The Res Gestae or The Deeds of the Divine Augustus is an account of the life of the first Roman Emperor‚ Caesar Augustus. The biography‚ which is preserved on two bronze pillars in the city of Rome‚ was commissioned by the emperor on the seventy-third year of his reign . The autobiography stands as the ‘official’ record of Augustus’s legacy. The format is fragmented‚ as each deed is recorded separately‚ while the structure is linear as the events chronicled are arranged in chronological order. I
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Eusebius was a Roman and a Christian who wrote a historical book about the beginning of Christianity up to the time of the first Christian emperor‚ Constantine (Matthews & Platt‚ 2014‚ p. 183). The book entitled The History of the Church covers many historical accounts of events that are important to the Christian faith‚ including the persecutions of Peter and Paul‚ the destruction of churches by Diocletian‚ the martyrdom of faithful followers‚ and the end of Christian persecution when Constantine
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Comparing Real Vs. Movie Commodus In the movie “Gladiator”‚ Emperor Commodus is portrayed as an unstable and neurotic sadist who killed his own father for the throne of the Roman Empire. Real history has no solid proof that Commodus‚ while unstable‚ killed his father Marcus Aurelius. He was actually made co-emperor at the age of 5 (Heritage). However‚ the sexual relations he had with his sibling is in fact true‚ but it was not with the sister Lucilla as shown in the movie‚ but rather with another
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GLADIATOR (Summary) In the final days of Marcus Aurelius’ reign‚ the aging emperor angers his son Commodus by making it known that he wants Maximus‚ a fearsome and respected Roman general‚ to be his successor. Power-hungry Commodus kills his father and orders the death of Maximus. But the latter flees‚ only to discover that his wife and child have been murdered by Commodus. Captured‚ Maximus is forced into slavery‚ where he is sold to Proximo‚ a former gladiator who serves as both mentor and
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DOMUS AUREA After the reign of Augustus came four emperors from the Julio-Claudian line‚ Nero being the last of these four. These emperors tried to not only to esteem Augustus but to construct and leave their own legacy within the Roman Empire. In this time‚ emperors usually sponsored the building of new aqueducts‚ temples‚ theaters‚ curie‚ and fora. They also built lavish fortresses for their own living and employed the most renowned architects and artist in Rome. The Domus Aurea‚ Nero’s
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Cicero‚ Roman Senator and Philosopher‚ set up specific qualities of an ideal Roman ruler. A clear role in what it takes to effectively lead. A leader must first lead a dignified life for them to lead a successful empire. Leaders must demonstrate a work ethic and ability to gain respect. With that respect‚ leaders must love and care for their subordinates to show their compassionate towards the Roman people. Leaders must then demonstrate ethics to provide plans that must be followed in order to
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was like a broken mirror‚ a puzzle that lost the pieces‚ a painting that was one a masterpiece‚ but became faded and ruined. Sometimes good things fall apart‚ so better things can fall together. One of the main causes of the fall of Rome was of Roman invasions. As Rome became weaker‚ people saw it as an open door to invade and attack Rome. Some civilizations succeeded invading and attacking Rome such as the Huns. Also‚ when the military became lazy‚ it was easier for people to invade Rome. Another
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Pope Sixtus II was pope from 257 A.D. form 258 A.D. and was born in Greece and died in rome on 258 A.D. He was one of the early Roman Church’s most venerated martyrs. Shortly after Sixtus election Shortly after Sixtus’ election‚ the Roman emperor Valerian promulgated his first decree against the Christians‚ and a violent persecution ensued. For protection‚ Sixtus was gathered on August 6‚ 258 his congregation for services in the subterranean cemetery of Praetextatus on the Appian Way. There‚ he
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the Great‚ served as emperor of Rome‚ and is seen by many as the vessel which delivered the spread and major acceptance of Christianity. Although Constantine was the first Christian Emperor of Rome; he paved the way for the success and growth of the religion through legal and religious declarations‚ military domination‚ and the creation of Constantinople as the new capital of Byzantium. The impact and importance of Constantine was so immense that even ten Byzantine emperors after Constantine used
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Empire-but most importantly the Roman Empire. Why do they fall‚ and how did they collapse? An empire can collapse in various of ways. For example‚ poor militaries‚ politics‚ a weak economy‚ or even because of the religion. For instance‚ militaries can cause a huge roll in why a union is dying. They can be inexperienced‚ or simply they do not have the loyalty to the empire they are fighting for. They can get sick from illnesses‚ like the plague. The emperors can also play a big role in why
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