When Roman rule over Europe came to an end, Roman law was largely--though not completely--forgotten. ... They provide not only a valuable insight into Roman law, but into Roman culture as well. ... etween Roman citizens. ... Provincial diversities were effaced by legislation by the senate and emperor and by juristic interpretation. ... Born Gaius Octavius and adopted by Julius Caesar, he was given the name Augustus, meaning, "consecrated," by the Roman Senate after he avenged Caesar's death and consolidated his power. ...

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The First Punic War marked the first Roman involvement outside of Italy, and was the beginning of the Romans conquest of the Mediterranean. ... The Second Punic War was the hardest war the Romans ever fought and resulted in huge losses for the Romans in materials and manpower. ... The Romans were slow because the Roman senate hesitated sending help, because they thought it was improper to support what was pretty much a robber-state, and because the Senate feared war with a great sea-power, and also because if they interfered they would be in breach of the treaty which had strictly forbidden th...

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Under the empire, the senate was not the only legislative body. ... Hence, as the empire become more widely accepted in Roman society, the senate's legislative role became less, with many emperors choosing to legislate by themselves, often ignoring the advice of the senate, and other emperors, such as Tiberius, although seeking senatorial debate, failing to initiate such. ... In contrast, as the title of 'Princeps' became more deeply embedded in Roman society, and there were no longer calls for a return to the republic, emperors were more willing to flout their power and ignored...

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The Romans have had almost every type of government there is. ... In general, the Romans were very power-hungry. ... Romulus chose one hundred fathers to form the Senate. ... Finally it was decided that the Romans would pick a Sabine king. ... According to Asimov, when he was off at war withthe Volscians, the Senate voted to exile ...

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With Caesar being born straight in to Roman politics he was bound to get involved and be a part of the Roman political future. ... Along with the debts came the unemployment, many Roman citizens had no job and were struggling to survive. ... Caesar tried to establish a monarchy and he tried to achieve much more than just a Roman dictator. ... Caesar had grown to think only of himself and had lost interest in the care of Roman citizens. His own senate had no faith in him, they saw him as a terrible leader and a weak person. ...

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Furthermore, Ab Urbe Condita is rife with retrojection because Livy's mindset was firmly entrenched in the Roman world of the past two centuries. The events of these two centuries formed the lens through which he viewed the history of the early Roman people. ... This is why Livy supports the senate and the patricians, but still gives accounts of plebeian and tribunal victories. ... Cassius tries to placate the plebs and gain power, but is opposed by the senate. ... After all, they were still Roman citizens. ...

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He was always driven by this one desire: to rid Carthage of the Romans. ... His very presence reduced the Roman senate to cowardice fear. ... No one touched Hannibal until the next year.14 Sitting around and waiting for Hannibal to make a mistake is not a short term thing, and most Romans disagreed with Fabius" plan of delay, so they elected new consuls in 216 favorable to war: the popular Varro and the senate favorite Paullus. ... The Roman army was creamed, bushwhacked, handled. Completely surrounded, the Roman's died by the thousands. ...

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The Romans were highly superstitious. ... The business of the state was also a major concern of the Roman people. ... For the state and people are one, as is immortalized by the Roman emblem "SPQR", meaning Senatus Populusque Romanus or the Senate and the People of Rome. ... The Romans, you could say, had a different way of looking at life. ... The spread of Christianity may have affected the Romans in two ways. ...

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He was crucified under the orders of Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor. ... The Christian Church has spread through out the Roman Empire. ... Since the Jews revolted against the Roman rule. The Roman reaction to them had affected Christians also. ... Nero the Roman emperor wanted to rebuild the city of Rome. ...

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This paper will discuss 66 CE Revolt in which the Jews attempted to overthrow the Roman Empire. ... As the Jews lived under foreign rule such as Persian, Greek, Parthian, and then Roman, Judaism became somewhat open to cross-cultural religious borrowings. ... Violence breaks out in Caesarea and spreads to Jerusalem because the Roman governor required reparations to be paid. ... When war broke out, Josephus was appointed governor of Galilee, the province where the Roman attack would first fall. ... Their forces consisted entirely of infantry, whereas the Roman army in Ascalon was composed o...

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