Tacitus

Boudicca is predominantly known for leading an unsuccessful rebellion against the Roman Empire which led to her subsequent death in 60AD. The interpretation of Boudicca has changed over centuries. Through the ancient Roman historians, Publius Cornelius Tacitus and Dio Cassius, Boudicca is depicted as tyrannical and a dictator whereas modern historians Reid Struan and Richard Hingley, Christina Unwin she is referred to as a heroic figure and a powerful female leader thus reinforcing the idea of…

The purpose of this research is to identify some events that caused such instability within the Roman Republic and reasons that led to the demise of the dominant Roman Empire. Was Julius Caesar singlehandedly at fault for the transformation of the Republic? Maybe it was the Senate, the citizens of Rome, or could it have been something completely different? What army was responsible for the fall of the Roman Empire? Could a dose of political corruptness have also been a reason for the fall? There…

the army and the power begun to switch from politics to the military. Armies played key roles in determining who ascended to power and this can be seen in the conflict between Philip and Decius, Carinus and Diocletian, as well as emperors such as Tacitus, Florian and Probus. These emperors rise to power through the backing and strength of an army throughout the third-century. The two pairs Philip the Arab and Decius, and Carinus and Diocletian were the two best examples of how an army was used…

The destruction of the Jewish temple and the subsequent destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans around 70 C.E. is a significant part of the saga of the Jewish people. The destruction of this famous cultural city and its renowned temple had extreme and far fetching consequences for not only the inhabitants of the city but to all Jewish culture. When examining the causation of this destruction historians turn to one of the most important primary sources of the event the historian Flavius Josephus.…

The history of the Roman Empire spans several centuries, starting with the disintegration of the Roman Republic, as a result of civil wars, until 476 AD, the year of the last emperor of Rome (Gibbon 1829). The Roman Republic (res publica meaning "public affairs") is the conventional term used to define the Roman state and its provinces since the end of the Kingdom of Rome in 509 BC. The Republic lasted until the establishment of the Roman Empire in 27 BC. The Empire was a consequence of the…

by Tacitus, he takes every trait he hates about the Romans, his own people, and writes about how the Germans are a much better people. Clues into the text show Tacitus is actually speaking a negative reflection of the Romans, and not accurately speaking about the Germans. For example, he speaks about how the Germans worship Mercury, and explains the event in which Hercules appeared to the Germans (Tacitus 108). The Germans did not worship any of the Roman gods, however, the mindset of Tacitus…

small tribes doing their own thing. He also emphasizes how warlike and ready to fight they are. Although they didn’t have any real problems until about 400 C.E. and Tacitus was only alive from 56-117 C.E.(Strayer, 130 & 140)The brief encounters they had had with the Germanic peoples was enough for them to notice something about them. Tacitus describes them as pure bred, they’re distinctive.”all have fierce blue eyes, red hair, huge frames, fit only for a sudden exertion.”(Strayer, 140) The…

Introduction History has been scattered with great empires that rise and fall. Modern examples such as the USSR or Hitler’s shortly realized Nazi European Empire, and ancient examples such as Alexander the Greats Greek Empire, all shared the same trait of covering vast amounts of territory whilst encompassing different minorities, majorities, religions and races. The Roman Empire is one such empire that stretched from England to Egypt and covered the entire circumference of the Mediterranean Sea…

Essay Question 1 Response The power instilled in women in the ancient world varies by context and ambition. Women achieve power through different means depending on the historical situation, and exercise that power on behalf of themselves or others. Nefertiti, an Ancient Egyptian Queen, received her power and exercised her power similarly to Agrippina the Younger, the Roman Empress, even though they existed and ruled in very different contexts. Nefertiti was the wife of Akhenaten, and…

The development of literature throughout Roman history began in the third century B.C. and progressed through to the Renaissance. Writings were composed in the Latin language with a substantial influence from Greek literature in the beginning. A few notable writers in the Roman history will be discussed here. Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder was a prominent figure in politics and Latin prose during the early development of Roman society. Cato was born 234 BC in Tusculum, Italy and died 149 BC in…