Agricola was known as the first commander to place the whole of Britain under Roman rule, even serving as governor there for a good few years. He initially held office in Rome but was sent by Emperor Vespasian to serve as a commander in Britain. Later he became the governor and conquered ...
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One of the lesser-known emperors, but still one of the greats, Aurelian took over as emperor in the late third century A.D. Besides his great military conquests, he is most remembered for building the Aurelian Wall. It still surrounds most of Rome today and is extremely impressive. The ...
Influxes of people into the Empire from the east were making Rome unstable. A Gothic-led coalition of tribes crossed the Roman frontier, pillaging through what is now Bulgaria. Roman forces sent to recover what they had taken and kick them out for good were routed. Emperor Decius and his ...
eventually became the greatest empire in history is the stuff of legends. Coupled with an excellent military and administrative system, theRoman Empire, or rather ancient Rome, is also one of the longest-lasting. Counting from its founding to the fall of the Byzantine empire, ancient Rome lasted...
A. exhibit the terrific design of Marcus Agrippa B. suggest the power of Emperor Hadrian C. provide a place for Roman gods and goddess D. show ancient Rome’s unique architectural style 3. The Pantheon which tourists visit at present was built in ___ A. 27BC B. 80AD C. ...
D.the Pantheon and the Coliseum are examples of Roman architecture【小题2】According to historians, the Pantheon was built to .A.exhibit the terrific design of Marcus AgrippaB.suggest the power of Emperor HadrianC.provide a place for Roman gods and goddessD.show ancient Rome’s unique ...
affair, and consequently his exile to the island of Corsica. In Chapter III, we move back to Rome: Seneca, now a middle-aged man of about fifty, was recalled from exile thanks to the emperor’s new wife Agrippina and became tutor to her son Nero. I focus on the fascinating tensions ...
Exiled by the emperor Claudius for supposed involvement in a sex scandal, he was eventually brought back to Rome to become tutor and, later, speech-writer and advisor to Nero. He was an important eyewitness to one of the most interesting periods of Roman history, living under the rule of ...
Roma, città aperta (original title) … see … ROME, OPEN CITY Russkiy kovcheg (original title) … see … RUSSIAN ARK The Saga of Anatahan (alternative title) … see … ANATAHAN Saikaku ichidai onna (original title) … see … THE LIFE OF OHARU ...