The Roman Games
There were two kinds of roman games: ludi scaenici and ludi circenses. If at first the games of the early Roman republic had religious significance, then later the ‘secular’ games …
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List of the Major Battles in Roman History
This is an attempt at a list of the major battles and military incidents to have taken place in the course of Roman history: YEAR PLACE WINNERS (Commander) LOSERS (Commander) …
Emperor Augustus
Life: 63 BC – 14 AD Augustus’s Character and Appearance The future emperor Augustus was born into an equestrian family as Gaius Octavius in Rome on 23 September 63 BC. …
Gaius Julius Caesar
Life: 100 – 44 BC Caesar was tall, fair-haired, well built and of sound health. though he did suffer from the occasional epileptic fit. The historian Suetonius writes about Julius …
The Late Roman Republic
Period: 123 – 23 BC The story of the late Roman republic is essentially a tragic one. Yet the various causes for the demise of the republic are far from …
The Early Roman Republic
Period: 510 – 124 BC The Latin words res publica, which are perhaps best translated as ‘public affairs,’ are the source of today’s term ‘republic.’ The Early Republic – The …
The Roman Kings
Period: 753 – 510 BC Historical details are still too obscure for any definite records of Rome under the Roman kings, All remains half mythical. But it was under the …