Roman citizenship

"It acquired its name from the giant bronze statue that Nero had commissioned of himself to resemble the Colossus at Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World." The Romans used different materials in building this amphitheatre. They made concrete by mixing volcanic materials with stone, sand and limestone. Other materials used were marble, travertine, tuff, tile, bricks, cement and lime. These materials were “very durable, as is shown by the present condition of the blocks in the…

receivest thy full petition at the hand of Brutus” (2.1.59-61). This quote demonstrates the letter that Brutus misinterpreted because he thought the people of Rome wrote the letter. Brutus did not know Cassius forged the letter. Brutus thinks it is the Romans who wrote the letter. Therefore, Brutus joins the conspirators, who later killed Caesar. The final example of the danger of misinterpretation is Titinius success. Pindarus states,”Titinius is enclosed round about with horsemen that make…

structure had a unique purpose. The Roman population needed an abundance of fresh drinking water to thrive. The water from the Tiber River was not drinkable and rainwater was not bountiful enough to supply the city. In 312 BC, Censor Appius Claudius Caecus commissioned the first aqueduct, Aqua Appia. This aqueduct showed the power of the empire to provide water to the city in a fast and efficient matter. As the population grew, the empire created more aqueducts. The Romans built the aqueducts so…

The case of the Britain in the eighteenth century seems a strange one. How did a small island country, isolated from mainland Europe, become a world power? It did not have a high population, many resources, or a large area under control. Some other reason must be found to explain the dominance that Britain enjoys for centuries. It was not their raw power, as these things are measured, that ensured British supremacy, but their greater efficiency. Their isolation actually worked to their advantage…

From c.2700 B.C.E to c.1050 B.C.E, Egypt was divided in three kingdoms in three different periods. The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms and each kingdoms had their own characteristics and achievements. Egypt’s Old Kingdom was one of the most dynamic periods in Egyptian art. In the third dynasty, 2649 B.C.E-2575 B.C.E, King Djoser’s architect, Imhotep, used a series of stepped stone mastabas instead of the classic mastaba to house the bodies of their kings and queens. The artistic geniuses of the…

Because familial power was such a driving force within the Roman government, in accordance with mos maiorum, the humiliation and shame brought on by a woman had an impact not only on them, but their entire families. Once a reputation was tarnished and the family lost honor, there were few ways for the scandal to…

The Allemanic tribes lived for a long period of time along the border of the Roman Empire. Ammianus Marcellinus describes them as follows: „[...] the people called Huns, slightly mentioned in the ancient records, [...] At the very moment of their birth the cheeks of their infant children are deeply marked by an iron, [...] they grow up without beards, and consequently without any beauty, [...] they are of great size, and low legged, so that you might fancy them two-legged beasts, [...]they…

Greece’s innovations particularly in the areas of inventing and government has definitely made a significant mark on today’s society thus showing Greece is not truly dead but most certainly alive. Us humans have made Greece stay alive after all the years the actual ancient and modern day civilization fell apart. When thinking about Greece people mostly think of their inventions. Greece’s creations is still alive and has influenced our ways of culture we have today. Architecture is one of the…

The Han Empire shared many characteristics with the Roman Empire like their government ideology, but also differed in areas including religious influence in the government and government systems and complexity. One of the bigger similarities that the Han Empire and the Roman Empire share are their government ideals. Both government systems are based upon expansionism and had a sense of strong nationalism. Through much expansion, both empires grow to become some of the most powerful nations in…

and he is amused by her courage. Cleopatra, the third daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes, was born in 69 BC. After he father died in 51 BC, she and her younger brother (Ptolemy XIII) became joint monarchs. During the civil war between Caesar and the Roman Senate (49BC) Cleopatra allied herself with Caesar, famously rolling herself up in a carpet. Caesar made Cleopatra Queen of Egypt in 48 BC. Cleopatra minted coins at Alexandria with her portrait on them (as any ruler had the right to…