500 bc. The Roman Republic gradually extended its territory and expanded its influence, giving way to the Roman Empire during the reign of Augustus (27 bc-ad 14). As capital of the empire, Rome was considered the center of the known world, but the city declined when Constantine transferred...
One of the most important aspect of the early history of the roman republic was the “The Struggle of the orders”---a struggle(斗争) between the patricians(贵族们) and plebeians(贫民们). t of Rome’s population. reek sculpture in the 5th century B.C 希腊雕塑 had learned...
Florence throughout its long history was a republic and seat of the Duchy of Tuscany. The city with a glorious past, preeminent during the 14th and 16th centuries, in trade and art, its historic center was inscribed in 1982 on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Leonardo Da Vinci, Micheal-Ange...
A realistic account of the lives of illustrious and common Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic. In this British historical drama, the turbulent transition from the Roman Republic to the autocratic empire, which changed world history through civil wars and wars of conquest, is outl...
Was Rome the first republic? Did the Romans burn the Library of Alexandria? Did Emperor Justinian die of plague? Did Emperor Justinian die of the plague? Did Caligula kill Tiberius? Did Commodus fight in the Colosseum? Was Babylon part of the Parthian Empire?
It was begun in 19 B.C. and finally finished in 11 B.C. It is said that the reason for this new building project was because the ancient agora had become so full of monuments and buildings that there was no longer a wide open, public gathering place. As we shall see, the new ...
Despite the relative tolerance enjoyed by men of the privileged classes, the magistrates of the Republic preached moderation in customs. Not because sex was bad in itself, but because it could distract a citizen from his obligations and encourage him to squander his fortune. Falling in love was...
Fabius’ lost history of Rome was later cited by Livy (Ab Urbe Condita Librii) as the source for its founding myth of Romulus and Remus, as heirs of Aeneas of Troy, and the line of pre-Republic kings who ruled after them. It was written in Greek and would have served as a brillia...
was considered as either 100 or 110 years in length. Some ancient authors traced official celebrations of the Games as far back as 509 BC, but the only clearly attested celebrations under the Roman Republic took place in 249 and in the 140s BC. They involved sacrifices to the underworld gods...
narratives. All these works are now collectively termed “the Romanannalistictradition” because many of them attempted to give a year-by-year (or annalistic) account of Roman affairs for the republic. Although none of these histories are fully preserved, the first 10 books ofLivy, one of ...