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    The Parthian Wars

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    Parthian Wars After the negotiations of the conference of Luca in 56‚ Crassus gained the consulship in 55 and secured the governorship of Ceria in 54. Crassus craved the military recognition which personified Pompey and Caesar. He had learnt that money did not result in popularity‚ but military exploits did. Relations between Parthia and Rome were never good‚ and he now set out on a war against them. First‚ he raided Mesopotamia and then spent the winter of 54/53 in Ceria‚ where he immediately

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    Edict of Milan

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    two men were the Roman emperors—Constantine ruling the West and Licinius the East. They met “under happy auspices‚” as their joint communiqué put it. After years of power struggles for the imperial purple‚ the Roman world enjoyed a degree of peace. And after the failure of the Great Persecution (initiated by the emperors Diocletian and Galerius in 303–304)‚ the Christian church had begun to recover its stability. Constantine and Licinius turned their minds to matters affecting the general welfare of

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    enemy because he slept with their significant other. Some of these women include: Postumia‚ wife of Servius Sulpcius‚ Lollia‚ wife of Aulus Gabinius‚ Mucia‚ Pompey’s wife‚ Tertulla‚ Crassus wife and Cleopatra. Caesar only married Calpurnia to progress his career. Caesar even had an affair with Serivila and Tertia‚ Marcus Brutus’ mother and sister. Caesar used violence and was harshly killed because of it. On enotes.com‚ it says that Caesar once waited for his enemies to run out of water and then order

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    Grachi Tiberius Gaius Rome

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    THE GRACCHI Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus was bon in 163 B.C. and came from a distinguished family. His grandfather conquered Hannibal‚ his father brought the Celtiberian war successfully to a close‚ reduced Sardinia‚ and was elected consul for two terms and sensor for one. His mother Cornelia was a woman of wide-culture who employed Greek tutors to educate her sons‚ Tiberius and Gaius. Two tutors who influenced Tiberius at a young age were Diophanes‚ a teacher of oration and Blossius of Cumae

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    passed through the assembly‚ it would override the senates decree. The Senate had tried to undermine this power; yet‚ was restored under the consulships of Caesar in 59 and Crassus and Pompey in 55. As the republic declined‚ individuals used the tribunes and the assemblies for their personal gain. This is how Pompey and Crassus passed laws‚

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    power and plots to overthrow him through an alliance developed by Licinius‚ ruler of one of the four divided regions. Together Constantine and Licinius defeated Maxentius‚ blocking him from taking over more land. This allowed the teaming emperors to distribute and rule land as the eastern and western empire. However‚ nine years later‚ Licinius grew discontent with power and plotted to overthrow Constantine. Constantine defeated Licinius in the battle of Chrysopolis and later ordered him executed‚ promoting

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    Most of the topics of reading had to deal with four mean. Pompey‚ Crassus‚ Cicero‚ and Julius Caesar. Pompey used his military fame to move up in government while Crassus used his fortune to be moved up in government. Cicero had a great ability to rally people‚and in one case he stopped a war from occurring just by using his words. After Pompey beat the pirates with the help of Julius Caesar he got authority over the east side and won many wars that helped Rome gain territory. After this occurred

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    Q1. The First‚ Second‚ Third Punic Wars. (Answer all parts) Discuss the clash between the Romans and the Carthaginians. a. The Punic Wars are considered one of the most important Wars in the entire history of Western Civilization. Why? b. Then I need you to present a War Package. Include: o Causation‚ winners‚ losers? o Why did Rome win and what did it win? o What was the basic cause(s) for the whole war package‚ do YOU think? I need the OVERALL REASON (S) c. In what ways did Rome

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    History

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    VI. Roman Civilization Rome was a small town on the Tiber River in the central part of the Italian peninsula Rome was located in the heart of Italy and could expand in many directions Romans adopted Greeks’ alphabet‚ military techniques‚ and styles of literature‚ art‚ and architecture The Romans built a strong Republic Etruscans lived in prosperous trading cities to the north and west of Rome tribe of people who lived north of the Tiber From the Etruscans‚ Romans learned practical skills

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    political coalition was ‘The First Triumvirate’‚ an unofficial alliance that constituted Pompey‚ Crassus and Caesar‚ formed in 60BC. Plutarch defines the alliance as the “most potent political force in Rome”. Ostensibly‚ the alliance was mutually beneficial Caesar’s allies‚ allowing Pompey to grant land to his veterans and achieve the “ratification of his acts in the provinces across the seas”; and Crassus hoped he might achieve “pre-eminence in the state” due to his powerful alliances (Peterculus)

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