He had a jealous brother named Amulius, who seized the throne and drove out Numitor. ... When Amulius found out about the twins, he was furious. ... He told his brother that was where the city would be, and if Remus crossed the line, he would be killed. ... Romulus later said he regretted killing his brother, but life goes on. ... When Romulus founded Rome in 753 BC, he made himself the king. ...
The Church was founded, not as an institution of Authority to force the name and teaching of Christ upon the world, but only as a witness-bearing institution to Christ, to hold Him before the people. ... He killed the apostle James, the brother of John, by sword (Acts 12:2). ... Among those who perished in this reign were Simeon, the brother of Jesus, Bishop of Jerusalem, crucified (AD 107), and Ignatius, second bishop of Antioch, who was taken to Rome and thrown to the wild beasts (AD 110). 4. ...
He did so, and in passing the law, started with his brother Gaius, and Appius Claudius, dividing up land to be distributed to the poor. ... As he attempted to prosecute the consuls of the previous year, he was found murdered the day of the trial. ...
He also founded the city of Cartagena, or as it was known in Rome, Carthago Nova.7 He discovered many silver mines in Spain, which financed Carthage's war until Spain was taken by Scipio Africanus. ... He left his brother Hasdrubal Barca in charge of Spain, while along the way he left his brother Mago Barca with 10,000 of the 40,000 to control the Gallic tribes of the region.10 Hannibal had perceived from the results of the First Punic War that to defeat Rome was to defeat Rome itself, not its allies or colonies. ...
The information of Antiochus IV conquest can be found in (The Book of Daniel) which states that "Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who started small, grew in power, conquered Palestine and ultimately committed great atrocities against his subjects the Jews. ... "Jason, Onias' brother, obtained the high-priesthood by corrupt means.52 He petitioned the king and promised him 360 talents in silver coin immediately and 80 talents from future revenues.53 He promised to build a sports-stadium and to arrange for the education of young men. ... He found his people set upon insurrection, and was forced, agai...
The Roman Colosseum exists today as a monumental relic of an Empire. Time has worn away at its 2,000 year-old concrete walls and seats leaving behind a daunting shadow of what it once was. A large earthquake hit Rome in 1231 causing a large section of the amphitheater to collapse. The 1500's br...
Mirroring Augustus' debate of 27 BC, Tiberius also refused any titles of nobility such as 'Father of his country' cording to Tacitus, which may have been found offensive,however it should be noticed that Tacitus shows his bias against Tiberius in his 'damning aside' in which he stated 'Nevertheless he did not convince the people of his republicanism' This would suggest that by honouring the facade, in the early days of his reign, the senate did not provide a focus for opposition, conforming to the earlier idea that emperors who honoured the facade faced less ...
