Roman Emperor Theodosius

In conclusion, Claudius was a very good emperor since a very young age. He helped a lot of people and also many communities/towns. When something bad happened he knew what to do and then saved the day. He was a very important ruler, that changed a lot of things and did a lot of good

In 497 A.D., Theodora was born to her mother, an actress, and her father, Akakios, who was a bear-keeper, on the outskirts of the Byzantine Empire (Cartwright). She was born into the societal group known as the lower class but would scratch her way up to become empress of the Byzantine Empire. Theodora is undoubtedly one of the most influential women in ancient western civilization.

Throughout the period of Roman emperors, there were many good emperors who brought wealth and prosperity, but there were bad emperors who brought terror and poverty. Emperor Titus Augustus was one of the emperors who brought wealth and prosperity. He had one of the most popular rules, even though he only ruled for about 3 years. He was, also, nicknamed the “darling of the human race” by Suetonius (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica). Although Emperor Titus had a short rule, he brought wealth and prosperity, thus making his rule have a positive impact on the Roman Empire.

Marcus Ulpius Trajanus, notoriously known as the Roman Emperor Trajan was born September 18, most likely in the year 52 AD of Spanish origin. He was an educated man with a powerful, masculine figure. A bronze sculpture at Harvard University showcases his physique in ceremonial armor standing as if addressing his troops. He possessed a true sense of dignity and humbleness which to the Romans made him an emperor of true virtue. He was an emperor who truly enjoyed war; his passion for war came from the fact that he was very good at it. He was a brilliant general, as shown by his military achievements. He was naturally very popular with the troops, especially due to his willingness to share in the hardships alongside his soldiers.

The “human form” has changed through art over long periods of time and how each civilization uses their own style to create these pieces is how art gets its depth. I'm going to be talking about one of each sculpture from every major period and explain how each one has its own flavor and own unique style. I will be talking about the Prehistoric period, Egyptian style, Greek style and Roman styles. I also have a list of vocabulary words i will be pointing out in bold to explain how these are used in sculptures.

Constantine made many contributions as a leader. One contribution that he made as a leader was after his father died. Western Rome was experiencing many civil wars at the time. Maximian’s son, Maxentius, felt entitled to the land because it had once belonged to his father. Constantine felt authorized to take the land because it had also once belonged to his father. Constantine was successful at

When we think about the historical significance of Rome, it comes down to its leaders and how these leaders ruled in their era. Confidence, commitment, inspiration, intuition, and creativity, are all essential traits that a ruler must possess. In my opinion, no one has demonstrated these important characteristics better than Caesar Augustus, or better known as Octavian. Octavian showed how good of administrator he was, which was well needed after years of civil strife and social unrest. On the other hand, military genius, Julius Caesar, was lacking in administrative qualities which infect, lead his era to have a period of civil war and bloodshed.

“Tiberius was the second emperor of Rome and a highly-successful soldier whose reputation for arrogance and debauchery is probably unfounded” (BBC History)

The Goths rebelled again in 395 this time under Alaric. While this Gothic army never won any major battles they totally defeated by the Romans. Alaric invaded Italy in 402 but was pushed back by Stilicho. While the Romans were trying to deal with the Goths the Vandals, Suebi, and Alans crossed the Rhine into Roman Empire. Alaric invaded Italy again in 407 and this time Stilicho paid him 4,000 pounds in gold to leave. By paying off the Goths this made Stilicho an enemy in the eyes of the some officials and eventually Stilicho was executed which left the West Empire without a strong general. Eventually this led to the sack of Rome in 410. While Rome wasn’t politically important anymore it was the most symbolic city in the world at the time. People were ‘Roman citizens’ not Milanian citizens. Sacking Rome sent an enormous message not only to the Emperor but to the other German tribes that if we can sack Rome, then anybody can sack

Alaric did not want to sack Rome, and tried various ways to reason and negotiate with the romans. Starting at the end of 408 ad, the goths army remained outside of Rome in an attempt to force them to meet their demands. The Goths remained there for over a year-and-a-half, creating their own empire to pressure the roman emperor into paying them. Eventually, Alaric’s army began to grow impatient and desired to attack. In august, 410, Alaric was almost successful in negotiating with the romans, convincing the emperor of Rome, Honorius, to meet with him. However, instead he was attacked by an ally of Honorius, who tried to kill him. Alaric survived the attack and gave up trying to negotiate, finally allowing his army to sack Rome. The Goths succeeded in sacking Rome, leaving them weakened. This was the first successful sack of Rome for over 800 years. The goths took some prisoners and destroyed and looted parts of the city. However, the attack was fairly restrained for the time, as many buildings were left intact and relatively few citizens were killed. This event was still enough to cause significant damage to the Roman

Constantine the ruler of the Roman Empire had been surrounded by many controversies during his reign (Cameron, 14). He was the son of a great warrior and he defeated Manutius a great ruler at Milia Bridge. He had gained much respect and admiration among the Romans as a fair ruler. He emerged as a ruler who supported Christianity and then became popular as a Christian ruler himself. His reign and victory over the Roman Empire is a significant event in the history of Christian religion. With the Edict of Milan in 313 Christianity was recognized as a religion, and the followers were free to practice Christianity without fear. It has been argued that Constantine failed to treat different religions equally as paganism (Cameron, 57). Constantine also sponsored churches, promoted Christians to high government ranks, exempted taxes for the clergy. In the latter days of his rule Constantine had a stricter approach towards Christianity and professed that there is one God, the Christian God. He rewarded building temples into churches. He played a key role in framing important church policies namely The Council of Arles, A.D. 314 and The Council of Nicaea, A.D. 325.

Emperor Nero Emperor Nero ruled from 54 A.D until his death by suicide 14 years later. His birth name was Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. His mother, Agrippina the Younger, was a sister of Emperor Caligula. Nero was a great-nephew of Emperor Claudius. He was also related to the Roman politician and general, Mark Antony.

Have you ever waged war against your wife? Caesar Octavian Augustus did. Augustus was a great leader. Leaders are necessary because they need to show leadership amongst the people and unite the people as one doing anything to keep them safe. Caesar Octavian Augustus was one of Rome’s greatest leaders by showing that at the age of 19, he can rule one of the most powerful nations by any means including war (http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/augustus.html)

My film is a fictional tale based on historic events and using legitimate historical characters. Under the genre of war/political drama, this film focuses greatly on the final period of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and the Peloponnesian League. Many scenes in the film take place in Athens during a period of upheaval und unrest; therefore, filming scenes in sets of the Agora, will capture the scale of Athens at the time. One example is the trial of Cleophon, a scene that will be shot in a reconstruction of the Heliaia, the courthouse of Athens. An earlier scene detailing the arrest of Cleophon takes place in his fictional office on the outskirts of the Agora.

Following the assassination of Caesar, in accordance with his great uncle's will, Octavius held celebratory games in Caesar's honor. Doing so, at great personal expense, he garnered the overwhelming support of the public as well as Caesar's legions of troops. Due to the huge importance the Roman citizenry placed on games Augustus won the support of the