus M. Cary and H.H. Scullard maintain that 'honest if misguided fear' was the predominan ...
... fear of that city, 22 and, consequently, the reasons adduced in public were that the safety of Rome was at stake. And, indeed, this is the explanation found in many a standard work on Roman history even today. Thus M. Cary and H.H. Scullard maintain that 'honest if misguided fear' was the predominan ...
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... minor gale out of the northwest that blew for twenty-five days without let. Dumnorix of the Aedui made trouble—and died for it—so, all in all, the Great Man was very crusty when his fleet finally set sail two months later than he had scheduled. He was still crusty, as his legates well knew, but when ...
... minor gale out of the northwest that blew for twenty-five days without let. Dumnorix of the Aedui made trouble—and died for it—so, all in all, the Great Man was very crusty when his fleet finally set sail two months later than he had scheduled. He was still crusty, as his legates well knew, but when ...
And Never Say No: Politics as Usual in Ancient Rome
... it was the principal organ. The Senate consisted of hundreds of members who served for life, and all were required by law to have a sizable fortune. Not unexpectedly, they traditionally came from a circumscribed number of famous old families. For centuries this narrow circle of wealthy aristocrats w ...
... it was the principal organ. The Senate consisted of hundreds of members who served for life, and all were required by law to have a sizable fortune. Not unexpectedly, they traditionally came from a circumscribed number of famous old families. For centuries this narrow circle of wealthy aristocrats w ...
Lecture: The Hellenistic World and the Coming of Rome
... the qualities and values that set Rome apart. Mastery achieved in the world of politics and war should now be matched by a comparable sense of esteem in the cultural world. Cato prodded his countrymen toward an articulation of their own national character.” Erich S. Gruen, Culture and National Ident ...
... the qualities and values that set Rome apart. Mastery achieved in the world of politics and war should now be matched by a comparable sense of esteem in the cultural world. Cato prodded his countrymen toward an articulation of their own national character.” Erich S. Gruen, Culture and National Ident ...
Account for changes in roman land and naval warfare Land
... Cato led a campaign in the Senate to downplay the achievements of Roman generals and support the authority of the Senate and Roman politics. He denied the triumphs of some of the Roman generals. Cato became known for his hatred of Scipio. He poisoned Scipio’s later life through trials and accusation ...
... Cato led a campaign in the Senate to downplay the achievements of Roman generals and support the authority of the Senate and Roman politics. He denied the triumphs of some of the Roman generals. Cato became known for his hatred of Scipio. He poisoned Scipio’s later life through trials and accusation ...
Cato the elder and the roman republic
... with elephants!—inflicts devastation on Romans. Romans rally; defeat Hasdrubal; take the fight to North Africa ...
... with elephants!—inflicts devastation on Romans. Romans rally; defeat Hasdrubal; take the fight to North Africa ...
Cato the Elder
Cato the Elder (Latin: Cato Major; 234 BC – 149 BC), born Marcus Porcius Cato and also known as Cato the Censor (Cato Censorius), Cato the Wise (Cato Sapiens), and Cato the Ancient (Cato Priscus), was a Roman senator and historian known for his conservatism and opposition to Hellenization. He was the first to write history in Latin. He came of an ancient Plebeian family who were noted for their military but not civil service. Like his forefathers, Cato was devoted to agriculture when not serving in the army. Having attracted the attention of Lucius Valerius Flaccus, he was brought to Rome and began to follow the cursus honorum: he was successively military tribune (214 BC), quaestor (204 BC), aedile (199 BC), praetor (198 BC), junior consul (195 BC) together with Flaccus, and censor (184 BC). As praetor, he expelled usurers from Sardinia. As censor, he tried to preserve Rome's ancestral customs and combat ""degenerate"" Hellenistic influences. His epithet ""Elder"" distinguishes him from his equally famous great-grandson Cato the Younger, who opposed Julius Caesar.