Back to Medieval Source Book | ORB Main Page | Links to Other Medieval Sites | Byzantine Studies Page Medieval Sourcebook: Procopius of Caesarea: The Secret History Procopius: Secret History, translated by Richard Atwater, (Chicago: P. Covici, 1927; New York: Covici Friede, 1927), reprinted, Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1961, with indication that copyright had expired on the text ...

Back to Ancient History Sourcebook | Ancient History Sourcebook: Claudius (b. 10 BCE, r. 41 CE - d.54 CE): A Discourse in the Senate, c. 48 CE : Claudius, the third successor of Augustus (41 to 54 A.D.), had a reputation as a pedantic and long-winded individual. He was not without abilities as a ruler, however, and did much to equalize the condition of the Italians and the Provincials. The ...

Back to Ancient History Sourcebook | Ancient History Sourcebook: Tacitus: Admitting Provincials to the Senate, 48 CE In 48 CE the emperor Claudius filled some vacancies in the Senate with some Roman citizens from Gaul. This began the process of extending the Senate to be a body with members from the entire Empire. His activity, and speech on the issue, was recorded by Tacitus. An inscription of ...

Back to Ancient History Sourcebook | Ancient History Sourcebook: Aelius Spartianus: The Life of Hadrian I. The original home of the family of the Emperor Hadrian was Picenum, the later, Spain; for Hadrian himself relates in his autobiography that his forefathers came from Hadria, but settled in Italica in the time of the Scipios. The father of Hadrian was Aelius Hadrianus, surnamed Afer, a ...

Back to Ancient History Sourcebook | Ancient History Sourcebook: Suetonius: De Vita Caesarum--Tiberius The Lives of the Caesars--Tiberius. I. THE patrician branch of the CIaudian family (for there was, besides, a plebeian branch of no less influence and prestige) originated at Regilli, a town of the Sabines. From there it moved to Rome shortly after the founding of the city with a large band of ...

De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors Pull-down menus in frames: vertical click here; horizontal click here; full scrolling menu click here;scroll down the page for non-frames access. Welcome to De Imperatoribus Romanis ( On the Roman Emperors )! WHAT IS DIR DIR is an on-line encyclopedia on the rulers of the Roman empire from Augustus (27 BC-AD 14) to Constantine ...

Comprehensive biography of Julius Caesar as well as contemporaries Pompey, Brutus, Cicero, Cato, and others. Analysis of Caesar's battles. Extensive images and original quotations.

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Free trial issue subscribe back issues Athena Review, Vol.1, no.1 The Landings of Caesar in Britain, 55 and 54 BC . Deal Beach in Kent. This shoreline near Walmer Castle is probably in the area where Julius Caesar and his troops landed during the two Roman excursions to Britain of 55 and 54 BC. In the distance, the cliffs of Dover may be seen to the south. The beach is made up of small stones or ...

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Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors DIR Atlas Nero (54-68 A.D.) David J. Coffta Canisius College Nero's Early Life and Reign The death of Claudius in 54 A.D., generally thought to have been planned and carried out by his wife Agrippina Minor, secured for her son Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus the place as emperor which she had so carefully arranged. Before his ...

Gaius Julius Caesar ( warning this page contains an image over 110 kB in size )was born in the year 100 BC into a patrian family who claimed decendancy from the kings of Alba Langa and through them, Aeneas of Troy whose mother was the goddess Venus. Caesar's name Julius comes from Iulius, the family name. This comes from Iulus, the name of Venus' son. At the time of his birth, Rome was still a ...

Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors DIR Atlas Gaius (Caligula) (A.D. 37-41) Garrett G. Fagan Pennsylvania State University Introduction Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (b. A.D. 12, d. A.D. 41, emperor A.D. 37-41) represents a turning point in the early history of the Principate. Unfortunately, his is the most poorly documented reign of the Julio-Claudian ...

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Home back to biography back to filmography SPARTACUS behind the scenes - 120 kb SUBJECT: Spartacus leads slave revolt against Roman rulers. NOTES: A troubled epic production, Spartacus shot for 167 days, employed over 10, 000 people and cost over $12 million, making it one of the most expensive films ever produced in Hollywood at that time. However, the film was a great success, winning the ...

Gaius Julius Caesar Julius Caesar was a Roman general. He had an adopted son called Octavian (known as Augustus) who later participated n a plot to kill him. Veni, vidi, vici I came I saw, I conquered this was Caesar's motto as he had succeeded to conquer new provinces for Rome when he was a soldier. He was the precursor of the imperial system in Rome. His young life He was born in Rome on ...

Sources and Analogues for Julius Caesar Included here are some of the Classical sources of modern knowledge about the historical Julius Caesar. Several of these sources were also used by Shakespeare in the creation of his play Julius Caesar. Also included here is a Renaissance version of the story that is roughly contemporary with Shakespeare's. Bust of Livia, wife of Augustus, Vatican 637 Photo ...

Back to Ancient History Sourcebook | Ancient History Sourcebook: Suetonius (c.69-after 122 CE): De Vita Caesarum: Caius Caligula (The Lives of the Caesars: Caius Caligula), written c. 110 CE I. GERMANICUS, father of Gaius Caesar, son of Drusus and the younger Antonia, after being adopted by his paternal uncle Tiberius , held the quaestorship five years before the legal age and passed directly to ...

I appreciate history from all historical periods but I have always been especially interested in ancient Mediterranean cultures. Although I am fascinated by ancient Egypt, I became totally entranced by ancient Rome after reading the Masters of Rome series of novels by Colleen McCullough and in particular the life of Julius Caesar. McCullough's novels, The First Man In Rome , The Grass ...

Alpha Index Agrippa, Marcus Albinus, Lucceius Alexander, Tiberius Ambivulus, Marcus Antony, Marc Augustus (Octavian) Bassus Caesar, Julius Caesar, Sextus Caligula (Gaius) Cassius Claudius Coponius Cumanus, Ventidius Domitian Fadus, Cuspius Felix, Antonius Festus, Porcius Florus, Gessius Gabinius Gaius (Caligula) Galba Gallus, Cestius Gratus, Valerius Marcellus Marsus, Vibius Metellus Scipio ...

The Emperor Diocletian GAIUS AURELIUS VALERIUS DIOCLETANIUS (c 243-316) is the Latinized name of an ordinary soldier with a Greek name - Diokles - born in the nearest vicinity of the then capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia Salona. He was pronounced emperor on November 20, 284 AD. In order to restore order in Gaul and to prevent usurpation of the throne, he named his friend Maximian as ...

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CALIGULA: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND March, 37 CE: At about 25 years old, Caligula was named Rome's third emperor, the first direct descendant of Augustus to take the throne (click here for a coin on which Caligula emphasizes this relationship). The reign began with good feelings all around, since Caligula declared an amnesty for all Romans imprisoned or exiled under Tiberius, posthumously restored ...

The Emperor Nero 54-68 Nero was the Roman emperor from 54 to 68 AD. He is remembered most for his perverse mind and his persecution of Christians. Nero was born in Antium in 37 AD to Agrippina the Younger and Gnaeus Domitius Anenobarbus, a great-grandson of Augustus. He experienced a very unstable childhood. The emperor Caius Galigula banished his family around 39 AD, seizing the entire family's ...

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Last update: 1998-05-01 Webdesign by: Caius Julius Caesar (100 bc - 44 bc) What is the psychological identity of Caius Julius Caesar , the most notorious Roman statesman and military leader of his time Let's look at Caesar from the viewpoint of Phrenology . The skillful hands of contemporary master sculptors have provided us with some marvellously crafted heads of the heroes of Antiquity. The ...

NERO (AD 54 to 68) (Go to Coins) Nero Claudius Caesar was born in December AD 37, the son of Cornelius Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger who was the great-granddaughter of Augustus. Nero was adopted by the emperor Claudius in AD 50 and through the machinations of his mother who apparently poisoned Claudius, Nero ascended to the throne upon his death in AD 54. Nero was only seventeen ...

Roman Empire Home Page Early Emperors Chapter Early Emperors Portrait Gallery Roman Empire Children's Section 'Caligula' Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (AD 12 - AD 41) Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus was the third son of Germanicus (nephew of Tiberius) and Agrippina the elder and was born at Antium in AD 12. It was during his stay with his parents on the German frontier, when he was between two ...

Short biography of the personal life of the schizophrenic Roman Emperor Caligula.

Roman Empire Home Page The Decline Chapter The Decline Portrait Gallery Roman Empire Children's Section Diocletian, Capitoline Museums, Rome Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus (AD 240 - AD 311) Born probably near Spalatum (Split) with the name Diocles on 22 December AD 240 or 245, Diocletian was the son of a poor family in Dalmatia. It is said, that his father, apparently a scribe of a wealthy ...

The Emperor Diocletian 284-305 Much of the evidence on the early life of Diocletian has been regarded with skepticism because of the poor credibility of early sources, and because of the false teachings presented by various historians. a What we do know about this Roman Emperor was that he spent much of his life in military camps and rose in the ranks of the Roman Army until he was connected ...

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