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(that means the armies and the treasuries). Brutus took all of the wealth he had and turned it into Roman gold/silver coins which he imprinted his face on. In the latter half of 42 BC, Brutus and Cassius fought Mark Antony and Octavian (later emperor Augustus) in two battles near Philippi, Greece. Cassius had his freedman kill

Julia Rush Ms. Hickey Latin I 04/26/2017 Top 10 Worst Roman Emperors The Roman Empire was vast at its peak and its influence is still felt today in our forms of military, government, and society in general. Ruled over for a time by emperors, the empire had periods of greatness and periods of decline. This list looks at ten of the emperors who have left their mark on history for being so dreadful. Thesis statement? 10. Domitian: was born October 24, 5 in Rome with his uncle Flavius Sabinus.

The film The Two Gladiators by the director Caiano has elements that are in alignment as well as contradictions with class materials and the book The Antonines: the Roman Empire which has the call number 937.07 G767a. The shortcomings of the films are contributed from the nature of dramatization, short budget, poor script and perhaps mediocre research effort. Despite so, there were five prominently consistent events portrayed in the film with the materials in class. The first was the succession of

use and role in the Roman system also changed. They helped the Emperor project his power and influence along with expanding and growing the nation. This transition of the government and the military was guided and directed by the great Emperor Augustus. Augustus established a stable political and social system for Rome that lasted for some time. On September 23, 63 BC, Gaius Octavius was born. His father, who he was named after, just recently gained entrance into the Senate with his praetorship in

the wars sort of formed the gladiatorial contest in ancient Rome. The Romans were fascinated and pleasured by violence, bloodshed, and human suffering the gladiatorial games. The gladiatorial contests began at the reign of their first emperor Augustus to pay tribute to their warrior traditions. The Romans built artificial battlefields within amphitheaters in cities and towns for public entertainment. It is very obvious that gladiatorial contest were important because of the enormous size of the

Gaius Octavius Thurinus, also known as Augustus, was the first Emperor and founder of the Roman Empire ruling from 27 B.C.E. until his death in 14 C.E. He succeeded Julius Caesar after his death in 44 B.C.E. and changed Rome from a Republic to an Empire. Quite arguably Augustus was one of the greatest Roman rulers in history. He was responsible for changing the structure of government by controlling elections and saw to it that promising young men, whatever their origin, served the state as administrators

The Romans were recognized and renowned for their engineering accomplishments, having pioneered engineering materials and structures, some standing till date. Despite these achievements, they have been accused of failing in aesthetics. I believe terming Roman architecture as failure aesthetically is extreme due to their pragmatic nature and practical approach, evident from the aqueducts, the amphitheatre and Roman temples. The Romans constructed aqueducts to transport water from different sources

Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus was born in 12 A.D. He was the third son of Augustus’ adopted grandson, general Germanicus and his wife, Agrippina the Elder. During his childhood, his mother and father would dress him up in a miniature uniform, which later made the general’s troops give him the nickname “Caligula,” which means “little boot” in Latin. After Germanicus died in 17 A.D., Caligula’s family fell from favor in the eyes of the emperor Tiberius and Sejanus, who saw the sons as political rivals

senator “Quintus Vitellius appeared as a gladiator in the munus given by Octavian” (Barton 9). Other instances where members of the Roman elite quite clearly violated the bans that were put into place by the senate include that of 11 A.D., when Augustus gave permission to Roman knights to fight, as the prohibition was “of no use” (as quoted

hero because he led the Roman Empire in 280 bce to 285 bce. Julius reformed the Roman Republic, he brought down roman debt, and he expanded the senate to nine hundred men, he even set up a calendar and named July after himself and named August after Augustus. Julius provided land to the poor and set up public work programs and created jobs for the unemployed people. Many found Julius Caesar important because he helped a lot. Secondly, Caesar granted citizenship to the people living in Roman territories