knew how to exploit her Augustan lineage and descent from Germanicus to the full.” – Griffin Agrippina the younger is recognized as one of the most ambitious women in history who encompasses a great desire for power‚ wealth and supremacy. The Julio Claudian period was solely a patriarchal society‚ but this didn’t mean women could not hold any influence. It is in this period we see ambitious women such as Agrippina attaining power through men. Agrippina chose specific individuals with influential
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of theEmperor Caligula Introduction Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (b. A.D. 12‚ d. A.D. 41‚ emperor A.D. 37-41) represents a turning point in the early history of the Principate. Unfortunately‚ his is the most poorly documented reign of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. The literary sources for these four years are meager‚ frequently anecdotal‚ and universally hostile.[[1]] As a result‚ not only are many of the events of the reign unclear‚ but Gaius himself appears more as a caricature than a real person
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Greek 600-630 B.C. Archaic period Kouros 600-580bc * Kouros= Youth * Archaic period * From attica‚ Greece * marble Krosios (Kouros from Anavysos) 530bc * marble * High classical period Doryphorus or canon * Doryphorus = Spear bearer * Artist: Polykleitos * High classical period * Idealisim * Contrapostal= pose (relaxed) * Artist wrote
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Marriage Livia’s first marriage was to her cousin Tiberius Claudius Nero‚ he was a member of the very old Julio-Claudian dynasty which is the family who ruled the Roman Empire. Tiberius sided with the optimates when it came to politics‚ the Optimates were a firm senatorial majority of Roman Republic which involved with the wealthier classes and the stronger group in the senate. Livia then became the third wife of Julius Caesar Octavianus who was then known as emperor Augustus of Rome after 27BC.
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Rome whose authority was based on popular consent and governed by popular representation and control. * Latin Roman Name: Gaius Julius Caesar * Position of Consul: 49 BC–March 15‚ 44 BC * Dynasty / Historical Period: The Royal House Julio-Claudian during the Roman Republic * Place and Date of Birth: Rome‚ 12 July 100 BC or 102 BC * Family connections / Genealogy * Name of Father: Gaius Julius Caesar * Name of Mother: Aurelia Cotta * Married: * Cornelia
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Chapter 6: The Roman Empire The age of Augustus (31 B.C. – A.D. 14) In 27 B.C.‚ Octavian proclaimed the restoration of the Republic to appease the senatorial aristocracy. The Senate awarded him the title of Augustus (revered one). He preferred the title princeps meaning chief citizen and established the principate – a constitutional monarch with the senate as co-ruler. This compromise made the senate very happy. In reality‚ he held the real power. A. The New Order Under the new constitutional
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The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire Numerous myths exist about the creation of Rome‚ from Romulus and Remus to Prince Aeneas and his Trojan warriors. Regardless of the reason‚ it was believed to be founded around 753 BC along the Tiber River‚ a crossroads for traffic and trade. The Etruscans gained political control of the small settlements that had popped up in the area and created the Roman Kingdom. It wasn’t until the Latin and Sabine tribes rose up against the Etruscans did a government
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Ancient Rome was an Italic civilization that began on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome‚ it expanded to become one of the largest empires in the ancient world[1] with an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants (roughly 20% of the world’s population[2][3][4]) and covering 6.5 million square kilometers (2.5 million sq mi) during its height between the first and second centuries AD.[5][6][7] In its approximately
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characteristics other than a scrupulous piety‚ and fashioned this into a compelling founding myth or national epic that at once tied Rome to the legends of Troy‚ explained the Punic wars‚ glorified traditional Roman virtues and legitimized the Julio-Claudian dynasty as descendants of the founders‚ heroes and gods of Rome and Troy. Aenid Summary After the destruction of Troy‚ the Trojan prince Aeneas leads a small band of survivors in search of a new home in Italy. Unfortunately‚ as they sail on
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Caligula was the popular nickname of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August AD 12 – 24 January AD 41)‚ Roman Emperor (AD 37–41). Caligula was a member of the house of rulers conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Caligula’s father Germanicus‚ the nephew and adopted son of Emperor Tiberius‚ was a very successful general and one of Rome’s most beloved public figures. The young Gaius earned the nickname "Caligula" (meaning "little soldier’s boot"‚ the diminutive form of caliga
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