Roman Curia

the greatest Latin writer but also the greatest writer in any language. Cicero was a greatly respected Roman philosopher and writer who tried teaching the Romans about Greek philosophy and rhetoric. He wrote his “Second Philippic Against Antony” to try to stop Marcus Antonius, better known as Mark Antony, from turning the Roman Republic from an oligarchy into an autocracy. To persuade the Roman citizens, Cicero used the art of rhetoric in his speeches. While reading his speech again, one can…

history dating as far back as the militaristic Roman Empire, the influence of its rich culture can be found throughout Europe. Some examples of this influence include popular Italian cuisine and the strong presence of the Roman Catholic Churches spread throughout its countryside. Italy is slightly larger than the state of Arizona, so that makes traveling around the country less time consuming than traveling around the United…

The play is full of what might seem at first to be anachronisms, but may simply be ways of connecting this ancient story with contemporary London. This is how ancient Romans viewing Pompeii’s entrance to the city are described: Have you climbed up to walls and battlements, To towers and windows, yes, to chimney tops, Shakespeare’s contemporaries would have recognised in this the populace gathering for the processions…

firmly against a tyrant, rumors regarding Julius Caesar caused fear and uncertainty of Rome’s future, and people had personal vindications against Caesar himself. Romans prided themselves on their involvement in their government with their right to vote. Many men across Italy fought for the right to vote in Roman elections. Keeping the Roman government free of…

In the beginning of this course we were able to decide our groups, and with that we would be picking what area of research we will as a group study throughout the semester. I knew right away that I wanted to be apart of the group that studies religion. I chose this group because I personally am a very religious person, and the only thing I have ever learned about ancient Greece and ancient Rome was their mythology and religion. What I expected to find through my research was people being…

thousands of Roman citizens…

Constantine’s conversion to Christianity was a pivotal turning point in the highly pagan regime of the Roman Empire (Afoldi, 1948). There has been much speculation by historians and scholars surrounding whether the conversion to Christianity was a carefully articulated political maneuver by Constantine, for military supremacy of the Roman Empire. Historically, scholars suggest that the context in which Constantine was said to have converted to Christianity was a militaristic based context, with…

Unit 4 Paper: Constantine is one of the main reasons for freedom of religion still to this day. Christianity was once banned from the Roman empire. When Constantine became the Roman Emperor he legalized Christianity making it okay for people to practice the religion. While doing so, he also allowed people to practice the religion of their choice. Constantine had an impact on Christianity for that reason. However, he also had a substantial amount of impact on religion as a whole due to the fact…

Cicero’s speech he is very obnoxious displaying exaggerated self-promotion (Cic.Cat.7-10). He acts as a glory hound and wants credit for saving himself and Rome from destruction under Catiline (11-12). In his speech he is very possessive of the state of Roman affairs both publicly and personally. He depicts Catiline as a traitor worthy of death (2.10). Throughout his speech he uses Praeteritio, making references toward and mentioning things he declares he will not speak about (14.1). Cicero’s…

built many temples and altars to the Roman Gods, and this alone gave many jobs to the lower class in society. Augustus was a hero to Plebeians, but he was also loved by Patricians. The Patrician class, especially the Senate, could still get by very happily if they just kept their mouths shut. Augustus genuinely believed that the smartest man was himself and he took his own advice. The only time he would ask for help was with war and money…