One of the bloodiest acts in Roman history then occurred. ... After this battle, they all returned to Italy and Mark Antony took command of eastern Rome. ... Antony formed a friendship with Cleopatra while Octavian began to gather power in Italy. ... Sometime between the end of 23 BC and the start of 22 BC, Augustus left Italy to straighten out Rome's eastern boarders. ... Aeneid by Vergil and Livy's enormous Roman history were written (Augustus). ...

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The history of Rome is quite interesting yet was very disastrous for the people living at the time. ... However, the army that supported Vitellius along with the collaboration of other provinces invaded Italy and defeated Otho, who then committed suicide. ... He primarily focused on important issues dealing with the nutrition of children and agriculture in Italy. ... In summary, this book is a great contribution to history. ... However, the author still keeps the vital events of Roman history intact and specifies every aspect fully. ...

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Instead, Caesar crossed the Rubicon River into Italy and fought against Pompey, which created another civil war in Rome. ... At the same time he reduced debts, changed taxes, and let non-Italians become Roman citizens. ... Caesar's life was one of the most important in Roman history. ...

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Rome had first expanded into other parts of Italy and neighboring territories during the Roman Republic (509-27 BC), but made wider conquests and solidified political control of theses lands during the empire. ... The Romans and their empire gave cultural and political shape to the subsequent history of Europe from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the present day. ...

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Caesar's behavior towards the senate and Cassius was very different in Shakespeare's tragedy in comparison to Caesar's actual history. ... (Act 1.2.194 -195) On the contrary, Caesar was actually a friend of Cassius and thought of him as a brother In conformity with history, Caesar was a great war hero in the eyes of Rome's people. ... Following this, Caesar chased Pompey out of Italy. ...

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Although control over the military and the provinces passed to the emperor, the Senate managed proconsular provinces, and in a sense Italy as well since it controlled the consuls. ... The History of the Ancient World, The Romans World: 30BC to AD 138 and A History of Rome to AD 565 provided information on events that occurred in Ancient Rome and the powers of the Senate. ...

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Augustus, just like Aeneas, is concerned about getting and keeping peace in Italy. ... Even though Virgil wanted the poem destroyed while he was on his deathbed, Augustus wanted his contemporaries to read about the great glory of Rome's history along with the vindication of Augustus" power through the propaganda in the story....

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An educated Roman was well versed in the history of Greek Art and was socially compelled to collect Greek art for personal embellishment. ... It celebrated the Roman imperial values in the role of its Trojan hero Aeneas, who is destined to found a new city in Italy. ...

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The battle of Teutoburg forest was a pivotal moment in both German and Roman history. The battle would decide whether Germania would be colonized by the Romans or remain outside the Roman sphere of influence. The battle of a crushing loss for the Romans and the losses were so great it led to the dea...

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