types of governments that he perceives. In each of these types of governance‚ he gives the sound and the bad. According to Aristotle‚ the philosopher king is the ideal governance. In this form‚ the kings’ interest is in the welfare of his people (Tacitus & Benario 18). The highest form of governance is the monarchy. It is hereditary in nature‚ and people can associate freely with the royal family. In a monarchy‚ the interests of the nation take priority above all other matters. When the respectable
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Baylar Valiyev Look at the extracts from Augustus’ Res Gestae‚ the images from Augustus’ regime‚ and the extracts from Tacitus’ Annals. How much do these sources tell us about the Augustan regime? The civil war‚ which had happened before the Augustan regime came to the power‚ made Rome weak‚ divided the army into different parties. Civil war is the worst situation in each state. In that situation‚ many leaders appear in the country and fight with one another and try to be the only leader
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honoroum to two consulships and the proconsulships of Germany and Gaul. Germanicus’s brother was the brother was the future Claudian emperor‚ Claudius. Agrippina’s family lineage was therefore immensely prestigious. Her mother is quoted twice by Tacitus asserting her descent from the blood of the divine Augustus. According to revisionist Barret‚ Agrippina would have learnt from her mother in her formative years a powerful sense of her important place in the scheme of things. Agrippina’s marriages
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others‚ ascension of Nero‚ and having honors and powers given beyond other women of Rome. It is difficult to assess the extent of Agrippina’s achievements because of the gender bias that derives from the Ancient sources Dio Cassius‚ Suetonius and Tacitus and the re-assessment from modern sources such as Susan Wood and Anthony Barrett. The first successful achievement for Agrippina was her marriage to the Emperor Claudius. In AD 39‚ Agrippina was exiled because she was accused of aligning with others
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Lindow man also known by his scientific name as Lindow II‚ was discovered in 1984 by two workmen who saw his foot sticking out of a piece of machinery in Lindow Moss in Cheshire England. Through evidence‚ and after a visual examination and scientific investigation‚ archaeologists and historians have been able to draw conclusions about Lindow Man’s life and death. Lindow man was an example of a bog body as he was found in a marshy area. After close visual examination of Lindow Man‚ archaeologists
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accounts of the murder of Agrippina and the reasons behind it. There are several historian accounts of how Agrippina died‚ and the circumstances surrounding her death are uncertain due to historical contradictions and anti-Nero bias. According to Tacitus‚ Nero considered poisoning her‚ or stabbing her‚ but felt that these methods would be too difficult and suspicious‚ so he decided to build a boat that would sink. Agrippina‚ even though she knew of the plot‚ travelled on the boat and was nearly crushed
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that they were intended to be read and looked at. Thus‚ it is integral to our discussion of the history of the Principate that we examine imperial coinage. It was necessary for Augustus‚ after Actium‚ to solidify his rule. Thus‚ we are told by Tacitus and Cassius Dio that senators and high-ranking equestrians were forbidden from entering the
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Gnaeus Julius Agricola‚ born July 13‚ 40 A.D. and died August 23‚ 93 A.D.‚ was the Roman general accountable for much of the Roman conquest of Britain. Agricola served many positions within the Roman military with astounding success; additionally‚ over time he worked his way up to being an influential general‚ then governor of Britain because he excelled through all his plights and triumphed over difficulties to claim great achievements for the Roman Empire. Agricola’s pre-military life and early
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opportunity for Agrippina to achieve her life’s ambition of watching her son‚ Nero‚ ascend the throne. To do this‚ she had Lucius Vitellius‚ convince the senate to change their laws on incest‚ as Claudius was her uncle. According to the ancient sources‚ Tacitus and Suetonius‚ she used seductive methods to gain Claudius’ affections. Claudius was also intent on the marriage‚ because unlike his predecessors‚ Gaius and Tiberius‚ he had not been adopted into the Julian family. Marrying Agrippina would unite the
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Assess The Impact Of Nero’s Principate on Rome Nero was 17 when he ascended the throne in AD 54‚ after the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of his adopted father‚ Claudius. During the first few years of reign‚ Nero ruled Rome with efficiency and effectiveness‚ with the guidance of those closest to him. However‚ it is generally agreed that Nero’s instantaneous descent commenced when he committed matricide 59 AD. It is during this period‚ where the Ancient writers focus their attention
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