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94The Rise And Fall Of The Roman Empire vs. United States Are We Parallel
What are the similarities and differences between the rise and fall of Rome Empire in 365 A.D. and the United States in the 21st Century? First let’s ask ourselves, are Americans the new Romans? There are...
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93Roman Emperor - Nero
Born at Antium, his original name was Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; but in AD 50 his mother married her uncle, the emperor Claudius, who adopted and renamed him. In 53, at the age of 16, Nero married Octavia, daughter of Claudius and Messalina. On the death of Claudius in the following year Agrippina secured the succession of Nero to the exclusion of her stepson Britannicus, who was poisoned in 55.
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83A Brief Summary of the Middle Ages
The Middle Ages are also sometimes called the Medieval Period of Western Civilization from medium (middle) + aevum (age). The Medieval Period extended from the late 400s to the late 1300s CE...
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82Top Ten Best European Cities to Visit
Basilica of St. John Lateran, the cathedral of Rome Rome City Hall Bridge of Angels which leads to Castel Sant'Angelo. The Quirinal Palace. Metropolitana of Rome St. Peter's Basilica from the River Tiber....
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90The Roman Empire
The period which Rome controlled most of the Mediterranean world is known as the Roman Empire. The term empire refers to both the extent of Rome's territories and the type of rule. The length of time and vastness of the area spanned by Rome's empire make it almost impossible to generalise about its features. At its greatest extent it stretched from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to Mesopotamia in the east, along the Rhine and Danube frontiers to the north and the top of Africa to the south.
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76Literary Origins: Virgil's Appropriation of the Homeric Epics
Given the place in western literature both Homer and Virgil occupy, that is the place of a forefather standing far before other great literary minds and achievements, the relationship between the two takes on...
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100Pompeii, Italy - The Lost City
In the fateful year of 79 AD, during the heyday of the Roman Empire, Pompeii (Italy) was a thriving city of about 20,000 inhabitants. By the end of August that same year, they were all gone, and the city was left for dead along with its inhabitants.
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76Early Rome
Three influences - Greek, Etruscan and the local Italian cultures of Latium - were to shape the development of Rome. Later traditions attributed the foundation of the city to Romulus in 753 BC, but the true origins of the Roman state came in the 7th century BC, when the separate communities in the hills around Capitol Hill came together to form a single city as a centre for trade, religion and government.
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94Roman Emperor - Claudius
Roman emperor from 41 AD to 54 AD. Claudius was a scholar, historian and able administrator. One of the greatest of the early Roman emperors. He was made emperor by the Praetorian Guard after the murder of his nephew, Gaius Caligula, in AD 41.
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91Julius Caesar - The Assassination: History and Shakespeare Combined
The ideas revolving around the assassination of Julius Gaius Caesar seem to be rather prevalent for the most part. Many of the details and opinions are shared by Caesar enthusiasts worldwide, throughout time....
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