Cornelius, Aemilius, Fabius, Claudius, Julius, Junius, Sempronius, and Livius were all prominent Romen gens until the first century B.C. What happened to them and why did they fade from prominence in Rome? Beginning with the conflict between Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Rome experienced intermittent civil wars throughout the first seventy years of the […]
What Happened to the Roman Aristocracy?
Filed Under: Ancient Rome Tagged With: Aemilius, Claudius, Cornelius, Cursus Honorum, Fabius, Gaius Marius, Julius, Julius Caesar, Junius, Livius, Luciu Cornelius Sulla, Marc Antony, Octavian, Pompey Magnus, publius cornelius scipio africanus, Sempronius
Book Review. Hannibal by Patrick N. Hunt
Patrick N. Hunt’s Hannibal is a clear, concise and highly readable account of the life of Hannibal the events of the Second Punic War (218-202 BC) Hannibal’s attack on Rome was clearly rooted in the outcome of the first Punic War and the anger that Hannibal’s father, Hamilcar Barca, felt toward Rome. He raised his […]
Filed Under: Ancient Rome, Book Review, Carthage Tagged With: Cannae, Gaius Claudius Nero, Hamilcar Barca, Hannibal Barca, Hasdrubal Barca, Mago Barca, Marcus Livius, Metaurus, publius cornelius scipio africanus, Publius Cornelius Scipio the Elder, quintus fabius maximus, Sempronius, Ticinus, Trasimine, Trebia, Zama.
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