Agricola wiped the bead of sweat forming on his upper brow as he made his way to through the terrace of Domitian’s villa. His thoughts swirled and he began to consider how he should phrase his adventures to someone such as Domitian. He considered approaching his successes in a modest way, something familiar to Agricola. However, he felt that this approach could anger the emperor, allowing him to speculate on how he could craft the perfect narrative that made him seem powerful, something that Domitian would want to identify with. His thoughts were soon broken by the words of a slave, “My commander, you must come through this door, you are a valued guest.” the slave said. Agricola quickly acknowledged the slave and made his way through the door and began noticing his surroundings. Agricola was not used to seeing such …show more content…
Agricola’s sentences tapered down until he reached his last word and swiftly apologized to the emperor. “Agricola, come with me. We must discuss how you are acclimating to Rome.” Agricola, Domitian, and the unidentified guest made there way into a room that appeared to have been used infrequently. Agricola noticed how Domitian seemed tense when walking into the room, which was surprising. Agricola sat down and waited for Domitian to continue on. Domitian began, “Agricola, I have brought Spurius Acilius Nolus to meet with us. Please, tell us how you’ve been acclimating to Rome upon return from Britannia.“ Agricola’s mind began racing. Agricola did not remember Domitian mentioning the addition of a guest at their meeting and became ever more curious as to what the man was doing at their meeting. Agricola began to feel the bead of sweat forming again on his upper brow. He quickly wiped it away. Agricola stuttered, “My service in Britain proved to me that being a Roman man provides me with the greatest asset my lord. The values you impress upon the Roman army and men in power gave me
Tacitus’s father-in-law, Gnaeus Julius Agricola, was a Roman general involved in the Briton resistance, so this provided him with an insight into the Britons’ society. Therefore, with his experience in the Roman political sphere and Agricola’s imparted knowledge, Tacitus was well equipped to write this speech. For clarity’s sake, the names “Tacitus” and “Galgacus” will be interchangeable as Tacitus wrote this under Galgacus’ name. The speech begins with Galgacus declaring that unification freedom, which sug...
The Latino community is a very varied community each with its own unique past and circumstances. In the book Harvest of Empire by Juan Gonzalez the readers can learn and appreciate some of the experiences and history that the different Latino groups had. This book does this with a special emphasis on immigration trends. These points of emphasis of the book are explained thoroughly in the identification of the key points, the explanation of the intersection of race, ethnicity, and class, in addition to the overall evaluation of the book.
Morey, William C. "Outlines of Roman History, Chapter 19." Forum Romanum. 1901. Web. 24 Apr. 2011. .
...” (Livy, Rome 5.23). However, he never gave up on his home and his people, even when they gave up on him. Camillus’s “fervent wish” was that “love for this place will so fill your hearts that you will remain where you are…wracked by longing, homesick for your native soil” (Livy, Rome 5.54). Camillus understood that Rome was more than a conglomeration of buildings and stone. Rome was an idea, to be fostered, protected and shared. He was their savior, their misunderstood leader—a hero before his due time. Henceforth, this is Livy’s intention in engraving the life and story of Marcus Furius Camillus for the world, so that one day we may look back and seek the compassionate hero of Rome: the sun in the land of darkness. Her protector and Second Founder.
The Life of Agricola was Tacitus’ first writing. It was written in c. 98 and is a biography of General Gnaeus Julius Agricola, his father-in-law. This book highlights Agricola’s militaristic achievements. Germania was Tacitus’ second work, written in c. 98. This book focuses primarily on the Germanic tribes that surround the Roman Empire. Dialogue on Oratory was a book th...
Scarre, Christopher. Chronicle of the Roman Emperors: The Reign-by-reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Rome. London: Thames and Hudson, 1995. Print.
The Roman Way is essentially a collection of letters, poems and essays from some of the most famous literary minds of the ancient Roman culture. Edith Hamilton is attempting to show us a side of Rome that was previously unseen. She uses these stories to try and explain what the ideas, attitudes and beliefs are that make up the “Roman Way.”
Aurelius, Marcus. The meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. New York: A.L. Burt, 189.
He begins his passage in an attempt to address the attack on the Italian merchants. Knowing that invasions have been previously attempted, anxiety throughout the Roman legates began to rise as more of the community
There were many reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire. Each one interweaved with the other. Many even blame the initiation of Christianity in 337 AD by Constantine the Great as the definitive cause while others blame it on increases in unemployment, inflation, military expenditure and slave labour while others blame it on the ethical issues such the decline in morals, the lack of discipline of the armies and the political corruption within the Empire. Three major contributions that led to the collapse of the once great empire were: the heavy military spending in order to expand the Empire, the over-reliance on slave labour which led to an increase in unemployment, and the political corruption and abuse of power by the Praetorian Guard leading to the unfair selection of many disreputable emperors and the assassination of those not favoured by the Guard.
The beginning of the document is worded in such a way that it has an almost patronizing tone as the emperor praises the king’s humility. However, as the document progresses it becomes much firmer and in the final lines the tone becomes very harsh as the emperor warns the king to never act on his denied demands.
During the late Republic the patrician aristocracy was fading as a result of war, civil strife, low procreation and loss of wealth resulting in the virtual disappearance of this old and established aristocracy by first century CE (Tacitus Annales, c. 100 AD). Under the new rule of the emperors it became much harder to become a great man and be seen as Roman aristocrat as the virtues and attainments which defined the aristocracy during the Republic were now altered to fit the new Imperialist setting of Rome. This can be seen throughout The Life of Gnaeus Julius Agricola written by Tacitus c. 98 AD which looks at the lengths that Gnaeus had to go through under Imperialist Rome to be seen as a great man and one who fit the ideal definition of what is meant to be a Roman aristocrat. The Agricola strongly highlights how the ways in which becoming an aristocrat had been altered to fit Imperial Rome of which can be seen changing through Suetonius’ biography on the Life of the Defied Julius Caesar. In the Agricola it shows how at its base the path to being a great man was unchanged through gaining prestige through military conquest, of which he achieved under the command of Suetonius Paullinus, while serving
I’d like to thank everyone for your attention and your time today. I’m Danius Romulus and I will be speaking on behalf of this slave, Max. This is Ariana, my witness; she will also be speaking on Max’s behalf. Max, being a slave, cold be looked down to by some because of his lack of social status, but the law does not favor anyone above another, neither should the jury, neither should the judge.
The Senate places your service as governor of Gaul at an end and requests you to return to Rome, immediately. We do not think it necessary to remind you of Roman law. If a general returns to the Roman Republic accompanied by a standing army he, and his men, are traitors, and will dealt with as such. Sentus Populusque Rmnus. The man looked up from the letter and stared into the eyes of every soldier, peasant, and roman there.
The Speaker in ‘My Last Duchess’ is conversing with the servant of a count whose daughter he is proposing to marry. He treats t...