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21 hours ago · De la Bédoyère divides “Populus” into chapters that cover all facets of Roman life: the sacredness of family and the prevalence of illicit sex; the central role of slavery in the Roman Empire; the opportunity for slaves to become freedmen and freedwomen; the subsidizing of citizens by the government with free corn and wheat and entertainment; the pleasures of social bathing; the Roman ...
6 days ago · As a group, Abate Luigi, Pasquino, Il Facchino, Madama Lucrezia, Marforio and Il Babuino earned the nickname of Rome’s statue parlanti, or talking statues, not because they actually spoke, but ...
May 24, 2024 · Who was the first king of ancient Rome? What were the two main social orders in ancient Rome? What were the two assemblies of the Roman Republic? What were The Punic Wars? Who was the first Roman emperor?
May 21, 2024 · Brings together fresh English translations of 243 texts and inscriptions on slavery from fifth and fourth century Greece and Rome. The material is arranged thematically, offering a review of the idea and practice of slavery in ancient civilization.
- Margaret Schaus
- 2019
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May 24, 2024 · “Two maxims,” Epictetus said, “we must ever bear in mind—that apart from the will there is nothing good or bad, and that we must not try to anticipate or to direct events, but merely to accept them with intelligence.” Man must, that is, believe there is a God whose thought directs the universe.
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2 days ago · In antiquity, slavery was seen as the political consequence of one group dominating another, and people of any race, ethnicity, or place of origin might become slaves, including freeborn Romans. Slavery was practiced within all communities of the Roman Empire, including among Jews and Christians.
