once again without major engagement of any sort. As Antony looked on, during this fateful first day of what would become known as the month of August, he was abandoned by his army and his efforts to become sole
Two thousand years ago, at the dawn of the first century, the ancient world was ruled by Rome. Through the experiences, memories and writings of the people who lived it, this series tells the story of that time -- the emperors and slaves, poets and plebeians, who wrested order from cha...
to be an effective ruler, launching thePax Romana. Following Augustus were the Julian emperors (Caesar's family) who proved to be case studies in corruption and the impact of unrestrained power--Tiberius, Caligula, and Nero. They are some of the most famous of all the Roman emperors because...
The age of Augustus and of the early Caesars constituted an epoch in the economic no less than in the political history of the Mediterranean lands. But in agriculture the transformations of this period were less far-reaching than in trade and industry. In Italy the wholesale confiscations and ...
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background ‐ to the third‐century crisis of Roman Empirebreakdown of emperors' legitimacy ‐ caused in the first place by Roman military's self‐examination of their position and responsibilities in empireValerianus's defeat and captivity in Persia ‐ triggering a series of usurpations, bringing...
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HOW ROMAN EMPERORS INVENTED CHRISTIANITY Small Heading Religious fanatics from the Middle East have begun an all-out assault on western civilization, taking their terrorism to the very capitals of foreign “decadence” in a destructive rampage characterized by religious hostility and xenophobia. ...
(161–180). Together these are known as theFive Good Emperors. Their non-hereditary succession oversaw a golden age, which witnessed a considerable amount of expansion and consolidation. But all the changes that occurred during this era,beneficialas they were, brought with them the attendant ...
Kings and Emperors (Part III) Quiz At the age of 14 he was married toFulvia Plautilla, the daughter of the influential and ambitious commander of the imperial guard,Fulvius Plautianus; he is said to have hated Plautianus and played an important role in having him executed on the charge ...