Tacitus

“Tardiora sunt remedia quam mala. Remedies are slower in their operation than diseases” – Publius Cornelius Tacitus. There are more to infectious diseases than just taking some pills and having a quick recovery. Many, if not all, diseases have demonstrated resurgence causing both health and national issues. Many diseases have adapted against antibiotics, causing them to resurge stronger than ever. Many forms of bacteria have built up an immunity to antibiotics. Disease Prevention Center Dr. Nue…

fertility. They were a seminomadic society; they migrated seasonally and cultivate crops during periods of settlement. They had their own laws, which were established by free voting man of the assemblies. In the work of the famous Roman historian, Tacitus…

Aftermath of the Battle of Actium Known for its powerful leaders and diverse culture, the Roman Empire has carved its name into history. One of the most significant events in Roman history include the Battle of Actium; a battle that decidedly ended Roman Republic and began the foundation of the great Roman Empire. During the Roman Civil War, Julius Caesar’s death in 44 BC sparked the struggle of power between Octavian and Mark Antony. As a result of this struggle, Octavian’s navy forces battled…

The city of Rome was founded in 753 B.C.E and blossomed into a successful Republic, covering the entire Italian peninsula, stretching to cover North Africa, Spain and what is now Southern France. The Republic ended in 27 B.C.E and established an Empire with the assassination of Julius Caesar. From here, Rome had many emperors, leading Rome to expand even further than the Republic. Many of these great emperors were just that; great. Others were corrupt or entirely insane. Ruling between 54 C.E…

Kirk Ormand is a classics professor at Oberlin University who specializes in sexuality in the ancient world. Throughout chapters eight, ten, and thirteen of his book Controlling Desires, Ormand looks at many aspects pertaining to Roman sexuality. An overarching theme of the three chapters looks at what was considered normal sexual behavior in Rome, with a focusing at times on homosexuality in Rome. Over the course of the chapters, Ormand looks at Rome’s origins and interrelation to Greece with…

“Wild Apples”, I learned what evidence is effective and not effective and the importance of using detailed counterarguments. In order to support that apples were significant in ancient times, Thoreau “alluding[alluded] to the Roman historian Tacitus. Tacitus asserted that ‘the ancient Germans’ met their hunger needs ‘with wild apples (agrestia poma) among other things’ [paragraph 3 part 1].” Through this piece of evidence Thoreau used, I learned that effective evidence for a claim should come…

eyes of God. This passage also brings to light the interesting philosophical idea of questioning the established deity’s motives, and any wider understanding of God either hidden or too vast to comprehend. This connects perfectly to a point made in Tacitus’…

Roman society for the first time… their own historians and philosophers begin to depict ideal women as silent, obedient, and submissive, and women who do not adhere to those roles are seen as devious, immoral, and destructive to society. In fact, Tacitus, the historian, and Juvenal, the poet, both attribute the decline in the degeneration of and the corruption within the empire to women” (Radek). This article is very informative in depicting the Romans’ treatment and opinion of women. This…

Before answering this question, it is necessary to note that acculturation is only a part of the process commonly known as 'Romanisation'. Romanisation is not a clear-cut process of cultural adoption; it is rather a mix of extents to which Roman culture was adopted or resisted. This essay will discuss the ways in which Romans spread their culture in the Empire and how effective were they. First of all, it is important to mention that the spread of culture is mainly due to Roman Legions and to…

affected Roman and Celtic history by taking a stand against the Roman Empire. She fought many battles with the Romans but did not win the war. The remaining Iceni tribe was forcibly removed from Britain and many were sold into slavery (“Description by Tacitus”). Nothing is known about the fate of Boudica’s daughters (“Boadicea” Columbia). There is still evidence today of Boudica’s revolt in the layers of ash being found in the modern location of Londinium (“Boudicca, Queen”). In England, she…