He built his city on the Palatine Hill, and called it Rome. When Romulus founded Rome in 753 BC, he made himself the king. ... Since anyone was allowed to reside, Rome had great diversity in its people. ... Conquering neighboring people, including Alba Longa, he extended Rome's rule out to twelve miles. ... He extended Rome's boundary to the sea and built the Pons Sublicus, the firstbridge across the Tiber. ...

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"Let Rome in Tiber melt and the wide arch Of the ranged empire fall. ... It may fall between tragedy and history .However T.S Coleridge rates it one the finest history play as he says: 'Of all Shakspeare's historical plays, Antony and Cleopatra is by far the most wonderful. ... Rome is situated in the central Mediterranean sea . ... Shakespeare presents Rome and Egypt to the audience as complete opposites. ... Rome is presented as a serious, military culture grounded in reality. ...

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He never had a unified army of one race or language; his army consisted of all the enemies of Rome and followers of Hannibal. ... Then he turned his attention to a Greek port city of Saguntum, which had made itself a "friend of Rome" and therefore Rome was supposedly obliged to defend it. ... With two armies now decimated in successive years, Rome was in a pretty pickle. ... Rome had to gird its loins and prepare for an attack on Rome itself with its main army gone. ... Hannibal finally received some reinforcements from Carthage, but these were very few in number and not enough to affect a...

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Roman Law was the law that was in effect throughout the age of antiquity in the City of Rome and later in the Roman Empire. ... (Ancient Rome, Compton's 96) The earliest code of Roman Law was the Law of the Twelve Tables. ... (Ancient Rome, Compton's 96) Originally ten tablets of laws were inscribed; two more tablets were added the following year. ... It is permitted to gather fruit falling down on another man's farm. ... (Ancient Rome, Compton's 96) Augustus, the first ruler of Rome after it became an empire, restored civil order, peace, and prosperity to a Rome that had s...

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Rome fought three Punic Wars. ... In 270 BC this revolt was defeated by Rome and the Campanians were dealt with severely. ... They defeated the Carthaginians, and Hiero who had previously had his doubts against Rome changed sides. ... Although they struck a huge blow to the Carthaginians, they could not defeat the Carthaginians before the end of the campaigning season which was going to happen in that fall. ... This weakened the Carthaginian's control in the area and led to the defections of five Greek towns to Rome. ...

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Defenders of the Republic Opposition to the triumvirate Contents 1 Origin of the triumvirate page 4 2 The consular elections of 60 BC page 6 3 Opposition to Caesar's land bill page 8 4 Caesar strikes back page 11 5 Conclusion page 14 Introduction The first triumvirate marked the fall of the Roman Republic. Power was now concentrated in the hands of three men who dominated the traditional institutions of Rome. Their dominance was virtually absolute, each one brought with him an asset...

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Pompeii joined the Italic revolt against Rome, the Social War of 91-87 B.C., and was crushed by Sulla. ... By 79 AD, Latin had replaced Oscan as the principal language, and the laws and culture of Imperial Rome were implanted. ... The eruption caught Pompeians by surprise: "They heard the crash of falling roofs: an instant more and the mountain-cloud seemed to roll towards them, dark and rapid, like a torrent; at the same time, it cast forth from its bosom a showe of ashes mixed with vast fragments of burning stone! ... Tourists can also visit the Antiquarium and see the casts of some of the b...

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