Roman Empire
The Roman empire spanned throughout Europe and Northern Africa. It stood from 44 BC to 286 AD. The Roman empire witnessed the time of the gladiator as well as a significant shift in religious views.
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Gladius. Although usually described as a short thrusting sword, it also worked well as a slashing sword. It should be noted that...
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Augustus at the turn of the milennium foresaw the problem, and set about stabilising the borders on the defensible Rhine-Danube...
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The Romans built roads, bridges and aqueducts that stand even today, 2000 years later. They also like the Greeks gave importance...
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It was no author that said it. It was Julius Ceasar who said it when he crossed Rubicon....
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decade is the English term for ten, derived from Latin. However in the Roman army, especially in the later empire, a group of ten...
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Probably out in the open. The palaestra was an open exercise field. The word palaestra itself means gymnasium or more...
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If the word "emperor" were part of the Roman vocabulary, Augustus would have refused it because it's meaning was too close to the...
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AnswerThe rapid spread of Christianity coincided with the decline of the Roman Empire, and some historians believe that...
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The Pax Romana possibly lured the Roman citizens into a false sense of security. Their over ambition, and lack of proper...
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They built it for us... :)
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The two groups that were in the Roman society were the patricians and the plebeians. But please remember that this situation was...
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Shrines are people who get together and worship one certain god. (The ancient Romans used shrines often).
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Roman hygiene was excellent for the ancient world. Not only were the baths famous, but waste was flushed and removed, and the...
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Depending on the time period, you would call a ruler in ancient Rome, a king, a counsul, a dictator, or an emperor. Remember that...
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No, at least not that history mentions. But the Romans knew of the vikings. The ancient writer Tacitus mentions them and their...
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The outlying areas that Rome controlled were called provinces.
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In general Caesar's troops respected and were loyal followers. This is because Caesar would many times personally lead them in...
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Roman shops would sell everything and anything. While they had special places (fora) set aside for things such as meat, fish and...
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Julius Caesar was a good fighter in his wars because he was a good strategist and used rapid troop movements as one of his...
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Augustus was his given name, meaning "great in stature". Caesar meant "ruler". A little change here. Augustus was a title, first...
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The Colosseum was broken and damaged mainly by vandalism. In the Dark and Middle Ages, people stole the marble and other...
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They were the same as our months, except they used Latin. January=Ianuarius, February=Februarius, March=Martius, April=Aprilis,...
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most of Europe and northern Africa
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A group of ten soldiers was called a "contubernium". However this was in the late empire. Originally it was a group of eight men....
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A triumvirate was a rule by three men. This form of government took place twice during the last phase of the Roman republic.
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Marc Antony came into power by being appointed to his various offices by Julius Caesar. He was Caesar's co-counsul at the time of...
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The ancient Romans had practically the same services that we have today. If a house needed its roof repaired, the owner called in...
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Ireland became a centre of learning for Christianity in Europe and many people came to the various places in Ireland, like...
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Because that was what all the people wanted. Also, Roman officials believed he had too much popularity and support, and he posed...
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Because we are still taught the Roman numeral system under rules introduced during the Middle Ages which converts 99 into Roman...
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I think it might be prime numbers written in Roman Numerals...so the next number would be 19 (xix is I think the Roman...
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The average male of ancient Rome would be considered short by our standards. They were only about five feet eight. Now this is...
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Many of the occidental world cultural practics, like marriage, heirasy, democratic republic, law codes, work remuneration,...
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Marc Antony, at the time of his involvement with Cleopatra, was a Roman triumvir. He had supreme Roman authority in the East. He...
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steal a pig from a gypsy, so that his whole family was cursed until his 4th great grandson found the treasure of Kissin' Kate...
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They sometimes put water in their wine Answer: As odd as it seems to us today the Romans often added toxic lead to their wine and...
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Porcia was born between 73 BC and 64 BC, and is recorded that she committed suicide in 42 BC, reputedly by swallowing live coals....
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Simply put, power is acquired in a democracy by being elected to office. However, there are positions in an elected office that...
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The old city of Constaninople is now Istanbul in present day Turkey.
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no they did not due to the fact that a sponsor would have to pay for a gladiators replacement if they died, sponsors usually let...
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The Roman Empire was at its greatest extent in the very early 2nd century BC At its peak the Roman Empire ranged from Aberdeen,...
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he died in battle 72bc
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Hannibal Barca .
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The Islamic invasion of Europe was stopped by Charles Martel in the famous Battle of Poitiers also known as Battle of Tours on...
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Octavian established the principate, established the Pax Romana, reformed the army, rebuilt the city of Rome, established a...
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No. The blacksmith god Hephaestus was also a god of volcanoes. The greek believed the volcano represented a smith's furnace and...
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The gladiators fought all large and exotic animals. Bears, bulls, rhinos, lions, panthers, ostriches, elephants, these are just a...
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Roman history and myths are throughout western culture. The calender that we use is a product of Rome and so are the names of...
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A basin or tub would be a labrium. A storage tub, for liquid such as wine would be a dolium.
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Tiberius, Augustus' step-sonCaligula, the son of Germanicus Caesar who should have succeded Tiberius but was killed by...
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The use of slave labor on farms did not hurt the small farmer. It was the taking over of the small farmer's land that hurt the...
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Rome had a profound impact upon the Western Hemisphere - at its height, the Roman Empire controlled half of Europe, including...
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The rules of Trigon have not drifted down to us, but here's what we do know about it. The players stood in a triangle of about 20...
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The real meaning is I came, I saw, I conquered
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The advantages of the seven hills was that the Romans could protect them selves from any attacks from the side of the hills. They...
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The pax romana was important because it was a time of relative peace and prosperity. Under these conditions ,Roman civilization,...
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Slavery lasted longer than the Roman empire. It began thousands of years before the Romans existed and continued until at least...
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People paid nothing to watch the gladiators. All entertainment in ancient Rome was free. They might even come away with a prize...
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The Roman army brought the standard Roman entertainments with them wherever they went. The ruins of many Roman forts show arenas...
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Omnes viae Romam ducunt.
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To be accepted into the Roman army one had to be freeborn and relatively physically fit. (If you were accepted, the army would...
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The custom among the Franks was not that the eldest son became king of all, but that the kingdom was divided among heirs. When...
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Mostly very good. Plebeians, by the time of the Pax Romana were part of the wealthy aristocratic class. Of course, there were...
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Gaul was a vast territory, the largest preset day country being France. However in Roman times it consisted not only of France,...
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The difficulty is that the way we write out Roman today is different to the way the Romans actually did themselves. This is...
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The Roman senate was a consulting body. They were the ones who debated issues and at times tried high profile court cases. They...
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At the beginning of the city the commoners were called the Plebeians.
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bread and wheat. milk and water animals
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The Romans set up a republic in 509 BC.
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Yes and no. At the very beginning of the city, the plebeians were banned from the senate. However as they gained their rights...
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He gets sucked up the chocolate chute in the chocolate river.
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Some of the upper class did but not Romans as a whole.
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In Latin, "Caesar" means "hairy" or "having a full head of hair". It was an ironic surname for Julius Caesar who was half bald.
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Pagane religion beliefs and Christian beliefs where not compatible at all. and the pagane religion was the one that Rome had the...
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Caesar was a power-hungry egomaniac and never did anything except to boost his own power and prestige. Brutus was a nostalgic...
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No, all public entertainments were free. The only restrictions were in the seating, as people were seated by class and gender.
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An ancient ship with two banks of oars was called a bireme from the Latin word biremis meaning two-oared.
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The Goths, Burgundians, Franks, and Vandals (Germanic Tribes). and i think some other people, but i can't remember.
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Yes. He had 2 sisters both named Julia, the youngest was the grandmother of Octavian.
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James Mason.
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My meat and Larry Bird fought. :)
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Although he was born at Antium, Nero made his home in Rome.
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(NAM) could refer to several things: The Non-Aligned Movement, of which Hosni Mubarak of Egypt is the current head, The National...
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Twenty Miles
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No, the Jewish historian Josephus is the only one who provides even a little information about Pilate's life before 26 A.D. when...
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After the collapse of the Roman Empire it fell into disuse and disrepair, though still standing. During the Middle Ages it was...
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The Gaulic Wars began in 58 BC and were ended in 51 BC. So by 51 BC Rome had taken over much of what is present day France.
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We don't know for certain, but scholars think he was about 70 years old. We know he died in 4 BC and sources say that he was born...
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They were known as Vandals.
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No emperor commissioned the forum. The forum was begun way, way back in the time of the Tarquin kings. The area covered by the...
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Roman auxiliaries provided a wide variety of services upon which the Roman Army depended such as cavalry , archers , infantry ,...
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Rome had an advanced sewer system. The tributary sewers emptied into the Cloaca Maxima, the great sewer, and from there waste was...
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He cut out one of his senates eyes so he could of controlled his anger
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Julius Caesar had a lot going for him that made him a great commander. He had a good grasp of strategy and the Roman...
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