The designation Visigothi seems to have appealed to the Visigoths themselves, and in time they came to apply...
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The Edict of Milan made the Roman Empire officially neutral with regard to religious worship – and...
While Antony was consul, it appeared that little could be accomplished. Cicero was concerned about his own...
During the chaotic latter half of the first century BCE, Cicero championed a return to the traditional...
The field where wily Germanic warriors halted the spread of the Roman Empire. “This is the soil...
The Gaulish language and cultural identity underwent a syncretism with the Roman culture of the new governing...
The plague’s social and cultural impact has been compared to that of the Black Death that devastated...
The disease killed as much as one third of the population in some areas and devastated the...
The Roman Empire repeatedly faced an uncertain future. Introduction Two thousand years ago, at the dawn of...
In 44 BC, at the celebration of the Lupercalia, Julius Caesar, seated in a gilded chair at...
How ancient emperors used oratory, ceremony, and triumphal architecture to memorialize their fallen enemies. Introduction Damnatio memoriae,...
Many emperors were raised to gods after death, but just as many received the opposite – officially...
Tutor and advisor to Nero, he was ordered to commit suicide – by Nero. Introduction Lucius Annaeus...
Roman artists copied, imitated, and innovated to produce art on a grand scale. Introduction The Romans controlled...
Publius Cornelius Tacitus (l. c. 56 – c. 118 CE) was a Roman historian, active throughout the reign of...
It was founded c.814 BCE by the legendary Phoenician queen Dido and increased in size after an...
The family one was born into in Byzantium greatly determined one’s social status and profession in adult...
Honor Ceres, the goddess of wheat, with this ancient recipe. Introduction Although Ceres (Greek Demeter) was in...
Exploring how manuscripts reveal the evolution of the tale of Troy in ancient Greek and Latin traditions....
The complex patronage relationships changed with the social pressures during the late Republic. Introduction Patronage (clientela) was...
The Praetorian Guard became notable for its intrigue and interference in Roman politics. Introduction The Praetorian Guard...
Roman law came to have an immense effect on law as actually practiced in the medieval world....
The classics contain many references to tyranny and its causes, effects, methods, practitioners, alternatives. Introduction In the...
In Cicero’s Rome, the government eventually came under the control of a well-trained ruling class. Introduction As...
Dictators were frequently appointed from the earliest period of the Republic down to the Second Punic War....
One of the most common types of graffiti found lining the streets of Pompeii were political graffiti....
Even everyday scents have the power to take us back in time, awakening half-forgotten memories. By Gianluca...
The migrants comprised war bands or tribes of 10,000 to 20,000 people during and after the decline...
The loss caused a great shock in Rome and effectively stopped Roman expansion beyond the Rhine River....
The Romans resolved civil disputes by recourse to litigation based on law. Abstract This is a broad...