Cato the Elder

(notes 9/29) Cato the elder attacked his reputation mercilessly. Paulus made an alliance with the son of Scipio Africanus. (notes) Scipio Africanus the younger adopted the son of Paulus who was named Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus. (notes) This adoption was condemned by Cato the elder who saw it as a symbol of everything that was wrong with the Roman republic but could do nothing about it. The Third…

Throughout human’s history, there were always those who want to upheld control and power over other people, one that is completely subservient to a dominating power is called a slave. In ancient Rome, slavery plays an important part in the economy and society. They often do manual labor, some of them are incredibly skilled even in professional jobs like accounting. However, most slaves have poor living condition and short life-span. Even though slaves were considered property and had no legal…

The oldest piece of Roman literature was written by Cato the Elder, however, Plautus, a plebeian wrote 130 plays, all of what was written in the Latin language (Matthews, Noble, & Platt, 2014). He relied on previous New Comedy playwrights, but he improvised into the current time period. Another playwright, Terence, was a slave but he was educated and eventually set free (Matthews et al, 2014). Unlike Plautus, he only created six plays. Plautus and Terence did not have any success, but two poets…

Scipio Africanus The second Punic War was ended a year after the battle of zama-- that in which Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal Barca, which is to be believed to be the reason that Carthage surrendered. He also managed to make Rome out to be a savior of the people when he conquered previously Carthage occupied towns. Scipio Africanus directly impacted Rome through his military career and his work in the senate. Scipio Africanus started his military career before the age of eighteen, when…

Whether one blamed Cato the elder, who changed Roman army politics to a system of loyalty to their commander, or Marius, who allowed Plebians to enter army service without the ownership of land, the Roman army became less Roman, fighting for nationalism, and more mercenary, fighting…

jewelry or decorations, as well as limiting the opulence that women could display (basically none) to help pay for the war. Well after the war was over and the debts from it payed off, the people of Rome contested the law, asking for its repeal. Cato the elder, a consul, was much against the repeal and had the support of many tribunes, but Lucius Valerius, a tribune, spoke in favor of repealing the law and allowing women to dress for their…

Everdeen. Part 2: Trait Prim has a wise heart. She kindly takes care for her pet, Buttercup the cat, and Lady the goat that Katniss bought. When her family does not have enough food to feed Buttercup, Katniss tried to drown him in the bucket. Unlike the elder sister, Prim tried to beg Katniss not to; she didn’t let the “ugliest cat in the world” in face a painful death. She’s awful at hunting skill; she always cries, and curiously tries to find a way to heal the damaged wound prey. Another key…

managed to conquer a huge amount of land, people, and wealth. Consequently, the society suffered as more and more people, more specifically the wealthy, gained more power and riches and treated the “lower” people unequally. It was emphasized by both Cato the Elder, a Roman senator, and Varro, a Roman scholar, two people of two different centuries, that Romans who worked hard and diligently in the farm seemed to be all-round better people and fighters than those who worked in business and…

In ancient Rome, military leaders had certain expectations placed on them from society and the government. The Gallic War, was used as propaganda for Caesar as a military leader, but also gives readers insight into Roman culture. The Gallic War chronicles Julius Caesar’s campaigns from 58-51 BCE. He was later assassinated by his alleged friends in 44 BCE. He had an alliance with Pompey and Crassus called the First Triumvirate, which controlled Roman government over the span of numerous years.…

men. Plutarch believed that great men shaped the future of other individuals and the state. He was a historian in his own sense, being that he was more interested in showing the valor and tenacity of great romans such as Caesar, Marcellus, and Cato the elder, then just taking down their lives. Plutarch’s idea of men who deserved to be written about were ones who achieved in war, politics, and love. As you read the different lives he writes about you…