Roman Republic
There are 821 items in Roman Republic:
Fasces
Fasces: set of rods bound in the form of a bundle which contained an axe. In ancient Rome, the bodyguards of a magistrate carried fasces. …Fidenae
Fidenae: town near Rome, modern Castel Giubileo. Reconstruction of an Iron Age hut Fidenae was an ancient Latin (or Sabine?) town along the…First Punic War
First Punic War (264-241 BCE): the first of three wars between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian Empire, in which Rome conquered Sicily. Sicily According to…First Triumvirate
Triumvir or tresvir: member of a college of three members. The expression is mostly used to describe the First Triumvirate (60 BCE; Pompey the Great, Crassus, and Julius Caesar) and Second Triumvirate (43 BCE; Marc Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian). …Florus on Eunus
The most important source for the career of the Syrian slave leader Eunus is that of Publius Annius Florus, the author of an epitome of the History of Rome since its foundation of the great Roman historian Titus Livy (59…Florus on Spartacus
Publius Annius Florus (c.70? - c.140?): Roman author, published a brief work on the history of the Roman empire during the reign of the emperor Hadrian (117-138).Spartacus was the leader of an army of runaway slaves that shook Italy in…M. Furius Camillus (1)
Marcus Furius Camillus (c.435-365 VC): Roman general and statesman, captured Veii, annexed Tusculum and put an end to the conflict of the orders. He was called the "second founder" of Rome.Preliminary remarks …Germania Inferior (1)
Germania inferior: small province of the Roman empire, situated along the Lower Rhine. Its capital was Cologne.Roman Conquest Oceanus Julius Caesar was…Germania Inferior (8)
Germania inferior: small province of the Roman empire, situated along the Lower Rhine. Its capital was Cologne.Taxes, trade and crafts The economic development of Germania Inferior and Gallia Belgica was not identical. The Rhine zone was a slow starter. It was almost a century after the…
Gheriat el-Garbia, Northeastern gate, Inside |
Gladiator
Gladiator: professional (or slave) fighter who engaged in combat in a Roman amphitheater. Mosaic of two gladiators (Kourion) Gladiator – nearly everybody has…
Gladiator relief |