ALPER TUNGA YURDAKUL 20901344 MARCUS AURELİUS Aurelius is one of the most remembered of the Roman emperors because of his Meditations (c. 169–c. 180)‚ a classic work of Stoic philosophy consisting of a collection of his private notes gathered posthumously under one title. As the last of the five “good emperors‚” as head of the Roman Empire from 161 to 180‚ and because he was revered for centuries after as the perfect emperor‚ Aurelius continues to be of great interest
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good leader. He tried to protect his army by sending them towards the Alps and headed for their homelands (133:1). Spartacus’ plan threw Rome into full panic. Some of Spartacus’ men faced a surprise attack from Lucius Gelluius Publicola but Spartacus came out victorious. Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus attempted to surround Spartacus and instead of fleeing he showed courage. He went head on with Cossinius’ army‚ won‚ and took their supplies (133:2). Spartacus continued to the Alps while the Senate named
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amongst others “a variety of magnificent buildings by Marcus Agrippa‚ a theatre by Cornelius Balbus and an amphitheatre by Statilius Taurus”. Agrippa’s buildings include Saepta Julia (voting hall) and Gardens and Baths of Agrippa on the Campus Martius‚ Aqua Virgo and PANTHEON. Not mentioned in Suetonius but we know about the Pantheon from the dedicatory inscription which Hadrian left there (M.Agrippa‚ son of Lucius‚ built this when he was consul for the third time) and from Dio Cassius. Dio Cassius
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Spartacus was a leader under the old Roman Republic. He is known for starting a rebellion against the Roman Empire in the Third Servile War. There are thoughts that have not been confirmed to this very day but one thing is for sure‚ Spartacus was able to share a vision with the slaves during the ancient times. There are arguments when it comes to the origins of him. Ancient historians believed that he was Thracian. A lot of authors have closed him in on so many origins that it became hard to keep
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The Grail Quest is a series of novels featuring the character Thomas Hookton written by popular historical fiction author Bernard Cromwell. The series of novels is set during the Hundred Years War in the 14th Century and is focused on the adventures of Hookton who leaves his home town of Dorset to go find his father’s killer‚ only to be drawn into the quest for the Holy Grail. Thomas Hookton was an ordinary citizen who disillusioned with life in Dorset after the murder of his father decides to
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Rome: Transition from Republic to Empire Paul A. Bishop Introduction________________________________________________ Since its collapse‚ historians have attempted to explain the struggle for power and control over both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire that followed. To explain the complexities of the Roman Republic‚ the Empire‚ and their political complexities can be a daunting task. For nearly ten centuries Rome would rule most of the known world before the fall of the Western Empire
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The Punic Wars The Punic Wars were a series of wars between Rome‚ the powerful empire‚ and Carthage‚ a quickly made and equally powerful superpower. In 264 BC‚ Rome and Carthage started the lengthy and devastating series of wars over who should have control over the strategic island of Sicily. Rome and Carthage were affected greatly because wars have their consequences‚ good or bad. A total of thirteen million people died over the course of these wars. The wars started with a single conflict‚ but
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was a generally peaceful ordeal‚ although several anti-Roman parties did exist. In 88 B.C.E‚ the city of Athens revolted against the Romans in what is known as: “The Siege of Athens”. The Athenian efforts were quickly squashed by the Roman general Sulla (Rickard). Slowly‚ the Roman and Greek cultures integrated tremendously and the differences between them were not
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Bibliography: Primary Sources – Excerpts from the Scipionic Epitaphs (ILS 1-4‚ 6-7) Epitaph for Publius Plautius Pulcher (CIL 14.3607) Funeral oration for Lucius Caecilius Metellus (Plin H.N 7.139) Suetonius. “The Deified Julius Caesar”. Lives of the Caesars. Trans. C. Edwards (United States‚ 2000) 3-42 Tacitus‚ Agricola Secondary Sources – Earl‚ D. The Moral and Political Tradition of Rome (Ithaca 1967)
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spring of 72 BC‚ the slaves left their winter encampments and began to move northwards. At the same time‚ the Roman Senate‚ alarmed by the defeat of the praetorian forces‚ dispatched a pair of consular legions under the command of Lucius Gellius Publicola and Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus. The two legions were initially successful—defeating a group of 30‚000 slaves commanded by Crixus near Mount Garganus but then were defeated by Spartacus. These defeats are depicted in divergent ways by the two
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