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Roman Names

Roman names provide a fascinating glimpse into ancient Roman culture and society. Unlike modern naming conventions, a Roman name typically consisted of three parts: the praenomen, nomen, and cognomen. The praenomen was the first name given to an individual and was used by close family and friends. It was a very limited pool of names, with only abo...

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Roman Children

As soon as a child was born, it was laid at its father's feet. If he raised the child in his arms, he was acknowledging as his own and admitting it to all rights and privileges of membership in a Roman family. If he did not take it out, the child was an outcast, without family or protection. If a child was to be disposed of, it was exposed; that is...

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TRAJAN'S ROME: The Man, the City, the Empire

Produced in conjunction with the Getty Education Institute for the Arts, this unit's six lessons use both primary source texts and the visual arts to situate Roman art in a broader context of social, cultural, and political meaning. Grades 6""9. National Center for History in the Schools, 139 pages....

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Scipio Africanus Personality

Scipio Africanus : Princeps (200 - 190 BCE). "It was said that the people had once been rebuked by Scipio for wishing tomake him consul for an indefinite period and dictator; that he had forbidden the erection of statues to himself in the Comitium, on the Rostra, in the Curia, on the Capitol, in the shrine of Jupiter; that he had also forbidden a d...

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The Mighty Roman Legions: Starving a City Into Submission Wi

The Mighty Roman Legions: Starving a City Into Submission One of the most effective tactics employed by the Roman legions during sieges was the strategy of starvation. When facing a well-fortified city or stronghold, the Romans would often choose to lay siege rather than engage in direct combat. By encircling the city and cutting off its supply li...

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List of Roman Emperors

From Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Augustus) to Flavius Anastasius...

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De Imperatoribus Romanis: Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors

DIR is an on-line encyclopedia on the rulers of the Roman empire from Augustus (27 BC-AD 14) to Constantine XI Palaeologus (1449-1453). The encyclopedia consists of (1) an index of all the emperors who ruled during the empire`s 1500 years, (2) a growing number of biographical essays on the individual emperors, (3) family trees ("stemmata") of impor...

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Constantine: The First Roman Emperor to Sponsor Christianity

Constantine's Christianity. Constantine was a key figure in Roman, Christian, and Byzantine history. He was born in February in the late 280`s A.D., in what is now the city of Nis, in Yugoslavia. His father had risen to the rank of Caesar or deputy emperor and had served under Maximian in the west. When his parents were divorced, Constantine was br...

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What was life like in the Roman army?

In ancient Rome, life in the Roman army was both prestigious and demanding. Joining the army was considered an honorable duty, and soldiers were well-respected in society. However, serving in the Roman army was not for the faint of heart. Training in the Roman army was rigorous and intense. Soldiers were expected to be disciplined, physically fit,...

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Transportation in the Roman World

Transportation in the Roman World was a vital component of the empire's success and expansion. The Romans were innovative in their approach to moving people and goods efficiently across vast distances. Here are some key aspects of transportation in ancient Rome: Roads: The Romans are renowned for their advanced road network, which spanned over 250...

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