Trajan

h. The Roman military had two main forces, with two different standards or flags to represent them. Roman infantry units were known as legions, cavalry units were known as Equites. The flag of a cavalry unit was usually adorned with a figure or picture of the serpent. A legion of infantry normally was represented by the eagle. The movements of a formation of troops and of every single section of it were regulated by the standards different signals, all the movements, attacks, and commands of the…

became princeps civitatis and got the title of Augustus, founding the principate, a diarchy between the princeps and the senate.[29] Rome was established as a de facto empire, which reached its greatest expansion in the second century under the Emperor Trajan, Rome was confirmed as caput Mundi, i.e. the capital of the world, an expression which had already been given in the Republican period. During its first two centuries, the empire saw as rulers, emperors of the Julio-Claudian,[30] Flavian…

According to Kamm (2009b), the purpose of sculpture was two-fold. The first purpose was "the worship and reverence of images", not just of the religious deities, but also of deceased family members. In the beginning, this was usually a mask or bust that was placed in the atrium of the home. Eventually, they became must larger in size and began to depict, not just the gods or family, but heroes and emperors (Cartwright, 2013). These sculptures were true-to-life, showing emotion, wrinkles, marks,…

hardly an argument against the declination and fall of Rome being attributed by these problems. The Early Roman Empire was in a constant state of conquest and assimilating foreigners into the culture under the strict watch and rule of emperors such as “Trajan or the Illryians of the late 200s.” The Early Roman Empire had a strong culture of power and expansion that was seen throughout the early Roman which in return heavily influenced the mentality and…

Christianity, a religion known the world over however, It did not start this way and its rise to preeminence was fraught with alienation, destitution and persecution. Christianity follows the belief that a man named Jesus who was a great teacher of his time and regarded by his followers to not only be a prophet but in fact the flesh and blood incarnation of God. Came to this world in order to redeem mankind whom in the eyes of God had been willingly lead down the path of sin, though their…

conveys the problem with Ancient Rome when he says, “I do not say that the people in that century were happy or contented, or even generally prosperous. How could they be happy or prosperous when monsters and tyrants sat on the throne of Augustus and Trajan? How could they be contented when there was such a vast inequality of condition,--when slaves were…

Is the Bible trustworthy based on what we know from history? Sources outside the Bible all confirm what the Bible says. Josephus was a Jewish historian and mentions Jesus several times. He notes Jesus’ role as a religious teacher and his death by crucifixion. Tacitus was a Roman historian and says Jesus lived during the N.T. times and that he was referred to as the “Christ” by His followers. Modern historians accept these two as reliable reporters and historians and neither one were Christians…

In the letters from Emperor Trajan to Pliny on Christians and in the selection of the Quran it shows that Christianity is corrupt and unfavorable the ideals differ on how Christianity is dealt with, they both stem from laws and rules set by their societies. In the letters that were passed between the two Roman men the discussion is on how the people of the Roman empire were being asked if they claimed Christianity or they followed the gods should be treated or tried. Pliny was unsure how to…

Rome stood as a true empire in the early centuries of the Common Era. Its wealth and power went unmatched in the West for years. Engineering was an area Rome specialized in. With the invention of concrete, Rome could build structures unmatched in the ancient world. Though Rome herself fell, these buildings have stood the test of time. Everyone knows the Colosseum, which is also, though less popularly, known as the Flavian Amphitheater. While the Colosseum is spectacular in its own right,…

of their participation was through their husbands, as woman could not actively particpate in politics within Rome. Some promient woman who influenced politics was Livia, the wife of Augustus; Agrippina, the mother of Nero; and Plotina, the wife of Trajan; were all influencers. Upper-class woman in ancient-Rome Republic were close to independent. Woman did not need tutors to watch them like other woman.They had acquired the right to own, inherit, and dispose of property. Upper-class women could…