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Lex Sempronia Agraria
A supposed hero to the poor, Tiberius became a serious threat to the Roman elite's way of life when, in 133 B.C., he introduced a law to reform Rome's use of public land.
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The Origins and Intentions of the Social War
A war from 91-88 B.C., the Social War was a war waged in the name of independence, which paradoxically led to the allied states becoming tied even closer to Rome.
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Legacy of Emperor Constantine I
Constantine unified the Empire and built Constantinople. He also established secular authority over religious matters and the first steps into feudalism.
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Life of Constantine the Great
As sole ruler after forty years, Constantine established Christianity and set the empire on the path to feudalism.
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Agriculture In Ancient Rome
Having evolved from mere farmers to the most powerful men in the known world, the roman elite recognized that Rome's true strength lay in her citizens' love of the land.
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Plebeian Life in Ancient Rome
In Ancient Rome, many poor people lived in squalid, rickety apartment blocks called insulae, (islands). These were badly built, unsafe, unhealthy and always overcrowded.
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The Origins of the First Punic War
The first war in a series of conflicts which led to Rome's dominance of the mediterranean, but how did it start, and why?
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The Vestal Virgins
The Vestal Virgins were the only female priesthood in Rome. Their virginity protected the state and death awaited any vestal that broke her vows.
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Faunas and Silvanus
Faunus and Silvanus were ancient Roman gods who represented the relationship between the wild places and domestic farmland of the roman countryside
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Roman Occupations
From the gentleman farmers of the elite to the tradesmen of the lower orders, day-to-day life varied hugely between the classes in Ancient Rome.
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The Goddess Vesta
Vesta was the guardian of the hearth of each home and the sacred fire of the city of Rome herself.
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The Battle Of Cannae
Hannibal of Carthage swore to his father that he would take revenge on Rome. What followed was the Second Punic War; a war that would shape one Empire and doom another.
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The Battle Of Lake Trasimene
Hannibal of Carthage swore to his father that he would take revenge on Rome. What followed was the Second Punic War; a war that would shape one Empire and doom another.
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The Battle Of The Trebbia
Hannibal of Carthage swore to his father that he would take revenge on Rome. What followed was the Second Punic War; a war that would shape one Empire and doom another.
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The God Janus
Janus was a dual headed god, he acted as an intermediary between the gods and mortals, governed the thresholds of buildings and one year and the next.
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The God Mars
Mars was a well known italic deity. He became the pre-eminent Roman god of war at the advent of the Roman republic
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The God Quirinus
Quirinus was an ancient and mysterious god of the Romans. Worshipped in conjunction with Mars and Jupiter, his cult dates back to Rome's earliest foundations
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The Goddess Venus
Venus was a minor deity of flowers and gardens until several notable Romans including Julius Caesar made her their patron
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The God Jupiter
Also known as Jove and Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Jupiter was the primary god of the Romans. One of the most ancient Italic gods, he governed portents and the sky
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Schools In Ancient Rome
Despite the preferred tradition of fathers teaching sons, few parents had time to provide their children with the full education required for success in Ancient Rome.
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The Goddess Juno
Popular throughout Italy, Juno was a major public deity and a patron goddess of women, fertility and childbirth
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The Roman Goddess Minerva
An Italic goddess of great antiquity, Minerva was part of the Capitoline triad, a goddess of wisdom, arts and crafts and even war.
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Early Education in Ancient Rome
A child's education, that of a girl's as well as a boy's, was extremely important to Roman parents, especially to those members of the upper class.
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Eastern Versus Western Roman Empire Compared
When the Roman Empire dissolved into Eastern and Western entities, the East became the Byzantine Empire while the West forged a new identity tied to the Latin Church.
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The Working Women of Ancient Rome
Many thousands of women lived and worked in Ancient Rome, yet for one to prove that they even existed, the evidence can usually only be found on their tombstones.
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