The Gracchi a) According to the source, how did Rome, despite its successes, have problems domestically amongst both the poor of Rome and the provincials of Italy during the 130s? ... During the 130's the Romans conquered Italian tribes and took control of their land. ... b) How did the Italians and Romans greet Pompey on his return from the East? ... He distributed "1500 Attic drachmas to each soldier, and in like proportion to the officers, the whole, it was said, amounting to 16,000 talents" (Ancient History Sourcebook). ... "For you have as few novi homines have had...

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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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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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Augustus Caesar, the founder of the Roman Empire, is one of the greatest pivotal figures in history. ... Realizing Octavian's popularity, Antony left Rome to take command in northern Italy in November 44 B.C. ...

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