Political discourse essentially as part of a dialogue, in which rhetoric plays a crucial role. This is...
Rome
After Augustus generated renewed interest in religion, he sought to renew the practice of worship. By Steven...
By the time of Augustus there was a long tradition of measuring state power in terms of...
Agents gathered information about other states in order to aid their political and martial decisions. By Dr....
Dynastic succession meant that a ruler’s death changed his status. Funeral, n.: A pageant whereby we attest...
Examining the relationship between dress iconography and clothing discourse in ancient Rome. Abstract This paper examines the...
All the archers in the Roman army, be they on foot or mounted, used the “Mediterranean” shooting...
The marvel of Herod’s harbor is that it was artificial. Introduction Herod’s Harbor was a giant port built between...
The Roman Empire is a model for understanding the changing functions of rituals in changing environments. Ritual...
There were a number of festivals and temples dedicated to Ceres in both Greece and Italy. Introduction...
The images were meant to communicate messages about their persona and the general outlines of their reign....
They both met the same horrible fate. Introduction Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (c. 163-133 BCE) and his younger brother...
They were dependent on external sources of income and resources, usually procured from sedentary communities. Introduction Since...
The Late Roman Republic’s more active military policies concerning the region began to jeopardize their hegemony. Introduction...
Ostia was a diverse, working class city with inhabitants from across the Mediterranean world. Origins Although the...
Monumental altars and the greatest urban temples conformed to Italian and Roman stylistic criteria. Republican Religion as...
The dividing line did not run between individual gods, but between human beings and gods. Since they...
The famed Roman army depended heavily on their allies or ‘alae’. Introduction The Social War (also called the Marsi War and...
Roman traffic ways connected to lines of communication into territories well beyond the empire. Transcontinental Connectivity Centuries...
Fringe was most often employed by the Romans as trim on religious garments. Introduction This article examines...
Examining evidence from epigraphy, iconography, and topography. Introduction The subject of Palmyrenes’1 integration as residents of Rome...
Schools were privately operated by teachers and therefore dependent on tuition fees. Introduction Roman education had its first...
The importance of religious cults in creating the “corporate image” of the Theodosian dynasty. Introduction “His faith...
Exploring the use and adaptation of the Galenic corpus in the hands of late antique medical compilers....
During the Principate “it “hospitium” became a vehicle for ‘them’ to become more like ‘us’. Introduction The...
It was the banquet that would mark Aulus’s arrival in his capital. Introduction The emperor Aulus Vitellius (r. 69...
The role ascribed to Rome in the foundation of Western civilization is frequently taken as a justification...
The soldiers’ morale, closely linked with training and organization, could make the difference on battlefield. The resounding...
Did what initiates once heard and saw in the Mysteries transform into the historical Jesus? Introduction After...
Lucian’s work provides insight into the ancient Roman world, which fostered multilingualism and multiculturalism. Introduction People who...