as their number increased. Livy states[citation needed] that freedmen in the Early Republic mainly joined the lower classes of the plebeians. Juvenal, writing during the Empire when financial considerations dictated economic class, describes freedmen who had been accepted into the equestrian class. ...
The Roman Empire, known for its vast conquests,architecturalmarvels, and complex social structure, also had a lesser-known aspect: social welfare programs. While not as comprehensive or systematic as modern welfare systems, the Romans implemented various initiatives to support the poor, orphaned, and...
[1] All the disparate peoples living beyond Romes frontiers were conceptualised by Romans in terms of their foreignness and their cultural distance from the civilised ideal of romanitas.[2] By the same measure, all those who lived within the frontiers of Romes empire were, theoretically, united...
Augustus reformed the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. He reorganized the Senate and redistributed land and grain, creating a new social class called equestrians. He granted women citizenship and he implemented a path to freedom for slaves. ...
As Roman armies of the late Republic and Empire became larger and more professional, the cohort, with an average field strength of 360 men, replaced the maniple as the chief tactical unit within legions. In the military operations ofLucius Cornelius Sullaand Julius Caesar, a legion was composed...
Roman Republic, (509–27 bce), the ancient state centred on the city of Rome that began in 509 bce, when the Romans replaced their monarchy with elected magistrates, and lasted until 27 bce, when the Roman Empire was established. A brief treatment of the Roman Republic follows. For full ...
Livia was known for her influential role in the Roman Empire, counseling Augustus on affairs of state and working to secure the imperial succession for her son, Tiberius. She was also reputed to have caused the deaths of many of her son's rivals, including Marcus Claudius Marcellus. ...
One similarity between the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty is both had different levels of social class. At the top of the Roman Empire was the imperial family, then the senators, equestrians, aristocrats, magistrates, merchants, soldiers, artisans, manual laborers, freed slaves and slaves. ...
The Roman Empire was one of the largest empires the world has ever seen. For a long period of history, one man stood at the head of this enormous political entity: the Roman emperor. His presence was felt in almost every city in the ancient Roman world. In a letter to the Roman emper...
Ch 22.18th Century Empire & Expansion Ch 23.The Age of Enlightenment Ch 24.Bonaparte & the French... Ch 25.Industrialization from 1700-1900 Ch 26.Global Politics (1760-1848) Ch 27.Nationalism in Europe, Africa, Asia &... Ch 28.Life & Trends in Europe... ...