Publius Cornelius Tacitus (l. c. 56 – c. 118 CE) was a Roman historian, active throughout the reign of...
Rome
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...
The grandeur that was Rome was actually the grandeur of Roman Law. I In ancient Greece or,...
To this day we say: “a man who is worth his salt.” In ancient Rome, this was...
It was a full scale political revolution carried out by less advantaged Romans that redefined the Roman...
He set the stage for Julius Caesar to later seize political power through force and end Republican...
Cincinnatus was a conservative opponent of the rights of the plebeians (the common citizens) who fell into...
The Law, not the State, was the citadel of Roman sovereignty. I Others shall beat out the...
Economic crisis, impoverishment, and elite conflict led Athens to be managed by individual rulers, the last tyrants...
In 63 B.C.E. Pompey was invited to settle a dispute between two Maccabeans. Thus came the Romans....
What if we understand the play as a story about the disabled body as it was configured...
Antony was popular as a tribune and sought vengeance for Caesar before joining Cleopatra and falling out...
His reign is commonly considered to mark the end of the golden period in the history of...
The bronze colossus originally portrayed Nero, thereafter Commodus, before it was given its present appearance in the...
The Aeneid was written to praise Augustus by drawing parallels between him and the protagonist, Aeneas. Introduction...
Sentenced to death but acquitted in a public trial based upon his father’s appeal. The Story According...