Roman Missal

English writer, William Shakespeare, wrote the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. The story takes place toward the end of the Roman Republic in 44 BC in Ancient Rome. The play follows the words and actions of the Roman senators, plebeians and their emperor Julius Caesar. As the story begins, readers find out the many of the senators are not pleased with Caesar as a ruler of the Roman people. Two characters, Brutus and Cassius are especially passionate about killing Caesar to end his rule. Through discussing

most beautiful structures. Construction of the building took place between 117AD and 135AD (Laale, 76). Vitruoya, a Roman architect designed the structure. The library was to memorize Celsus Polemeanus, a Roman senator, province of Asia General Governor. It was Julius Aquila-Celsus’ son initiative. Specifically Celsus loved books. The design of the library takes the form of Roman architecture (Francis, Jarzombek, & Prakash, 65). Celsus grave was under the ground floor inside a tomb of marble and

Romania in direct contact with the Roman Empire from 106 C.E. to 271 C.E. Romania’s folk-like beliefs, arts, and culture was inspired by its interaction with the thriving Romans in the Common Era which help shape present-day Romania. Romania was first colonized by a tribe called the Dacians and later came into contact with the conquering Romans and started thriving under Roman rule (Stanford 1839). Under the Romans, the Dacian tribe incorporated their culture and the Romans culture together and flourished

Gaius Marius was born into a poor family. He began his political career serving in the military is Spain. According to Livy, he was elected Tribune of the People in 119. His general at the time was very impressed with him and helped he achieve this status. He then served under Metellus in the war against Jugurtha, but Metellus was not a successful leader and failed. When Marius returned back to Rome ran for consul and won the election. He then broke his first law, and persuaded the comitia tribute

Marcus Brutus was the most clever of all, even down to the detail of being a family man. Not many people know what it takes to be a good politic, family man, and friend. Not many people know how to pick out who are the good guys. It does not cross their mind that maybe they are just getting the but of the story. Or maybe they do, but how is Marcus Brutus portrayed to them? How do they see him? This is such a labeled universe. How hard is it to not put a label on someone or something? Yeah Brutus

Hannibal Barca was born in 247 BC to the great Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca and a mother native to Spain. He was born during the First Punic War between Carthage and Rome. When he was six years old, Carthage lost the war, and Rome forced Carthage to pay large amount of money; they were also forced to give up their entire navy, save a few dozen trade vessels. After Hamilcar’s loss, he took Hannibal and his Carthaginian army to Spain to secure more land and money for Carthage. In Spain, Hamilcar

the Roman culture was unparalleled (Fiero 139). The location of Rome on the Italian peninsula put them in a prime location to encounter rich cultures such as the Greeks. Roman culture would not have been the same if it had not been for the Greeks, because they incorporated multiple aspects of the culture into their everyday life. The Romans were heavily influenced by Greek philosophy, theology, literature, art, and architecture. Greek philosophy was renowned. So much so that the Romans modeled

Cicero expressed that the importance of religion is political; controlling the population, preventing Chaos, and promote loyalty to Rome (Encyclopedia of Britannica). The Imperial Cult sanctioned that all Emperors and relatives of the Emperors are Gods and Goddesses, had temples built to worship them (Rome Religion Gallery), and held the belief that if someone saves another persons life they must be treated as a God by the person (Encyclopedia). The honor of being seen as a God was known to be difficult

was decidedly more complex than just a simple rise and fall of power. Constantine was undoubtably the first emporer to embrace Christianity to its’ fullest extent. His reforms and changes, incluing making the capitol Constantinople, further pushed Roman society into a Christian society. Constatine was not raised as a Christian and was never baptized. He fell in love with Christianity on the battlefield. Possibly the biggest turning point in Christian history is Constatines belief that he has seen

in the Colosseum went on to become tremendous war heroes, due to the intense training provided by the emperor. Gladiators always wore clothing that resembled other nations that the Roman army seized. They were also given unorthodox weapons to fight with and their battles usually illustrated famous ones fought by the Roman army. Sometimes, the ‘damnati ad mortem’, individuals who committed ruthless crimes, went into the arena without a weapon. Gladiators were mostly captives of war or slaves of the