The usual number of consuls, praetors, and tribunes, were annually invested with their respective ensigns of office, and continued to discharge some
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The Power of the Roman Generals
In his camp the general exercised an absolute power of life and death; his jurisdiction was not confined by any forms of trial, or rules of
Roman Empire’s Government
This series has eight easy 5-minute installments. This first installment: Augustus Takes Charge.IntroductionAfter Augustus the government may
Effects of Peace and Prosperity on the Roman Empire
Today's installment concludes Roman Empire's Society and Economy,our selection from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by
Agriculture in the Roman Empire
Agriculture is the foundation of manufactures since the productions of nature are the materials of art.Continuing Roman Empire's Society and
Roman Empire’s Roads
The public roads were accurately divided by milestones and ran in a direct line from one city to another, with very little respect for the obstacles
Parkman Vol. 6-1, Chapter 1
Their American parts the 18th. Century conflicts between France and Great Britain were incidental and apparently subordinate, yet it involved
Importance of Aqueducts
The solitudes of Asia and Africa were once covered with flourishing cities, whose populousness, and even whose existence, was derived from such
Community Pride in the Roman Empire
The opulent senators of Rome and the provinces esteemed it an honor, and almost an obligation, to adorn the splendor of their age and