The following summer of 312 Constantine continued to march as they moved on to Brescia, Verona, Aquileia, Modena and Ravenna. ... In the fall of 312, six years into his reign the keepers of the Sibylline Books prophesied that "the enemy of the Romans would die.... He was baptized and died shorty thereafter on May 22nd 337. ...
On typical summer afternoon on August 24th, 79 A.D., the beautiful Roman city of Pompeii had suffered a severe volcanic eruption. ... Because the local population was completely unprepared, about 16000 people died from the disaster, which was four-fifth of the city population. ... Since then, the city of Pompeii was forgotten by the world for 1700 years, until it was rediscovered in 1748, when construction workers were working on the summer palace renovation for the king of Naples (Wallace). ...
The next day, Pliny the Elder, already suffering from asthma died from the poisonous gasses that filled his lungs (Gunn 14). ... He had been employed by the King of Naples, King Charles III in 1738, to survey an area around the town of Portici for a new summer palace. ...
An Introduction To The First Punic War The word "Punic" comes from the Latin word for "Phoenician" and means "Carthaginian. Rome fought three Punic Wars. The First Punic War marked the first Roman involvement outside of Italy, and was the beginning of the Romans conquest of the Mediterranean. It ...
Pompeii Pompeii is possibly the best-documented catastrophe in Antiquity. Because of it, we know now how the Pompeians lived because they left behind an extensive legacy of art, including monuments, sculptures and paintings. Pompeii lay on a plateau of ancient lava near the Bay of Naples in weste...
The 66 CE Revolt It seems that ever since the Jews were delivered from bondage out of Egypt, they have been exiled and persecuted ever since. They have been conquered and ruled by many leaders of other countries. Their attempts to overthrow these leaders have been with mixed results. Some resulted in success but the majority of their attempts failed. This paper will discuss 66 CE Revolt in which the Jews attempted to overthrow the Roman Empire. ...
And build walled cities for them; the third summer Shall see him rule in Latium, the third winter Of warfare see the Rutulians [an Italian tribe] subdued. ... When Aeneas died, his son Ascanius took over. ... When our fathers are dead, we shall be orphans, but if our husbands die, we shall be widows. ... When Romulus died in 717 BC, the two main tribes, the Romans and the Sabines, couldn't decide how to pick a king. ...
He continued north of the Alps each summer and he would leave his army there in garrison each winter while he came south to conduct the civil administration of Cisalpine Gaul and Illyricum and to keep in contact with Rome. ... Pompey's own attachment to Caesar was broken when Caesar's daughter Julia to whom Pompey had been happily married since 59 BC died in 54 BC Crassus was killed by the Parthians at Carrhae in Mesopotamia. ...
Pompeii Pompeii is possibly the best-documented catastrophe in Antiquity. Because of it, we know now how the Pompeians lived because they left behind an extensive legacy of art, including monuments, sculptures and paintings. Pompeii lay on a plateau of ancient lava near the Bay of Naples in weste...
He continued north of the Alps each summer and he would leave his army there in garrison each winter while he came south to conduct the civil administration of Cisalpine Gaul and Illyricum and to keep in contact with Rome. ... Pompey's own attachment to Caesar was broken when Caesar's daughter Julia to whom Pompey had been happily married since 59 BC died in 54 BC Crassus was killed by the Parthians at Carrhae in Mesopotamia. ...
He continued north of the Alps each summer and he would leave his army there in garrison each winter while he came south to conduct the civil administration of Cisalpine Gaul and Illyricum and to keep in contact with Rome. ... Pompey's own attachment to Caesar was broken when Caesar's daughter Julia to whom Pompey had been happily married since 59 BC died in 54 BC Crassus was killed by the Parthians at Carrhae in Mesopotamia. ...
