Domitian

The Roman Colosseum The Flavian Amphitheatre, also known as the Colosseum, is an enormous structure built in Ancient Rome. Being one of the most famous tourist spots in Rome, thousands of people travel every year to see this incredible wonder. Though many travel to see its massive size and ancient, preserved structure, there is much more to it than its beauty. Used as an arena for the Ancient Roman people, the Colosseum has seen a lot in its time. The Colosseum could be compared to a modern day…

Bruce W. Longenecker’s book Lost Letters of Perfamum has been a delightful easy read. This book is both educational and easily entertaining. The book is a fictional account of letters discovered in the city of Pergamum that once belonged to Antipas, the martyr mentioned in Revelation 2:13 who died in Pergamum. These letters inspired what Longenecker produced which is to be although fictional but seems more of a narrative to the history that is going on. Longenecker’s Antipas was a Roman…

have strong opinions towards Christianity. Claudius prosecuted Christians, but he never did it legally. The first Emperor to officially make Christianity illegal was Nero in 64 AD. This lasted for 4 years until he died. After his reign the emperors; Domitian, Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, Septimius Severus, Decius, Valerian all prosecuted Christians. Until in 313 AD when the Emperor Constantine made Christianity legal; that was the end of prosecuting Christians and that was the end of emperors…

then it burnt down And later the third was made. The first pantheon was built and commissioned by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, and that is why on the pantheon building it says M. AGRIPPA.L.F.COS TERTIUM.FECIT. The second pantheon building was built by Domitian and then the third and final building was built by Trajan, but not completely finished until the ruler Hadrian. The pantheon was built using lots of brick and concrete, but on the first pantheon building they used white marble, stucco so…

Many Emperors during the Roman Empire ruled with power. They used the military force to keep their subjects under control by instilling fear in the people. However, not every Roman Emperor ruled through power. Trajan, the emperor from 98-117, ruled through a combination of benevolent acts and decisive action. He used the power of the military to expand the borders of the empire and fix inflation, but he designed and promoted policies to improve the living conditions and job opportunities of the…

“But interestingly female slaves were also forced into the pit to fight alongside their male counterparts”. Female warriors were made to do certain strange things according to the crowds or the king’s liking because of their rare sightings. “Emperor Domitian preferred, to pit them against dwarves for his particular entertainment”. “Women fought in gladiator fights for 200 years until Emperor Septimius Severus banned their participation from these bloodthirsty games”. Dwarves were considered to…

The military, in an ideal world, would not be necessary. Unfortunately, we live in a world where the military is the backbone of a civilization. There are several possible purposes a military force can serve a civilization. For the purpose of this essay, we will focus on six purposes. A military is essential to the function of a civilization for the following reasons: They expand and defend territory, represent all of it 's people including those unable or unwilling to defend their own…

hat people do can affect the world for centuries to come. Most importantly, ancient civilizations heavily affected today. Ancient Rome’s architecture was an important aspect of their society and it greatly influenced modern architecture. Different aspects of their architecture were their architects, what materials they use, important structures, and their sewer systems. Architects Apollodorus of Damascus was an important architect in Ancient Rome. Damascus was also a courtier for an emperor…

not just built once, it was destroyed and rebuilt twice. It was first built under the rule of Marcus Agrippa. It was just a rectangular building with a typical Greek styled temple. It burned down and all that remained was the front entrance. Domitian then rebuilt the Pantheon but was also burned down by a strike of lightning. Hadrian was the emperor that completely restored and rebuilt the Pantheon in Rome. The Pantheon is a remarkable architectural structure that was built between 125 and…

There were four men who came to be known as the “Apostolic Fathers” The term Apostolic Fathers is used to describe a group of early Christian writings produced in the late 1st and 2nd century . They are (Clement, Ignatius, Polycarp, Papias, and authors of the Epistle to Barnabas). Their works include the “Didache”. Didache used as Christian teaching manual for new converts. “The Didache is considered part of the category of second-generation Christian writings known as the Apostolic Fathers”…