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Camillus

Camillus, whose full name was Marcus Furius Camillus, was a prominent and celebrated figure in ancient Rome during the 5th century BCE. He is primarily known for his military leadership and statesmanship, and his contributions played a significant role in the early history of the Roman Republic. Here's a short description of Camillus: Military Lead...

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Cleomenes

Cleomenes I (reigned c. 520–490 BC) was the son of Anaxandridas II and a powerful and ambitious ruler of Sparta. He was known for his military prowess, his political acumen, and his ruthless pragmatism. Cleomenes I played a key role in the Spartan victory in the Second Messenian War (c. 600–560 BC). He also led a successful expedition against Athen...

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Fabius With Pericles (Comparison)

A comparison of Fabius and Pericles reveals intriguing parallels and contrasts between these two prominent figures from ancient history, both of whom played significant roles in their respective city-states, Rome and Athens. Here's a concise comparison of Fabius and Pericles: Fabius: Era: Fabius lived during the Roman Republic in the 3rd century BC...

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Roman Provincial Administration

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Tiberius And Caius Gracchus With Agis And Cleome(Comparison)

Here is a table comparing and contrasting the Gracchi brothers (Tiberius and Caius) and the Spartan kings (Agis IV and Cleomenes III): CharacteristicTiberius and Caius GracchusAgis IV and Cleomenes IIINationalityRomanGreekPolitical affiliationPopular partySpartan royal familyReformsAgrarian reform, grain subsidies, public worksDebt cancellation, la...

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Josephus' References to Crucifixion

"Josephus (b. 37 C.E.) is our best literary source for the practice of crucifixion in Israel during the Greco-Roman period. As a general in command of the Jewish forces of Galilee in the Great Revolt against Rome (66-73 C.E.), he reports his attempts to save the lives of three crucified captives by appealing directly to the Roman general Titus. One...

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Lenocinium Scope and Consequences

by Andrew M. Riggsby Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stifung fur Rechtsgeschite, romanische Abteilung 112 (1995) 423-7. [Rome] [Political Resources]...

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Resources for Augustan Studies

Courtesy of Eric Kondratieff. [Rome] [Political Resources]...

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Virgil.org

A very useful collection of links and resources by David Wilson-Okamura. Copyright © 1998 David Wilson-Okamura. [Rome] [Literary Resources]...

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The VERGILProject

The Vergil Project is a collaborative enterprise dedicated to collecting, creating, and disseminating resources for teaching and research about Vergil. Its main goal is to develop an on-line, interactive hypertext database of all materials that might be of interest to any student of Vergil, from the novice to the professional scholar, from the pass...

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