Soldiers of the Republic It is the spring of 146 BCE Marcus Cornelius, a loyal soldier and citizen of the Roman Republic, sits on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in North Africa. The enemy city of Carthage is utterly destroyed after a long and brutal three-year siege. Rome has defeated...
The Roman Republic began in 509 BCE, following the overthrow of the last of Rome’s seven kings. The idea behind the Republic–formed from the Latin words for “thing” (res) and “of the people” (publica)–was that power shouldn’t be concentrated in the hands of one man. They achi...
Yes, the Roman Republic conquered Greece. This occurred over a series of wars between 280 BCE and 146 BCE. The Achaean War, which occurred in 146 BCE,...Become a member and unlock all Study Answers Start today. Try it now Create an account Ask a question Our experts can answer your...
Born Gaius Julius Caesar on July 12, 100 BCE, Caesar hailed from Roman aristocrats, though his family was far from rich. Little is known of Caesar’s early years, but during his youth an element of instability dominated the Roman Republic, which had discredited its nobility and seemed unable...
In 146 BCE, when the Romans found themselves in control of a Mediterranean empire, they appeared to foresee little of the consequences of such a rapid expansion on internal stability in Rome proper. A critical question nevertheless faced them: how would the Republic, whose system of government ...
The Roman Republic to 49 BCE. Using Coins as Sources (L.M.) Yarrow Pp. xxxviii + 273, b/w and colour ills, maps. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. Paper, 19.99. ISBN: 978-1-107-65470-9.doi:10.1017/S2058631021000696
2 Feeling the curse at the sanctuary of Demeterand Kore in CorinthOn the Acrocorinth, in the second half of the 1st centuryCE, the Sanctuary ofDemeter and Kore was starting to regain life after a long period of abandonmentsince the sacking of the city in 146BCE.4The systematic excavation ...
Temple of Portunus , ca. 75 BCE. EARLY REPUBLIC ROMAN A superb example of Roman eclecticism is the Temple of Portunus, the Roman god of harbors. Follows the Etruscan pattern: High podium is accessible only at the front, with its wide flight of steps. Freestanding columns are confined to ...
49 BCE Caesar's assassination 44 BCE ager Publicus public land imperium Optimates "best men." Aristocratic leaders in the late Roman Republic who generally came from senatorial families and wished to retain their oligarchical privileges. Populares provocatio right of appeal collegium obnuntiatio prie...
RomanRepublic---Constitutionalsystem Ⅰ.PatriciansandPlebeiansⅡ.MajorStagesofRomanRepublic 1.beginning(about5thcenturyBC.)Republic theCenturiateAssembly theSenate(about300)magistrates twoconsuls administrators •problemsfortheplebeians ---enslavementfordebt---discriminationinthecourts---preventionofintermarriage...