Alba Longa

Gaius Julius Caesar 12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), known by his cognomen Julius Caesar, was a Roman politician and military general who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. He is also known as an author of Latin prose. In 60 BC, Caesar, Crassus and Pompey formed a political alliance that dominated Roman politics for several years. Their attempts to amass power as Populares were opposed by the Optimates within

Hayley Chambers ` Blue History Mr. O’Neill May 19th, 2015 Women of Rome and Their Freedom Many women broke out of their stereotypical female role and image, and depending on the social class, most women tried to use their power to help other women, however some used their freedom for their own benefit. Women were treated as lesser beings that needed to be monitored by and they were treated as property, which needed to be taken care of. Male guardians for women was a prominent tradition within

growth and formation of the city, both architecturally and civically, and contributing to the eventual success of the urbs. According to myth, Rome was founded by the twin brothers, Romulus and Remus. The twins were the grandsons of King Numitor of Alba Longa, who was overthrown. The new king, King Amulius, was worried that male heirs of the old king would come back and take the crown from him, so he forced the twins’ mother to become a Vestal Virgin. The mother became pregnant and as a punishment for

Introduction. Greek mythological heroes, and Roman mythological heroes share similar trades, however are different in many ways. These similarities and differences can be identified when looking at the means for the creation of a hero, and a hero’s life (birth, challenges, death), and how they become a hero. Thus will this easay discuses Greek and roman heroes from the Trojan war to identify the similarities and difference between them. Important to use primary sources to identify the similarities

The Legacy of the Ancient Roman Civilization There have been many amazing and influential empires in Western civilization. Of these historical empires, the legacy of the Ancient Roman Civilization seems to be the most prevalent. Rome, by no means, was an empire that grew overnight. #Roman civilization was twelve hundred years of developing, flourishing and ultimately disintegrating. This was a period of time of innovation, creation, and Roman domination. The civilization owes much of its

Romulus and his twin brother Remus founded the city of Rome on the 21st of April 753 BC. According to the legend, Rome’s origins can be traced back to Aeneas, who, after the destruction of Troy, approached the coasts of Latium and founded the city of Alba Longa after marrying the daughter of the Latin king. When Proclus, the last king died, he left the reign to his two sons and a rivalry rose between them resulting in Amulius, who had originally be exiled from the government, seizing the thrown and killing

The Life of The Roman Empire The importance of the Roman Empire and the role that played in history it’s undeniable. There are a lot of things people may know about the Roman Empire for Example, everyone knows or at least have a good idea about their conquests, Emperors and their gladiators who were in charge of entertaining the public in the coliseums of ancient Rome. However, The Roman Empire was more than their gladiators and their spectacles of blood. The purpose of this paper is to delve into

the Romans celebrated the traditional festival of the Parilia (the festival was aimed at cleansing both shepherds and sheep), in honour of the god/goddess of the shepherds and sheep. The legend of the founding by Romulus explains how Numitor of Alba Longa, the local king, was thrown out by his younger brother Amulius. The only way to secure his position as king, Amulius murdered Numitors sons and the forced Numitors daughter, Rhea Silvia, to become a vestal virgin. He did this to prevent her from

“Multa ferunt anni venientes commode secum, Multa recendentes adimiunt” – “The years as they come bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away” – Horace (65BC – 8BC) Abstract This essay investigates the role of religion and the importance of Roman society and politics. It will show the origin of Roman Religion, such as the pantheon, origin myths and the effect of foreign influence on Rome. This paper will also go into

The Imagery of Fire in Virgil’s Aeneid In discussing fire imagery in the Aeneid I will attempt in the course of this paper to bring in an analytic device to aid in assembling the wide array of symbols into a more uniform set of meaning. Consistently throughout the Aeneid, fire serves to provoke the characters to action. Action which otherwise it is not clear they would enter upon. Fire clears the way for the juggernaut plot to advance. Juno, first of all, described as burning - pondering (with