Palatine Hill

Germanicus, and the bribery of the Roman army immediately following his acclamation, assured the support necessary for Claudius to smoothly assume the princeps. Gaius was assassinated on the twenty-fourth of January, 41 CE, on the last day of the Palatine games which were held in Rome in honor of the deified Augustus. Conspiracies against the emperor’s life were a consistency in Roman government going back to the early years following the establishment of the principate in 27 CE. Both Augustus…

When were roman numerals discovered you may ask? The history of Roman numerals has been questionable for many years. What is clear is that numerals were used by the ancient Etruscans an interesting aspect of the Etruscan numeral system is that some numbers are represented as partial subtractions. The Etruscan numeric system was adapted from the Greek Attic numerals providing ideas for the later Roman numerals. The Roman numeral system is probably very simple rather than the Etruscan system. The…

Emperor Hadrian constructed a villa at Tivoli as a retreat from Rome. His dislike of the Palatine Hill in Rome lead to the building of the retreat. The area chosen for residence is said to have been occupied in the Republican age by a smaller villa owned by the family of Hadrian’s wife. The luxurious architectural complex consisted of over 30 buildings, lakes, and gardens that spread over half a square mile. They had notable similarity to classical Greek architecture and Egyptian architecture.…

Romulus and Remus were famous historical figures from Alba Longa, in the Latin-owned part of Italy. They were sons of Mars (or in some versions Hercules) and Rhea Silvia, a Vesta Virgin. The ruler of Alba Longa, King Amulius, kicked them out of the city by having a servant dump them in the river. Later they grew up to found the city of Rome. Their legend began in 771 BCE when Romulus and Remus were born. King Amulius, as mentioned before, imprisoned Rhea Silvia because she was no longer a…

The Great fire of Rome was a devastating fire that began on the night, between the 18th and 19th of July in 64 AD. The fire lasted for 6 days and died down but reignited again for 3 days. This event is significant to the classical world, as 3 districts were entirely destroyed, 7 suffered serious damage and only 4 districts survived, only after 10 years since Nero became Emperor of Rome. At least two-thirds of the city was ruined. Following the fire, a rebuilding programme was led by Nero, such…

For an assortment of reasons, the Delphi Oracle started diminishing by the first century A.D. and the last recorded Oracle occurred in A.D. 362. Accordingly, due to the oracle ceasing to give utterances, Delphi, along with various other local caverns, eventually became deserted and gradually fell into ruin. The Christian emperor Theodosius formally closed the vast temple in A.D. 391; whereby indicating the end of the ancient ritual of Greek Oracles and the ushering in of Christianity. Still,…

What do you think is the comparison between the Athenian agora and the Roman? Have you ever asked your self about what each has in common and how they are being used in a different way? Well, athenian Agora is an alternative name for a place in Greece. Also the Roman Forum. Both Athenian Agora and Roman Forum are located in the middle of their city Agora and Forum are linked to Greece and Roman cities, they both refer to a place where people are gathered together. Agora is used for commercial…

pillar of Roman society, and the partially excavated Circus is still used for many events in Rome. The history of the Circus Maximus has intrigued all who have studied it. The Circus Maximus was constructed around 600 B.C. in a valley between the hills of Palatine and Aventine in Rome during the Etruscan period; Roman tradition states that the arena was built by Romulus (Circuses, 2002). During the years following the construction of the arena, it was remodeled and expanded several times. It…

The Roman Forum was a great center of commerce, an architectural wonder, and most importantly a governmental supercenter. The Roman Forum was an architectural wonder due to its massive size. The Forum was made up of many buildings, including; The Curia (a senate building), The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, The Temple of Saturn, and more. The Roman Forum was also very architecturally significant because it created the style that we use today for our state capitols. This proves that the…

Peyton Feuer ARHS 1010-03 Lucia Abramovich March 23, 2018 Court of the Lions Towering over the city of Granada, Spain, sits what is left of the Alhambra, a palace left over from the Nasrid dynasty in Islamic Spain. The palace is built like many Islamic palaces in that each of its pavilions and small buildings surrounded one or more central courtyards, the most famous of which being the Court of the Lions. The Court of the Lions is follows the style of the Alhambra itself in that it is…