In this post we present an excerpt from Plutarch’s ‘Moralia’. Continue reading “Roma & The Trojan women”
Roma & The Trojan women
Ancient Rome and the Eurasian trade networks
In this post we present selected parts from the excellent and very informative paper titled “Beyond frontiers: Ancient Rome and the Eurasian trade networks“, by Marco Galli (2016). Continue reading “Ancient Rome and the Eurasian trade networks”
The sack of Rome by Alaric’s Goths
The fall of Stilicho was the signal for the Roman troops to massacre with brutal perfidy the families of the barbarian auxiliaries who were serving in Italy. The foreign soldiers, 30,000 of them, straightway marched to Noricum, joined the standard of Alaric, and urged him to descend on Italy. Continue reading “The sack of Rome by Alaric’s Goths”
The constitution of Carthage & The superiority of the Roman commonwealth
The constitution of Carthage seems to me to have been originally well contrived as regards its most distinctive points. Continue reading “The constitution of Carthage & The superiority of the Roman commonwealth”
Punishments and rewards in the Roman army
After forming the camp the tribunes meet and administer an oath, man by man, to all in the camp, whether freemen or slaves. Continue reading “Punishments and rewards in the Roman army”
The Roman military system according to Polybius
After electing the consuls, they appoint military tribunes, fourteen from those who have seen five years’ service and ten from those who have seen ten. Continue reading “The Roman military system according to Polybius”
