Ancient Rome was an Italic civilization that began on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome‚ it expanded to become one of the largest empires in the ancient world[1] with an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants (roughly 20% of the world’s population[2][3][4]) and covering 6.5 million square kilometers (2.5 million sq mi) during its height between the first and second centuries AD.[5][6][7] In its approximately
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HELLENIC AGE PHILOSOPHY • Greeks used observation and reason to find causes for what happened • Ethics and morality • In Athens‚ Sophism- success is more important than moral truth o Rhetoric- art of skillful speaking o Socrates- Sophist‚ Athenian philosopher ▪ Socratic Method- pose series of questions to students and challenge them to examine the implications of their answers o Plato- student of Socrates ▪ Emphasized the
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In his writing he reveals‚ “he was a member of a prominent priestly family in Jerusalem and was born in the first year of the reign of the emperor Gaius Caligula” (VanderKam‚ 142). He was a prominent figure in the Jewish revolt before being defeated‚ captured‚ and imprisoned by the Roman general Vespasian (VanderKam‚ 142-143). Josephus was given his freedom and became highly respected by the Roman leadership
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came about when Julius Caesar was assassinated by nearly 40 Roman senators in the Theatre of Pompey on the Ides of March‚ March 15th 44BC. This assassination led to civil war almost immediately and ultimately led to the heir of the Roman Empire‚ Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus‚ who essentially declared himself as Emperor; and unified with Mark Antony and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus in a military dictatorship. This was the legendary start of the Roman Empire‚ but there were many more years to come of ruler
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There were 3 questions that I did not have the answer to. I’ve highlighted them in yellow. I apologize for the formatting‚ but the copy and paste job from Microsoft Word kinda screwed up. Feel free to format to your hearts content. Cheers! CC 302/CTI 310: Midterm Exam Short Answer Questions · What was the position of the tribunes on the escalating conflict between Caesar‚ Pompey and the senate? What was Cicero’s position? o The tribunes were advocating for compromise with Caesar by
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Prostitution was highly popular until Caligula came into power. However‚ they were still looked down upon for their unmoral profession. The creation of this lax law and the enacted of it made people alter their view on the profession. A professor named Thomas McGinn‚ states these string of events helped legitimize prostitution through Caligula creating a profit from the industry. By taxing the sex industry‚ Caligula had given prostitution more approval than Augustus. Caligula reclassified prostitution as
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unfounded” (BBC History) Tiberius was a significant Julio-Claudian emperor who applied a great deal of contributions to the Roman Empire during his reign… The Julio-Claudian dynasty refers to the first five Roman Emperors: Augustus‚ Tiberius‚ Caligula (also known as Gaius)‚ Claudius‚ and Nero and the family to which they belonged. They ruled the Roman Empire from its formation‚ in the second half of the 1st century 27 BC‚ until AD 68‚ when the last of the line‚ Nero‚ committed suicide. The ancient historical
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SMC civilization historical Terms that are up on the board you need to know the ones crossed out you don’t need to know but should be in the notes. Mediterranean world- BCE=BC CE=AD Hellenistic period starts with alexander the great conquering the east Mediterranean everyone learns Greek (kione/ common) Greek is common culture . Roman republic takes over Mediterranean and adopt the Greek culture during the 700 year period Europe Africa and Asia are more connected than they will be until the 20th
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were both adopted by Antonius Pius and were co-emperors from 161-169 when Verus died. Marcus Aurelius and his wife had many children‚ out of which the only son to survive was Commodus‚ who Marcus Aurelius had succeed him as heir. Commodus like both Caligula and Nero was rather young when he ascended into power‚ but unlike them he had been co-emperor with his father. He was extremely unpopular
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The Pax Romana The term "Pax Romana‚" which literally means "Roman peace‚" refers to the time period from 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E. in the Roman Empire. This 200-year period saw unprecedented peace and economic prosperity throughout the Empire‚ which spanned from England in the north to Morocco in the south and Iraq in the east. During the Pax Romana‚ the Roman Empire reached its peak in terms of land area‚ and its population swelled to an estimated 70 million people. Nevertheless‚ Rome’s citizens
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