Romulus

First the last Emperor Romulus Augustus was disposed, and an empire by definition has an Emperor. Secondly the man who disposed of Romulus Augustus, a man named Odovacar took rule and while he did good for the Empire by stopping the Eastern Roman Empire from taxing The Western was also killed soon after taking the post. Theodoric…

life. For example the life of Remus and Romulus shows how superstitious the Roman society was from the onset. This is seen when Remus and Romulus consulted the tutelary deities by means of augury to know who was to give his name to the city they founded (Kirschenbaum, 1996); and this is also seen in the latter stories i.e. the defeat at Lake Trasimenus is also linked to some bad omens (ibid.). From this, one will find out that the story of the lives of Romulus and Remus though highly mythical…

taking what they wanted, a very Romanesque trait, and morphing it to their own benefit and persona. Even though the romans believed themselves to be better, to be on a separate plain as they were the descendants in a way of the god Mars, who was Romulus the founder of early Rome’s alleged father, they were heavily influenced by the ancient…

proves the Romans’ answer to the terrible question was nationalism as seen through the creation stories that display the main character having to commit the ultimate sacrifice for Rome. Rome’s first creation story was called “Romulus and Remus”, in this story two brothers Romulus and Remus set…

In The abduction of the Sabine women, one of the first things a viewers attention would direct to is to Romulus due to his red cloak. According to Honors at the Met “Romulus’s red cloak, representing his authority and responsibility for the violence and suffering currently on display.” Therefore making him look more important as he gives orders while standing…

The Roman Empire is renowned for being one of the greatest empire of the ancient world. The military played a crucial role on making Rome’s glory withstand the test of time. In addition, it was a significant aspect of Ancient Roman society as it shaped the Roman Empire and the Western civilisation. This is due to Rome’s military potential to campaign a wide-scale war with its neighbouring nations resulting to form the Roman Empire. The military was regarded important as it influenced all the…

together. Numa was known all over Rome of his virtue and his astounding judgment. He was so well known that Tatius, Romulus’ colleague, made Numa his son-in-law. Although Numa had a decision to leave the Sabine people and live in Rome he decided to stay with his kin and continue his life in humility. Numa saw that the people of Rome made foolish decision in the times of Romulus and banished implosive anger from his life. Numa went to become king, not for his own benefits but for those of…

The weakness of political power, and foreign invasions led to the major downfall of Rome, military weakness. By this I mean, the Roman empire failed with control and effectiveness. One example is in document A, almost all of the Roman emperors were assassinated. “Maximinus 235-38 CE Assassination Balbinus and Pupienus 238 Assassination, Gordian III 238-44 possible assassination, Gallus 251-53 Assassination, Aemilianus 253 Assassination, Valerian and Gallienus 253-60 Died as slave of Persians;…

1. The Etruscans were a civilization located by the Romans, who spoke a completely different language from any other civilization. The Etruscans taught the Romans how to build arches and introduced the gladiator games to them. They also taught the Romans their way of divination, morals, religion, and introduced the Greek alphabet to them. The Etruscans are historically important because they made Rome a true city. 2. A Pyrrhic victory is a victory achieved at too great a cost. A famous Pyrrhic…

In Plutarch’s Lives, four men were introduced: Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Coriolanus, and Caesar. However, out of these four, Numa proved to be a superior leader. Unlike the other three rulers, Numa Pompilius was a virtuous, moral, and humble man who led a life free of luxury. He was devoted to piety and philosophy and was a religious man who made worship of the gods his priority. The people also found him to be an excellent counselor and an honest judge who showed intelligence in his decisions…