Rome had begun as a small city on the Italian peninsula. In 509 BC, Rome’s citizens expelled their ruler. By 264 BC, they had committed the whole of Italy. The Roman expansion was briefly halted in 216 BC by General Hannibal of Carthage. Hannibal with...
Lower-class Roman citizens were called Plebeians. Or Plebs, for short. Plebs made up the majority of Roman society and were often those who weren’t wealthy enough to be considered upper-class. As such, the Plebs had civil disabilities within Ancient Roman law and society – something which ...
The Roman Republic and later the Empire further developed the concept of citizenship. Roman citizenship included legal protections, the right to vote, and the ability to hold office. It was initially restricted to people in the city of Rome but expanded over time. It eventually included those wh...
In his discussion of Roman wind-names, Seneca the Younger employs a striking metaphor to describe the integration of the name of the south-east wind, Eurus, into Latin. The name Eurus, Seneca says, has been 'granted citizenship'. This is one of six instances of...
The Politics of Munificence in the Roman Empire: Citizens, Elites, and Benefactors in Asia Minor. Greek Culture in the Roman World Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewLafond, Yves
Roman Catholicism - Roman Catholicism in the United States and Canada: Although French Catholics participated in the exploration and colonization of the Mississippi valley, among the 13 colonies of the emerging United States only Maryland, which had been
5000 Legionaries (Roman Citizens who were in the army) would form a Legion.The Legion would be split into centuries (80 men) controlled by a Centurion.The centuries would then be divided into smaller groups with different jobs to perform.A Roman Soldier...
Most citizens of the Maldives have half a mile to a lukewarm lagoon. Given that, they could be world leaders in swimming, but in the 1960s the government recruited a lot of teachers from India, Sri Lanka. They didn’t know anything a...
Sam The Roman Empire needed a strong army, and this depended on conscription – forcing people to become soldiers and join the army.Neil The other main reason for taking a census was taxation – the system of taxing people a certain ...