Ancient Rome

Background of Tiberius:

Tiberius was born in 42 BC. He was the step-son of Augustus and his mother was Livia. Tiberius father was also called Tiberius - his name was Tiberius Nero. His father was from the Claudian family who was very rich and powerful. When Tiberius was only 3 years old, his mother LIvia, divorced Tiberius Nero and married Ocatvian, who would later become the emperor Augustus.

Tiberius real father, Tiberius Nero, died when Tiberius was nine years old. As he was growing up, his step-father Augustus sent him on missions to give him experience so he could become a leader and rule the Roman Empire. For example, he was sent to fight with his brother, Nero Claudis Drusus, to fight against the Germans in the Alps, north of Italy.

Tiberius married about 20 BC, when he was 22 to Vipsania Agrippina, who was the daughter of Augustus' favorite general Agrippa. In 13 BC, they had a baby son, who they names Julius Caesar Drusus. Agrippa died in 12 BC and Augustus forced Tiberius (who was 30 years old) to divorce Vipsania and marry Agrippa's widow, Julia Caesaris, even though Tiberius didn't want to.

Tiberius won many battles. But he was very unhappy with his life. In 6 BC, when Tiberius was 36 years old, he quit his army positions and announced he was moving to the island of Rhodes. His step-father, Augustus was upset because he had no other sons to succeed him. After Augustus died, Tiberius was forced to come back to Rome and become the next emperor.

Very little is known about him. He is mentioned by ancient historian Tacitus as being a client king who of the Romans who was loyal. A surviving inscription says that he dedicated a temple to Neptune and Minerva. The Romans called him Tiberius Claudius Cogidunsus, which suggests that he was given Roman citizenship. It is not even fully certain when he reigned. Tacitus mentioned him in a work he published in 98 AD and said that he was 'loyal down to our times.' This is vague time frame is the only one available.

Patricians (wealthy land owners who held the most power) and the plebeians (common farmers, artisans and merchants who made up most of the population).
The major power struggles in the very early republic were between the Patricians and the Plebeians. In the later republic, the power struggles were between the Optimists and the Populists.

Until the late 2nd Century BCE, to be eligible to be an infantryman in a legion it was necessary to have property or a farm. It was not held to be just that someone should have to fight if they had nothing to defend, and it was not expected that the propertyless would be reliable without such motivation anyway. In a little bit of double think, the non-propertied were pulled in as light infantry to throw spears, rocks and as archers, but not join the main battle. Cavalrymen (equites, or knights in later parlance) had a higher qualification - to own a horse, which was rare when the usual farmer owned about a hectare on which to subsist and raise a family. Even this became too high, and rich widows were required to support horses for cavalrymen. Towards the end of the 2nd Century BCE the Germanic people got on the move and overwhelmed legions in Gaul by sheer weight of numbers. To make up the shortfall and match these numbers, Marius drafted the non-propertied. While this was successful in countering the Germans, it created a social problem which became a massive future political one. While the farmer after a campaign returned to his farm, hopefully with some loot, and his sons were given captured land, the non-propertied had none to go to, and looked to their generals to see them right. This gave enormous power to those generals, who had these soldiers to back up their ambitions. This stoked confrontations which resulted in the civil wars, until Augustus placed all the legions under his own command as part of his settlement of the wars.

The main difference between rich and poor in ancient Rome, as well as in our society, is money. In the early days of Rome, the poorer people could not own land (couldn't afford to buy it) so therefore they were left out of the political decisions, as land was one of the criteria for wealth. The thinking at the time was that if a man had land and the wealth that the land produced, he had the right to direct the government, as he had a bigger stake in the economy. This attitude caused political inequality between rich and poor.

No. The ancient Greeks believed in a completely different group of Gods then the ancient Egyptians. In Greek culture, the tradition was to sprinkle dust on the deceased and place a coin under their tongue for passage on the river Styx to get to the underworld. It was considered complete disrespect to the Gods if a family did not do this and the deceased's soul would not be allowed into the underworld and be left to wander around for all eternity.

Yes and no. The Romans knew of lemons from their trade contacts with the far east and India. Because of the expense involved getting lemons to Italy, the fruit was extremely expensive and only the very wealthy could afford them. The consensus is that the lemon tree itself arrived in Italy sometime in the first century AD. but it was not popular. A few of the cooks of the wealthy may have used them in desserts or for flavoring, but on the whole lemons were not popular Roman fruits.

That depends on the denomination.

Gold coins of Rome were known as the aureus.

Silver coins were known as the denarius.

Large bronze coins were known as the sestertius.

Other bronze coins are much more complicated however.

The most common type of Roman coin found in hoards and collections is the follis, which is a small bronze coin of the later roman empire and byzantine empire.

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Rome's geography is similar to Greece's because they are both part of the Mediterrenean countries.

Although there are many differences-Rome & Greece both have parts in their countires where land is so barren you only have good enought soil for pasturage

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It would be good if you would make your own myth or even make a trojan horse (if you have the time...) Make a game or believe that you were a god and came into the United States right now and started a life.. ( the list goes on and on .....) i hoped this helped!

The term "senior tribune" is applied only to military tribunes. They would be the "tribunnus laticlavius" or "tribune of the broad stripe". They were second in command of a legion. The civil tribunes had no senior tribunes as their office lasted for only one year.

You can purchase roman shades at any home decor store such as Macy's, Target, Walmart, or even JCPennys. They will be able to provide you with their best selection and the best price to meet your standards

Three rivers come immediately to mind, they are the Tiber, the Rhine and the Nile.

Three rivers come immediately to mind, they are the Tiber, the Rhine and the Nile.

Three rivers come immediately to mind, they are the Tiber, the Rhine and the Nile.

Three rivers come immediately to mind, they are the Tiber, the Rhine and the Nile.

Three rivers come immediately to mind, they are the Tiber, the Rhine and the Nile.

Three rivers come immediately to mind, they are the Tiber, the Rhine and the Nile.

Three rivers come immediately to mind, they are the Tiber, the Rhine and the Nile.

Three rivers come immediately to mind, they are the Tiber, the Rhine and the Nile.

Three rivers come immediately to mind, they are the Tiber, the Rhine and the Nile.

It was on a river upstream so that it would have warning of a sea invasion.

It was on hills which improved its defensive capability.

The river provided water in the event of a seige.

There was farming land around it which was important to sustain the population before it gained an empire from which it could draw food.

It could have a port (Ostia) which provided for imports.

It's location in the central Mediterranean Sea allowed it easier access to the widespread empire as it developed.

Nero went to live at the court of the previous emperor, Claudius, when he was five. He was the son (from a previous marriage) of Agrippina the younger, who became the third wife of Claudius.

All that is known about Nero's early life is that his mother maneuvered to make Nero the next emperor instead of Britannicus, the son of Claudius from his third marriage, who was younger than Nero. Agrippina persuaded Claudius to adopt Nero and set out to isolate Britannicus from his father and from the succession, to pave the way for Nero becoming the next emperor. Claudius then regretted having married Agrippina and adopted Nero. He started to favour Britannicus and to pave the way for him to succeed him. he then died suddenly. There were suspicions that Agrippina murdered him.

The Romans laid down on a couch and rested on their left elbow, while picking and eating food with their right. There were three couches in a triclinium (a Roman dining room) that surrounded a small round table. Each couch had place for three people.

Generally speaking the Roman Empire, while still a republic began its empire with its victory over Carthage in the first Punic war from 264 BC to 241 BC. The major result was the occupation of the island of Sicily. Before the war Carthage and its Greek allies controlled Sicily. Earlier on Rome had conquered most of the Italian peninsula, however the conquest of Sicily was Rome's first procession that was not part of Italy.

Nowadays the Roman baths are archaeological sites and tourist attractions.

The price of travelling to Rome will vary depending on how far one has to travel, the time of year and the mode of transport. Flights from the UK to Rome cost in the region of _«£100, for example.

They were corn ad olive, which were used to make olive oil.

Linen cloth, or sponges soaked with water, wine, oil or vinegar.

The Roman Republic fell under the weight of imperial expansion. The central government had become dysfunctional, and lost control over the provinces (conquered territories). The governors of the provinces became unruly and treated their provinces as if they were their personal fiefs. Tax collection in the provinces was carried out by private collectors who 'farmed' the taxes to line their pockets through extortion. Corruption was rampant. A reform of military recruitment made the soldiers loyal to the commanders of their legions who could use them to obtain what they wanted through the threat of or the use of military violence. In 71 BC Crassus and Pompey camped their troops outside Rome to have themselves elected as consuls (the two annually elected heads of the Republic). Pompey was not even eligible on the grounds of being below the required age and of not having served some public offices which were required before the consulship. In the last 64 years of the Republic there were 12 civil wars. In 88 BC Sulla entered the city of Rome with his troops during his first civil war against forces of Marius, even though Roman religion forbade the bearing of arms within the city walls.

Another problem in the Late Republic was the increase in the number of dispossessed peasants who lost their land to the expanding large landed estates which used slaves, who were war captives. These people flocked to Rome to try to eke out a living, swelling the masses of the poor in the city. The problem of poverty became a political hot potato which led to the conflict between the populares and the optimates. The former was a political faction which championed the cause of the poor and tried to introduce reforms to help them. The latter was a conservative political faction which favoured the aristocracy and opposed reforms. The senators were seen as being concerned with the interests of the aristocracy, rather than those of the poor and were unpopular among the middle and lower classes. They were also seen as being corrupt. Many of the civil wars were related to clashes between strong military leaders and the conflict between populares and optimates spilling into violence.

Julius Caesar waged a civil war against the forces of the senate and assumed sole power in Rome (the Republic was normally headed by two annually elected consuls) for five years and tied to tackle Rome's problems. However, he was assassinated. More civil wars followed his death. Augustus won the final civil war of the Republic, which was a fight with Marc Antony over who would become the sole ruler of Rome and her territories. He gained control over the army and amassed great wealth through the spoil of war. He used both to establish his own absolute rule and became the first Roman emperor. His tight control over the state restored a strong central government and political stability. Rule by emperors continued for 503 years

In today's terms it is: IX-XI-MCMXCIX

The Romans themselves in their day would have probably wrote out the number 1999 simply as IMM (-1+2000 = 1999)