Politicians and leaders were often military generals Usually from the extremely wealthy nobility… more →
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Joel wrote 1 year ago: Anthony Everitt did a masterful job in bringing Cicero to life in this biography. Starting off with … more →
Mike Poole wrote 1 year ago: Ruminations on Anthony Everitt’s Augustus and Tacitus’ Annals Celebrity sex scandals, marriage and r … more →
Modern Traveler wrote 1 year ago: The emperor Augustus has always been enigmatic. Anthony Everitt attempts to shed light on Augustus t … more →
ryaneny wrote 2 years ago: Politicians and leaders were often military generals Usually from the extremely wealthy nobility … more →
ryaneny wrote 2 years ago: Cursus Honorum – honors race … more →
ryaneny wrote 2 years ago: Roman Republic Founded in 509 BC More of an Oligarchy with elections than a democracy Women did not … more →
ryaneny wrote 2 years ago: Ancient Roman social class Equites – knights In order to qualify for Equestrian status, the fa … more →
ryaneny wrote 2 years ago: Was not of pure Roman stock Originally one of the Latium tribes assimilated by Rome Paternal Great G … more →
ryaneny wrote 2 years ago: Birthplace of Augustus Now known as Velletri Velitrae was an outpost of Latium which had been assimi … more →
ryaneny wrote 2 years ago: Praenomen – forename Example: Gaius Nomen – clan name Example: Octavius Cognomen – … more →
ryaneny wrote 2 years ago: Anthony Everitt explores the life of the first Roman Emperor, Caesar Augustus, one of the mos … more →