Sentenced to death but acquitted in a public trial based upon his father’s appeal. The Story According...
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Flaminius was in such a rush to catch the invaders that he failed to set up proper...
Plebeians sought to enforce reform on Patricians – and it worked. First, what happened in politics at...
What was the role of rhetoric in all of their different courts and procedures? By O.E. Tellegen...
The plutocracy of Carthage was only too willing to pick a quarrel with Rome. The Semitic colony...
The ‘Hippocratic’ four humours, Roman hygiene, the first hospitals, and home remedies. The Greeks combined dietetics, medicines,...
When Carthage lost the Second Punic War, they found themselves again indebted to Rome and forced to...
Propaganda tactics are timeless. While the game has moved on since the time of Augustus, the rules...
Mark Antony, one of the most powerful politicians in the Roman Republic, offered the nation’s elected leader,...
Lucretius was worried that our fear of death could lead to irrational beliefs and actions that could...
Women who chose a life in the arena – and it does seem this was a choice...
A significant portion of the wall still exists, particularly the mid-section, and for much of its length...
This faction favored the cause of the plebeians (the commoners). Introduction The Populares were a political faction...
The Optimates opposed the extension of Roman citizenship and sought the preservation of the “mos maiorum”, the...
Most of these expeditions began as military campaigns, while the last one may have been initiated in...
Caesar fought in a civil war that left him undisputed master of the Roman world. Introduction Gaius...
Organized education was relatively rare, and there are few primary sources or accounts until the 2nd century...
The goal of Roman crucifixion was not just death, but also dishonor. Introduction Crucifixion was an ancient...
His reign is described as a tyranny that justified the abolition of the monarchy. Introduction Lucius Tarquinius...
He is traditionally viewed as the second of the so-called “Mad Emperors,” the first being Caligula. Introduction...
Censors were elected every four or five years by the comitia centuriata, the assembly of Rome with...
Their annihilation on the Raudian plain was not the last time they would clash arms with Rome....
A number of highly educated citizens could speak and read both Greek and Latin. Introduction The Roman...
By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction Regional, inter-regional and international trade was a common feature of the Roman world....
The trials for ambitus were numerous in the time of the republic. Introduction In ancient Roman law,...
Political offices and institutions were designed to prevent any one man from becoming too powerful. Political Institutions...
This refers to any one of several ancient Roman laws (leges maiestatis) dealing with crimes against the...
Similarities of its features suggest a strong influence on the Christian celebration of Christmas. By Mark CartwrightHistorian...
Monetary, fiscal, military, political, and economic issues are all very much intertwined. Two centuries ago, in 1776,...
Slavery, for many civilizations throughout human history, has been an inescapable fact. By Harrison Kavanagh Like all...