Aetolian League taking place around 211BC. Polybius gives great detail of a reaction from the eyes of the rest of the majority of the Greek city states and their reaction towards the alliance‚ and what they think the true motive is behind the passage. Livy also goes into greater detail concerning the passage as a whole‚ giving us a greater understanding of the context surrounding the passage‚ as
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question. Prasutagus later died in 60AD. The people of Iceni looked at Boudicca as their Queen and natural leader‚ even after Prasutagus’ death. Boudicca is believed to be born into an aristocratic family‚ as both Tacitus and Dio Cassius agreed she was birthed into a noble family‚ Tacitus recounts Boudicca’s speech from Watling street battle‚ “It is not a woman descended from noble ancestry‚ but as one …”1. Boudicca had learned to fight‚ as most noble Celtic women are taught‚ along with ‘homely’ skills
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Personality Agrippina The Younger Historical Context Roman Social and political structures Imperial Family Emperor From the time of Augustus‚ exercised total control over * Political * Military * Economic * Religious affairs Family Members of the Juio-Claudian family enjoyed considerable power and influence Upper Classes Consular Came from noble families – senators who had achieved office of consul and were respected because of their experience and authority
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human beings lived and died under Roman Law. This Empire didn’t simply grow from the ground‚ indeed “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” The Roman Empire grew from the ashes of the Republic that was crumbling after the deaths of Brutus and Cassius in 43 BC (Tacitus 1). The citizens of Rome were in need of a new leadership‚ and in need of a new government to live under. The people of Rome found their answer in the leadership of Augustus‚ and Augustus was pivotal in the creation of the Roman Empire. The Roman
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Historically‚ the respective roles of a man and a woman in marriage are different across religious‚ cultures‚ and political borders. Even today‚ different sectors of society have distinctly different guidelines and expectations for the husband-wife relationship. Often what sets apart some societies from others when it comes to marriage is the role that women are allowed to have in the relationship. For centuries‚ and even in parts of the world today‚ marriage was treated as a sacred bond‚ but one
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“My dear Tacitus‚ You ask me to write you something about the death of my uncle so that the account you transmit to posterity is as reliable as possible. I am grateful to you‚ for I see that his death will be remembered forever if you treat it. He perished in a devastation of the loveliest of lands‚ in a memorable disaster shared by peoples and cities‚ but this will be a kind of eternal life for him. Although he wrote a great number of enduring works himself‚ the imperishable nature of your writings
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Agrippina. She was born into power in 15 AD. She was a direct descendant of respected Augustus and was the daughter of the most popular couple in Rome‚ Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder. “Agrippina’s exceptionally illustrious birth is indisputable” (Tacitus‚ Annals. XII.6.p.254) Her birth into the Julio-Claudian bloodline meant that Agrippina was born into wealth as her family was a noble dynasty in Rome and Germany. But most of her wealth grew with her two marriages. The combination of both her wealth
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territories. They expanded into northern Europe and Britain and conquered or attempted to conquer various types of people. Based on my reading of Tacitus’ The Agricola and The Germania‚ I have knowledge of the life and customs of the Britons‚ subject of the Agricola‚ and the Germans‚ subject of the Germania. This of course being the Romans‚ and more specifically Tacitus‚’ observation and view of these groups of people. The customs of the Britons differed from that of the Romans. Britain was the largest
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is difficult to find the truth in a crime committed so many years ago‚ through the investigation of ancient and modern sources we are able to gather evidence of whether Agrippina did kill Claudius or if he died from a natural cause. Sources like Tacitus and Dio Cassicus claim that Agrippina killed Claudius for her own reasons‚ while other sources like Seneca (more of a contemporary writer) claims nothing about poison. Based on the evidence it’s possible that Agrippina did kill Claudius. Claudius
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secondary sources available‚ a well crafted interpretation of Boudicca and her short term impact will hopefully be achieved. Much of our historical knowledge is sourced from two classical writers in particular‚ Tacitus and Cassius Dio‚ and their texts in existence. Hingley and Unwin note that Tacitus was “writing within living memory of the events. His close relationship with his father-in-law‚ Agricola‚ suggests that some of his knowledge of historical events in Britain at this time may have been passed
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