Praetorian Guard

cannot offer because of that Roman refuse the politic and law. When Roman Empire expanded their wealthy to the military, they failed to conquer the own land. Another reason Roman Fell because of the political corruption. The superiority of the Praetorian Guard,…

In recent years the topic of slavery has become a big hit in the film industry. Films like Ben Hur, Spartacus, Gladiator, and D’jango Unchained have all shared the same theme of slavery. These films tell stories of slaves and the terrible hardship of being held captive. Due to its thought-provoking nature films about slavery have become a reoccurring manifestation in the film industry. As a result of their popularity, slavery has been morphed into an almost glamorized notion. Movies like Ben Hur…

It’s first important to note what the word ‘Princeps’ means. It comes from ‘Princeps Senatus’, meaning ‘First among equals’, which gave an individual the privilege of being the first to speak in the Senate and being the first name on the roster. This title was used officially by Augustus (then Octavian) because it had no royal connotations. In actuality, Augustus had auctoritas (‘authority’) far greater than that of merely a Princeps. He was an Emperor, but he did not explicitly say so, for his…

assassination or through inheritance (father to son). Lacking a system to replace the emperor, Rome was faced with new emperors unfit to rule. In addition, Praetorian Guards would assassinate emperors…

size nearly doubled, this was probably due to the fact that Augustus spent most of his time outside of Rome taking power and forming a system where the conquered population hadto pay taxes. Augustus also grew the network of roads, founded the Praetorian Guard and the postal service. Augustus was born in Rome and named after his biological father. When he was four years old his father died leaving his grandmother to take care of him. Augustus was known for being good at being ruthless but fair…

Many modern scholars are stating that some of the events that marked the end of the Roman Empire can also be seen in modern America. This is true in excessive military spending to defend the empire. This isn’t true when it comes to declining in morals and values because there aren’t colosseums that have people battling it off with each other. Also, the US doesn’t have a connection when it comes to political corruption. The Roman Empire and The US also have the Rise of Christianity. There are…

Tiberius also known as Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus was the son of Tiberius Claudius Nero, a former fleet captain for Julius Caesar. Tiberius’ mom was Livia Drusilla a beautiful woman who may have been only 13 years old when she gave birth to him in 42 BC. The elder Tiberius pledged his allegiance to Mark Anthony following the year of Caesars assassination. Unfortunately when Augustus began to feud with Mark Antony the elder Tiberius had to flee with his family. Over the course of a few years…

it hard to keep the empire running smoothly. As a result, the Romans used unprotected walls and natural borders but they were almost impossible to control and protect, and could be crossed easily. In addition, there was not enough legionnaires to guard the frontier boundaries. Furthermore, legions weakened because they were so concerned with their salaries and who controlled the throne, they lost focus of their job. Moreover, Germanic mercenaries were hired by Rome, but they were not loyal and…

AD and Seneca’s retirement shortly afterward, Nero needed new guidance; and, unfortunately, his poor choices were a key factor to his downfall (Benario, 2006). Tigellinus, the coarse and vicious prefect of the vigils, was appointed as one of the Praetorian prefects and encouraged Nero in his cruelty and debauchery (Bradley, 1990, p. 565). Nero was also becoming bored of his wife, Octavia, and desired to marry Poppaea, however, there was a backlash with the public. Baker (2006, p. 215),…

who is responsible for rise of Rome were the equites. According to “Class Structure in Ancient Roman”, “Certain political and quasi-political positions were filled by equites, including tax farming and, under the Principate, leadership of the Praetorian Guard.” It represents how equities are helping with the rise of Rome by controlling the economy to distribute towards their…