Essays Tagged: "Augustus"
Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar
thers who were not of noble ancestry.After Tiberius was four he was raised to be a loyal servant of Augustus. Tiberius is associated with Augustus for 22 years. Augustus had Tiberius carefully educate ... ated. Augustus later forced Tiberius to dissolve his happy marriage to Vipsania Agrippina and marry Augustus' daughter Julia. This was arranged to better the chance of succession of a descendant of Au ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
A comparison of The Aeneid and Metamorphoses
cs contain a larger message about the importance of the Roman past for its present and future under Augustus. The story of Aeneas in the Underworld can be interpreted as a brilliant rendition o ... ese lines actually have two hidden meanings. Following th history of Rome, this is the period where Augustus ruled. Vergil is trying to impress Augustus by relating his wisdom while ruling to a heaven ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Aeneas: the Man, the Myth, the Legend
ccomplishments were shaped by many great leaders of that time period including, but not limited to, Augustus, Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, and many others. To Romans, many of these leaders were great beca ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Stealing Freedom By: Elisa Carbone This is a book of a young girl finding her way to freedom and the steps she takes to get thier.
ut Master Charles says, "no!" because he knows the first thing he will do is buy his wife's freedom.Augustus is Ann's oldest brother. When Augustus fought Master Richard, he got a wipping. During the ... s brothers but not the same plantation.Her other brother Addison is a nice booy but not a strong as Augustus. He went with Ann to feed the dogs during Master Richard's birthday. Her youngest brother J ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Die Tempel van Bacchus - Lebanon
dit 'n baie antieke stad is ( dele van die klipmesselwek is Fenecies van aard ).Die Romeinse keiser Augustus het die stad 'n Roemiense kolonie gemaak, en die Romeinse keiser Trasjan het 'n beroemde or ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
The crowning of Charlemagne in AD 800 and his achievements prior it.
t of nowhere, Pope Leo came up to him and placed a gold crown on his head, reciting, "To Charles of Augustus, crowned of God, the greatest and pacific Emperor, long life and victory." The assembled fo ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Explain the role(s) of aristocratic women in Roman history.
gusta, the Goddess of the town" in a book entitled "Fasti" shows her importance during the reign of Augustus. However, Tiberius resented her position, according to Leadbetter, where his "sense of trad ... n as Claudius' fourth wife after Pallas urged the emperor to unite the two branches of the house of Augustus by marrying his niece. According to Suetonius, other uncles were given permission to marry ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History
A comparative essay of I Cladius by Robert Graves and Augustus by Alan Massie
d history of the time period through a first person narritive.Claudius the God by Robert Graves and Augustus by Allan Massie are two such books. The protagonists in these novels, Claudius and Augustus ... he three most important ones. It is also worthwhile to note that when compared using these criteria Augustus and Claudius are surprisingly similar characters.One would presume that the balance of powe ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
The roman army.
ofessional, standing army.The Roman army was officially deemed professional in the year 13 BC, when Augustus laid out the regular period of legionary service at sixteen years. This term of service was ... f the legionary forces.The Praetorian Guard, like many things, was made permanent under the rule of Augustus. Under his command, the Praetorian was nine cohorts strong. Until 2 BC, the command of the ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History
The Fall of the Roman Empire.
ath of the Roman Republic and the start of the Roman Empire, which began to decline 200 years after Augustus, the first Emperor took the throne.Political instability came in the form of there being to ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History
The roman baths: were they just for clenlyness or were therer other resons for them.
blic baths called 'Balnea' were run by individuals trying to make a profit. These were plentiful in Augustus' time, there were about 170 in Rome, but by Pliny's era 'an infinite number' (1) and at the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
This is an essay that takes place in Ancient Rome, from the perspective of a Slave who was captured in war and must teach the children of his new master.
y of the slaves lamented and wailed which is mourning the dead, for days. I ended up in the home of Augustus Alexander Socrates Plautus, my master. My job was to teach his children to make them ready ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing
Discuss the view that consolidation rather than expansion was the prime objective of Roman foreign policy between 69 and 211 A.D.
gh vast areas of the known ancient world, is a view which is probably more typical of the period of Augustus' reign rather then any subsequent long-term expansion policies of any of the later emperors ... ather then any subsequent long-term expansion policies of any of the later emperors. Indeed, it was Augustus who envisaged an 'imperium sine fine', but it seems that after A.D 69 emperors did want to ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History
On the Roman Baths:Did the Romans only use the baths to get clean or were there political and social motivations behind the number of romans regularly going to the baths?"
blic baths called 'Balnea' were run by individuals trying to make a profit. These were plentiful in Augustus' time, there were about 170 in Rome, but by Pliny's era 'an infinite number' (1) and at the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays
A last new chapter for The name of the game was murder by Joen Lowery Nixon
came here, thinking I would have a great vacation, learning about writing and talking to the famous Augustus Trevor. Now, Augustus had been killed, I didn't learn one thing about writing and my vacati ... hone and began dialing. I was sure of what was going to happen next."Hello?" Answered a man. It was Augustus's voice over the phone.
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
The Arch of Constantine
mmemorative arches to be recorded date as early as 2nd century BC. However, after the principate of Augustus and his successors, the triumphal arches became a convention of the Imperial scene or "new- ... he was executed in 310. Constantius died on July 25, 306, and his troops proclaimed Constantine as Augustus. Yet, in Rome, the favorite was Maxentius. The system in place at that time (the tetrarchy, ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Augustus
human; for all most precious and sacred object are termed augusta" (Dio Cassius) he gained the name Augustus. He was given this title because the Romans believed him to be superhuman, for it took an a ... tated in Dio Cassius, the power of the senate and the people were given exclusively to the hands of Augustus, which technically created a monarchy. Augustus was the leader who stepped in to pol ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
The Senate's role, contributions and impacts during the Julio-Claudian era:
hameful exploitation of the provinces.The two Triumvirates which were to follow and the presence of Augustus sounded the demise for the Republic, and therefore the rule of the Senate, although, throug ... of the Senate, although, through the Julio-Claudian era, the senate was still very important; with Augustus and Tiberius sincerely interested in maintaining its prestige.Each emperor had a different ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Was the position in the Praetorian Guard or as a Praetorian Prefect a path to power?
uarters (praetorium). The Praetorian Guard was named in imitation of the Cohors Praetoria, and when Augustus became the first ruler in 27 BC he decided such a formation was useful certainly not only i ... ler in 27 BC he decided such a formation was useful certainly not only in war, but also in politics.Augustus transformed the troops into the core of his own elite army at Rome, and also in Italy, whic ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Women and the Law in Rome (A Document Study)
Women and the Law in RomeThis document written by Augustus, gives insight to where women stood under Roman law. Rome was clearly a patriarchal society ... husband, kinsman such as fathers and cousins were allowed to accuse wives of adultery. In the text Augustus states that men above all ought to be the avenger of the marriage bed. His neglect to ackno ... apital punishment and the slave would be sentenced to death.From this document one could infer that Augustus was very big on family and reproduction. He says that there isn't anything better than a wi ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies