Ancient Rome

Augustus

Emperor Augustus [photos and text] (Cedar Rapids Museum of Art)...

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Lucullus With Cimon (Comparison)

A comparison of Lucullus and Cimon reveals intriguing parallels and contrasts between these two influential figures from ancient history, both of whom played significant roles in their respective city-states, Rome and Athens. Here's a concise comparison of Lucullus and Cimon: Lucullus: Era: Lucullus lived during the late Roman Republic in the 1st c...

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Philopoemen With Flamininus (Comparison)

Plutarch's Comparison of Philopoemen with Flamininus is a short essay in which he compares and contrasts the lives and careers of two famous figures: Philopoemen of Megalopolis (c. 253–183 BC) and Titus Quinctius Flamininus (c. 229–174 BC). Philopoemen was a Greek general and statesman who played a key role in the Achaean League, a coalition of Gre...

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Anecdotes & Stories

Anecdotes as Historical Evidence for the Principate. By Richard Saller....

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Beneficiarii Consularis

A Reassessment of the Functions of beneficiarii consularis by Robert L. Dise, Jr. (The University of Northern Iowa) The Ancient History Bulletin, vol 9.2 (1995) 72-85 [Rome] [Political Resources]...

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Oratorical Proof

Appropriation and the Reversal as a Basis for Oratorical Proof by Andrew M. Riggsby Originally CP 90.3 (1995) 245-56. [Rome] [Political Resources]...

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Ancient History Sourcebook: Augustan Encomiums

, c. 31 BCE - 14 CE by Horace From: William Stearns Davis, ed., Readings in Ancient History: Illustrative Extracts from the Sources, 2 Vols. (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1912-13), Vol. II: Rome and the West, pp. 174-179. [Rome] [Political Resources]...

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Pagina domestica P. Vergili Maronis Vergil's Home Page

Links to Vergil sites of all sorts..... [Rome] [Literary Resources]...

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Read classical authors on-line!

Page maintained by John R. Lenz at Drew University [Rome] [Literary Resources]...

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Loricae Romanae

"This set of pages presents images and information about the construction, decoration and function of Imperial cuirasses of the first two centuries A.D. and the problems in dealing with archaeological and iconographic evidence. Note: Quotes from other sources and Roman words denoted by Italics." [Rome] [Military History]...

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