Domitian

August of 14 A.D. proved a sad time for the Romans; for it was the time when the great leader, Augustus Caesar, passed away. The long lasting peace established by him would however, survive for many years to come. Rome in this time was more politically stable than it would be in future years. The great civil war that the Romans took part in led to the annexation of Egyptian lands and the overall growth of the newly proclaimed empire. Augustus saw the threat posed by barbaric tribes in the…

Although modernized, the use of propaganda as a tool for approval can be traced back through the Roman Empire and just prior, to Gaius Julius Caesar. The rise of the Roman Empire began shortly after the death of Caesar, and many of the emperors followed closely in his footsteps with the use of architecture as propaganda as he had done. This paper will analyze Caesar as one of the first and most successful users of propaganda, and how the Roman emperors after him used architecture as propaganda.…

Living Life as a Gladiator What would life be like to live as a gladiator? Some gladiators loved the thrill of fighting. Gladiators were worshiped and hailed by the spectators. Many gladiators hated fighting to the death in arenas and coliseums. Most gladiators were enslaved and forced into this lifestyle. What is a gladiator? According to American Heritage Dictionary (1985) “A gladiator is a person trained to entertain the public by engaging in mortal combat in the ancient Roman arenas” (Page…

Agrippa under the commission of emperor Augustus in 27 B.C. The word pantheon derives from the Greek words pan which means for al or very and theos for god. It was later burned down in the great fire in the year of 80 A.D and rebuilt again by emperor Domitian. Later, it was struck by lightning and burned again in the year in 110 A.D. in which was later rebuilt in 120 A.D. by Emperor Hadrian. The word pantheon come from a Greek word meaning “honor of all Gods”, in which the pantheon was first…

Romulus, their mythological founder, after he ascended to heaven from that site”, (romeonsegway.com). Historians believe that Agrippa, Emperor Augustus right hand, built the temple and after it burn down the first time the temple was rebuilt by Emperor Domitian, and after being struck by lightning and burning down for the second time Emperor Hadrian with Apollodorus of Damascus, who…

Edward Gibbon has argued that the happiest time in existence for a man to be alive was during the second century, under the rule of the Five Good Emperors. One emperor that outshined the rest of the emperors was Trajan. Trajan rose to excellence due to his massive skills that he acquired throughout his career. Trajan also known as Optimus Princeps, is the best out of the Five Good Emperors due to his relationship that he had with the people and the senate. Trajan can be considered the ideal…

suffered brutality; castration of slaves was also made illegal (126-127). Bradley uses this to argue that a growing humanitarian concern for slaves was seen in the imperial age. Bradley takes special note on the ban on castration. He notes that Domitian forbade castration on Roman soil and Nerva made the outcome of the offense to be half of the party’s estate (128). He notes that these laws were clearly made because the first was not being followed. Slaves were also criminalized and suffered…

The diffusion of Egyptian cults in the Greek and Roman World Sources The Roman imperial fleet was one of the main gateways for diffusion of Egyptian cults into the Roman world, and both merchant and war fleets had significant role in that diffusion. One of the most important parts of the research of this diffusion is to determinate the groups of citizens who were involved in it. In order to do that we have to find the sources from Greek and Roman periods such as epigraphic inscriptions, literary…