In 100 A.D, Tacitus prosecuted Marius Priscus with the help of Pliny the Younger, another noted literary figure of ancient Rome. ... Online) Although Tacitus's works may not rival the excitement of Homer's Odyssey or capture the emotion of Catullus' "Lesbia Poems," this comparison does not exclude him from an elite group of legendary Roman literature giants. ... Although people may not think of Tacitus when asked about great Roman writers, he had quite an effect on literature by making the genre of history what it is today. ...

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These places helped spread many aspects of Roman life. ... He helped nourish the poor and lower class by providing them with a bigger supply of food. ... He issued laws that helped lower adultery and influenced the upper class to provide more offspring. ... Literature was also influenced during the time of Augustus. Many refer to this time as Latin literature's golden age. ...

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Cahill tells how the Irish helped save classical works and thus preserve a civilization that might otherwise have been lost. ... Invaders plunder much of the art, architecture and literature of the time. ... These missionaries help return Christianity and "civilization" to the lands that were once the Roman Empire. ...

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This helped to pave the road to the development of the conventional statement of Christian belief and the declaration of Christianity as the state religion. ... Another man who helped the spread of Christianity was Charlemagne. ... This new ideal began to shine through music, literature and architecture. ...

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Most of the information, with the exception of ancient literature, is very bias and pro-Christian. ... During troubling times or times of war, the Druids would help their armies in defeating their foe. ... Their existence spanned a period of more than four thousand years, and the only accounts we have of this mystical people are ancient literature and scribe recordings of the Romans when they invaded Britain and Western Europe. ...

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The Anglo-Saxons I. Time Line A. 307-1B.C. 1. Literary Events a. Roman poet Virgil born b. Alexandria is center of Greek learning c. Library began under Ptolemy, 307B.C. 2. Cultural/Historical Events a. Celts ("Brythons") live in Britain b. Caesar invades Brita...

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The Fall of the Roman Empire Imagine an empire where peace and stability finally overruled war and chaos. The Roman empire was much like this. After years and years of war the empire was finally uniting. Stretching from Spain to Syria and Scotland to Egypt, the empire was flourishing in th...

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Fixing this price would help small farmers keep their heads above water and keep grain prices from rising so high that the poor could not afford to feed themselves. ... He helped Pompey to obtain the supreme command for the war in the East. ... The Age of Augustus is known as the Golden Age of Roman literature, for during this time flourished the greatest poets of Rome. ...

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They used colors of black and brown and created mythological scenes of literature, sports, as well as everyday life. ... This building helped inspire the design of present day stadiums. ... Many of the ideas and structures that were created during these ancient times helped form the way the world is today. ...

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Julius Caesar, who had no legitimate son of his own, liked Octavian, and helped prepare him for a political career. ... This, in turn, led to a great flourishing of the arts, and the Augustan Age was the Golden Age of Roman literature. ...

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A man who was the commander of the Syracusan forces at that time, who went by the name of Hiero had helped the Romans throughout this situation. ... It was at this time that the Mamertines called to Rome for help but the Romans were too slow and the Mamertines didn't think that they would arrive in time. So the Mamertines turned to Carthage to help. ... Carthage expected that this would be the case for the Romans, and encouraged by another faction in Messana, sent the help that the Mamertines required. ... They sent an embassy to Rome, requesting help to remove the Carthaginian garris...

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It gave the world a basis for many of the world's modern languages and literature. ... The rulers at the time felt that by possibly de-coining the value of the money and simply making more not backed by gold, that it might help the economy rebound. ...

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