Tag: Rome

Sulla should arrive back in Italy in the spring of 83 BC and marched on Rome determined to restore his will upon the city. But the Roman government controlled greater troops than his own, more so the Samnites wholeheartedly flung themselves into the struggle against Sulla, who to them represented se...

Lectures The Geography of ItalyThe EtruscansThe Roman RepublicRoman Expansion and the Punic WarsThe Civil WarThe Rise of Julius CasearInstructional Goal: Students will know the major developments of the Etruscan civilization and understand the impact it had on the Roman civilization. I. The earliest...

YearNameNotes49 BC44 BCJulius CaesarDied March 14, 44 BC.Murdered by Gaius Cassius and Marcus Brutus.44 BC31 BCMarc Antony31 BC14 ADAugustus (Octavianus)Died August 19, 14 AD.14 AD37 ADTiberiusDied March 16, 37 AD.37 AD41 ADGaius Julius Caesar Germanicus (Caligula)Died January 24, 41 AD.Widely regar...

For several years after the defeat of Antiochus, Rome was involved in no foreign wars in the east. But the uneasiness of the populations under her power grew. Philip V of Macedon continued to plot and scheme, but dared not risk another conflict with Rome. But in 179 BC Phlip V died and his son Perse...

Caesar's early LifeCaesar goes into ExileCaesar returns from ExileCaesar in SpainCaesar allies with Pompey and CrassusThe First TriumvirateCaesar becomes Governor of GaulCaesar defeats the HelvetiansCaesar defeats the GermansCaesar defeats the NerviiCaesar launches Attacks on Germany and BritainGaul...

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Two important events marked the reign of Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor of Rome. He made Christianity a lawful religion in Roman society, and he founded the city of Constantinople, the brilliant capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Flavius Valerius Constantinus was born in the Ro...

Tiberius GracchusGaius Gracchus The brief emergence and demise of each of the brothers Gracchus (Tiberius in 133 BC, Gaius in 120 BC) onto the scene of Roman politics should send shock waves through the entire structure of the Roman state of such magnitude that their effects would be felt for genera...

Two men had risen to prominence as supporters of Sulla. One was Publius Licinius Crassus (117-53 BC), who had played a major part in the victory of the Colline Gate for Sulla. The other, Gnaeus Pompeius (106-48 BC), known to the modern historians as Pompey, was a youthful commander of remarkable mil...

Lectures The Geography of ItalyThe EtruscansThe Roman RepublicRoman Expansion and the Punic WarsThe Civil WarThe Rise of Julius CasearInstructional Goal: Students will know the facts surrounding the rise of Julius Caesar to power and understand how he transformed Rome into an empire. I. With Marius ...

So powerful were the positions of the two leaders, that they felt secure enough to challenge Sulla's constitution. Both by the terms of Sulla's laws were barred from standing for the consulship. Pompey was too young and Crassus was required to let a year pass between his position as praetor before h...

Embark on a captivating journey through the annals of history as we set sail on a voyage back in time to the awe-inspiring civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome. These cradles of Western civilization have left an indelible mark on the world, shaping art, philosophy, governance, and culture for ce...