Numidia

Indeed, Augustine of Hippo called also Saint Augustin, was born on November 354 in Numidia, a Roman province in North Africa. Saint Augustin is at the same time a philosopher and a Christian theologian, his father was a pagan Roman citizen and his mother a Christian of Berber origin that passed her faith to her children and to her husband…

Cato the Elder and Gaius Marius stand as two of the most remarkable leaders of the Roman Republic. Each rose from humble beginnings and become new men (novus homo) of the Roman Republic, each rising to the political rank of consul. Both men advanced their way up the political order with an audacity that perplexed and impressed their rivals at a time when the Republic was under serious threat of internal destruction. Their success was achieved mainly due to their simplicity and hardiness, however…

St. Augustine of Hippo, Christian philosopher, theologian and writer. Aurelius Augustinus as he was originally called, was born on 13th November, 354 in Tagaste, Numidia, Northern Africa, what is currently known as the country of Algeria in the continent of Africa. St. Augustine’s father was called Patricius, and his mother was named, Monica. Patricius was not a Christian devote, he only became a Christian when he was near death. Augustine's mother on the other hand, was a devout Christian. She…

follow and guidelines that must be upheld, meaning that the ruling class of Rome had gained the control they desired in Northern Africa and eventually began expanding their power over all of Northern Africa, which included: Carthage, Mauritania, and Numidia. Showing a rapid spread of the religion and the power of the State. Within this kind of power, the ruling class still wanted to have complete control over the peasants and make sure that everything they did was for the Church/State.…

Metellus brought him to North Africa in 109bc as a legate. Marius had been a client of Metellus but had broken that relationship. Metellus had forgiven him and brought him to Africa anyway. (notes) The Romans were fighting against Jugurtha the king of Numidia. He was Masinissa's son and had murdered his two brothers. (notes) The war went badly as the Numidians used guerilla warfare against the Romans. (notes) Marius asked for permission to return to Rome to run for the consulship. Metellus…

The reforms by Gaius Marius, was originally intended to give power to the Republic by upgrading Rome’s military, but it backfired causing substantial political impact which caused long term problems all leading up to the decline of the late Roman Republic. There was a major recruitment problem which came from public land being bought off by powerful groups from the senate around 180 BC to 170 BC. They used this land to produce cash crops from farm slaves. Being a part of the military was more of…

INTRODUCTION This paper discusses about the Second Punic War (B.C 218-201) in three different periods, the Hannibal?s Invasion of Italy from Saguntum to Cannae (B.C. 218-216), Early Victories to Recall of Hannibal, and the Battle of Zama and End of the War (B.C. 201). During each period, the paper will briefly cover about the economic inducements, the inevitability of the conflict, the miscalculation of Roman motives by the Carthaginians, and the character of Hannibal. With the exception of the…

Differences Among Power by Religion In the years after the death of Christ, religion became the center of the civilizations in Northern and Western Africa. In the Northern parts of Africa religion became the center of power and sustained wealth in the regions. Eventually this power spread all through out the Northern parts of Africa taking over the land and bringing in a central government to follow, resembling the type of control the Romans and Islamic civilizations had over the region. On the…