An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors mapDIR Atlas Gaius (Caligula) (A.D. 37-41) Garrett G. Fagan Pennsylvania State University A Bust of theEmperor Caligula Introduction Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (b. A.D. 12‚ d. A.D. 41‚ emperor A.D. 37-41) represents a turning point in the early history of the Principate. Unfortunately‚ his is the most poorly documented reign of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. The literary sources for these four years are meager‚ frequently anecdotal‚ and universally
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Octavian Augustus is known as the first‚ and one of the greatest‚ Roman Emperors ever. Octavian enabled the long‚ peaceful time of the Pax Romana by changing Rome from a fragile‚ crumbling republican government to a mighty empire. Octavian’s government was strong enough to withstand weak emperors who mismanaged the Empire as well. His changes proved to be the cornerstone of the greatest empire the world has ever seen. The Pax Romana‚ or Roman Peace‚ was a time of great prosperity for all people
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belong to the same time-period and society in 43 BC. The two women are adept in challenging foundations of Roman law and state; in ‘Turia’s’ case‚ she successfully validated her father’s will and was instrumental in publicly exposing the cruelty of Marcus Lepidus ; and Hortensia publicly challenged the highest seat of Roman government with success. And these same reasons account for their leadership qualities with the addition of ‘Turia’s’ management and defence of her household . Consequently‚ the women
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How significant were the wars against Mithridates and the Parthians in the political developments of the Roman Republic between 78BC and 31BC? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ The wars against Mithridates and the Parthians in the period 78-31BC are acutely significant on the political developments of the Roman Republic. The expansion of the Roman Empire into Eastern settlements took place under the leadership of an oligarchy‚ thus
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The black widow: Agrippina the younger Julia Augusta Agrippina‚ also known as Agrippina the younger‚ was born on November 6 or 7‚ 15 AD. She was born in Oppidum Ubiorum a Roman outpost located in present day Cologne‚ Germany. Agrippina died on March 23‚ 59 AD in Miseno‚ Italy. Agrippina was the first daughter and fourth living child of Agrippina the Elder and Germanicus. She had 3 older brothers‚ Nero‚ Drusus and Caligula‚ and 2 younger sisters‚ Drusilla and Julia Livilla. She lived during the
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Varro was made commander for this battle at Cannae and have failed miserably‚ us Romans entered the battle outnumbering Hannibal’s army and his allies‚ but left leaving many murdered Roman men behind on the battlefield including my colleague Lucius Aemilius Paullus. The Carthaginian general‚ Hannibal has completely annihilated us. He has outsmarted us Romans. But alas‚ this was not my fault‚ we were not meant to win‚ there were too many aspects of this battle that were not in our favor‚ things I could
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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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World War II began on June 22‚ in 1941. Three million solders from Germany began to attack the soviet union. People say that the war was supposed to only last two or three months‚ but it eventually went from three months‚ to five months‚ then nine months‚ and eventually it lasted four years. In the first part of World War II‚ Germany did not want to have a long war‚ so they came up with a strategy /to avoid a long war. Germany’s strategy was to limit the fighting by fighting their opponents in short
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Roman Sex Roles: Priapus: guardian of the garden who had an enormous phallus and threatened to penetrate or rape any thieves; often seen holding a fruit basket‚ club‚ or sickle. Pederasty: known as sex with a boy (12-18 years old) by an older man; was very normal and legal in Rome; normally occurred until their beard began to show Cinaedus/Mollis: term for adult males who want to be penetrated; these men often became victim of civil disabilities because this was non-normative
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How does Act 1 of Antony and Cleopatra prepare the audience for tragedy? In this essay i will discuss how act of Antony and Cleopatra prepare the audience for tragedy. Firstly the character of Antony is one of three who rule Rome after the assassination of Julius Caedar. But Antony’s popularity is shortlived‚ as Shakespeare’s audience discovers when Act I opens in Alexandria‚ Egypt‚ where Antony languishes under the spell of Cleopatra’s incomparable beauty and charm. She spends her every wile and
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