The Bacchanalia were Roman festivals of Bacchus based on various ecstatic elements of the Greek Dionysia. Introduction...
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Shrouded in secrecy, ancient mystery cults fascinate and capture the imagination. Shrouded in secrecy, ancient mystery cults...
The codex didn’t catch on until surprisingly late in the ancient world. By Benjamin HarnettClassics Scholar A...
In spite of the military genius of Hannibal, Carthage was destroyed as the result of three wars...
The Etruscan armies of part-time soldiers proved to be no match for the more professional and tactically...
As the political boundaries of the Roman Empire diminished and collapsed in the West, Christianity spread beyond...
With the establishment of the medieval towns, Italian city-states and maritime republics, the patriciate was a formally...
According to Livy, the first 100 men appointed as senators by Romulus were referred to as “fathers”...
It was a frequently stated virtue of Roman emperors, and was personified as a deity—Virtus. Virtus was...
After freeing the Zealots from the Temple, the Edomites and Zealots massacred the common people. Introduction The...
The Migration Period is typically regarded as beginning with the invasion of Europe by the Huns from...
The empire of course had many great strengths, but one of the most important keys to its...
Examining the associations known as ‘collegia’ mentioned in the letters (10.33-34) from the Roman pro-consul Pliny to...
Traditionally, Roman society was extremely rigid. Introduction The social structure of ancient Rome was based on heredity,...
The League represents the most successful attempt by the Greek city states to develop a collective government...
Commodus was the first of what would be a century of inept emperors. Introduction Commodus was Roman...
Did one of Rome’s wisest and most revered emperors benefit from an ancient precursor of cognitive psychotherapy?...
The prison was constructed around 640–616 BCE, by Ancus Marcius. Introduction The Mamertine Prison (Italian: Carcere Mamertino), in antiquity the Tullianum,...
The Roman Empire splintered into three separate political entities: the Gallic Empire, the Roman Empire, and the...
The Romans knew that a powerful naval fleet could supply troops and equipment where they were most...
A combined force of Germans annihilated a Roman army consisting of three legions. Introduction At the Battle of Teutoburg...
King Herod had a substantial architectural heritage to his name in the Levant by the time of...
Rome’s ruthless upstart was really a savvy insider, until fortune turned her back on him. On October...
Due to its agricultural nature, her cult had tremendous appeal to the average Roman citizen, more so...
Mystery religions formed one of three types of Hellenistic religion. Introduction Mystery religions, sacred mysteries or simply mysterieswere religious schools...
The Mediterranean Sea was the economic focal point of the Roman Empire. By Michael GoodyearJ.D. CandidateUniversity of Michigan...
Something very important to note about Augustus and his political, societal and religious views is the significant...
The Arch is a huge conglomerate of imperial Roman sculpture as many parts of it were recycled...
Balances of power and ambitious pursuits. Introduction A triumviratus is literally a college of three men. In the ancient...
“Did the public have a voice in the development of a theocratic city?” As University of Tennessee...