In response to drastic unjust debt and legal principles the Plebeians deserted their positions in society and...
Rome
The historical importance of Roman law is reflected by the continued use of Latin legal terminology in...
The Age of Augustus, the Birth of Christ, by Jean-Léon Gérôme, c.1852 / Getty Images, Creative Commons...
Vincenzo Camuccini’s depiction of the death of Julius Caesar / Getty Images, Creative Commons Caesar made politics...
The Gracchi, by Jean-Baptiste Claude Eugène Guillaume / Wikimedia Commons A law gave the Senate the power...
Monetary, fiscal, military, political, and economic issues are all very much intertwined. Lecture by Dr. Joseph R....
Gaius Gracchus Weeping Before his Fathers Statue, engraved by B.Barloccini, 1849 Tribunes protected the plebs from any...
Romulus and Remus with the Capitoline Wolf / Photo by CellarDoor85, Wikimedia Commons A meager beginning of...
The history of Rome is a case study in just how much power can corrupt a person,...
Ancient Roman lead water pipe, 1st-3rd century CE / Wellcome Library, Wikimedia Commons Lead touched many areas...
Tauroctony statue / Photo by Carole Raddato, Creative Commons Mithraism was a mystery cult in the Roman...
A wall of the triclinium, traditionally interpreted to represent the stages of initiation to the cult. Silenus...
A fresco by Cesare Maccari (1840-1919 CE) depicting Roman senator Cicero (106-43 BCE) denouncing the conspirator Catiline...
Mosaic of amphorae being unloaded from a ship, Ostia / Southampton University, Creative Commons The trade networks...
Hundreds of ancient gold coins were unearthed in the basement of a demolished theater in northern Italy....
The charred papyrus scroll recovered from Herculaneum is preserved in 12 trays mounted under glass. Here is...
Ancient Roman inscription from Marseille (France) / Photo by Rossignol Benoît, Musée Calvet, Wikimedia Commons Quaestor to...
Cicero Denounces Catiline, fresco by Cesare Maccari, 1882-1888 / Wikimedia Commons Examining Cicero’s views on the construction...
South transept of Tournai Cathedral, Belgium, 12th century / Wikimedia Commons The Romanesque style appeared to be...
Forum, looking toward Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii Pompeii was not always a Roman town. By the mid-sixth century...
Bacchanalia (cut), on a frieze / Photo by Roland zh, Wikimedia Commons Practices intimately tied to the...
The Roman Forum / Photo by Bert Kaufmann, Wikimedia Commons The best intentions often end in the...
Lucius Aemilius Paullus, acting as imperator, breaking ties of serfdom / Photo by Marco Prins, Louvre Museum,...
The Amphitheater of Catania / Photo by gnuckx, Wikimedia Commons The Eternal City was not only a...
As he led his troops into the mountains, Hannibal vowed: “You will have the capital of Italy,...
Wide view of Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy / Photo by Peter Clarke, Wikimedia Commons The Circus Maximus...
Highlighting the evolution of corruption and represents the highlights of the phenomenon from the social, economic and...
Sacrifice scene during a census: left part of a plaque from the Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus known...
Mosaic depicting Roman slaves, Tunisia, 2nd century CE / Wikimedia Commons The forms of servitude known in...
The Massacre of the Triumvirate, by Antoine Caron, 1566 / Louvre Museum, Wikimedia Commons Roman eyes were...