Roman triumph

south, and nearly to the Euphrates on the east. The only two frontier nations that threatened to disrupt the efficiency of Rome were the Parthians and the Germans. The Parthians still held the standards lost by Crassus, a great source of shame to the Roman people. However, using diplomatic channels, he was able to reclaim the standards. A symbolic victory only for there were whispers of disenchantment for not avenging Crassus and his legions with war. In an act of pure political propaganda,…

The Patricians and Plebeian Classes together made up the Roman Republic. To know amazing, they were not by any means treated the same. They didn't share break even with rights, albeit both had a few rights, dissimilar to slaves. They contrasted economically and politically. Furthermore, at last, this all prompted what might turn into a plebeian revolt inside Rome In Ancient Rome, the patricians were the rich landowners that ordinarily had a house in the city and an estate in the nation keep…

The first Roman Emperor, Augustus, began his reign in 27 BC with the establishment of an era known as Pax Romana or The Roman Peace, a span of roughly two hundred years involving peacefulness and minimal expansion by Roman military forces. Considered a miracle following the end of the Final War of the Roman Republic, the Roman Senate commissioned Ara Pacis Augustea or Altar of Augustan Peace, to honor the Emperor, and align his leadership with the Roman goddess of peace, Pax. A correlation that…

After Caesar’s triumph, Antony offers Caesar a crown. Caesar reluctantly rejects it three times. Antony describing the event says, “ I thrice presented him a kingly crown,/ Which he did thrice refuse.” Although Caesar desperately wants the crown and the power that comes with it, he refuses it because he understands that the Roman people don’t want a king. By refusing the crown, Julius Caesar is sacrificing his own personal…

Romana was a time when Rome was considered to be at peace and was not in constant wars with others. Started by Augustus, the Romans values and beliefs began to change as the era of the Pax Romana was upon them. Rome used to be a place that military exploits and honor were all that they cared about. They would set about conquering one place and then the next. Winning triumphs was the main goal of army generals and leaders and it was all about the glory. Even when Rome controlled nearly the entire…

territory, resulting in a spread of their cultures and ideas. Romans regulated their lives through traditional values by focusing on personal connections, the class system, and various religious duties. A lot of their framework came from the Roman Empire’s predecessor, Ancient Greece. The common ideals of Rome during this time include virtue, courage, and faithfulness. As seen in The Rape of Lucretia, the narrative reflects all of these Roman values, but also the historical context of the first…

The munera were an integral component of Roman society, both for the common people and for ambitious politicians. Unlike the annual state sponsored games held strictly in honour of the gods (ludi), the munera were funded by private individuals and were associated with funerary celebrations for the majority of the Republic period . For the spectators, these games provided entertainment, as well as reaffirmed the social order, power and authority of Rome. For the sponsors, the games were an…

an astute general, and a strong dictator of the Roman Republic. He was born on July 17th, 100 BC and was assassinated on March 15th, 44 BC. Caesar’s rise to power was difficult, but in 73 BC he was made Pontiff in Rome. He gained a lot of popularity because of this and also because he sided with those powers outside the circle of nobles, who at that time governed the Roman senate. He also attained popularity with the Gauls by supporting them for Roman citizenship, eventually becoming the…

outweigh Constantine’s dream. Augustus is the true Augusti and forever the “First Citizen of Rome” because of his political, spiritual and social reconstruction. From his military triumph Augustus received recognition not only from the Roman people, but also the Senate. Augustus used his power for the greater good of Roman and its people. He managed to end the civil wars and transfer the power obtained back to the Senate and people. Through spiritual and social reconstruction, Augustus…

Pyrenees and the Alps into Italy. In his initial couple of years in Italy, he won three emotional triumphs Trebia, Trasimene, and Cannae, in which he separated himself for his capacity to focus his and his rival's qualities and shortcomings, and to play the fight to his qualities and the foe's shortcomings and won over numerous partners of Rome. Hannibal involved much of Italy for a long time, yet a Roman counter-attack of North Africa constrained him to come back to Carthage, where he was…