... I remember that one of the laws in the 2nd cnetury limited the amount that a woman could inherit. I think that Fulvia- the wife of Curio the younger and...
Was Fulvia the descendant of the Gracchi? I vaguely recall that a special law was passed so the only remaining descendant of the Gracchi, a female, could...
I've just finished reading "Course of Honour" by Lindsey Davis. For some reason I was under the impression that a Roman male citizen could marry a freedwoman...
I believe that's correct. A Roman male citizen could marry just about anyone. But there were limits on patricians generally, and Senators in particular.All...
Not all senators were patricians after the early years of the Republic. For instance the Caecilians were plebians. For that matter so were the Flavians...
Glad you pointed that out Gaius. I was thinking of Cicero and Pompey. Neither had patrician origins. If I remember correctly, Gaius Marius wasn't a patrician...
I have begun listening to an unabridged version of Lindsey Davis' "Iron Hand of Mars". This tale of intrigue is set in Germania where Falco, Vespasian's agent,...
<<Theodora who was a prostitute and a dancer at the circus>> From what I have read Theodora may have really worn the pants. However, it is worth a caution...
Salve I know that a slave had a chance at freedom to a far greater degree under Rome than in just about any other ancient civilization. Why was this the case? ...
The Rule Golden: He who has the gold makes (or breaks) the rules. -- ... Tony Dah m Oderint dum metuant - Cicero Si vis pacem, para bellum - Vegetius...
If I recall correctly, Justinian's uncle, Justin I, altered the law to permit a senator to marry a repentant actress. The alteration to the code made truly...
Tacitus's account of the collapse of the Rhine frontier in 69-70 makes for, I think, the most dramatic reading of all his works. He describes with fine ...
None of them were. Where as Sulla (Cornelian) and Casear (Julian) were. The problem I think a lot of people have that plebeian has come to me of lowly birth....
<<The problem I think a lot of people have that plebeian has come to me of lowly birth. By the time of the lare Republic it just meant that you were not of...
Be careful with the word "slavery" "Free" and "slave" are not necessarily polar opposites. There can be gradations in between. "chattel slavery" where the...
... Well, Justintian lived with her before he could legality marry her. I think he took a few years to convince his uncle emperor Justin to changed the law....
... Theodora was a monophysite,a form of christianity still held in the Egypt church. The monophysite believed that Christ had only one nature-divine. ...
Physorg.com <http://www.physorg.com/news6692.html> : "Historian John Nicols and physicist Robert Zimmerman have joined with architects James Tice and Virginia...
In this morning's episode of "The Iron Hand of Mars", Camillus Justinus mentioned that during the seige of Vetera, the encircled legions devised an articulated...
Another interesting tidbit I picked up in "The Iron Hand of Mars" was that Caesar carried with him panels of Roman mosaic that he would lay down on the floor...
Unfortunately I can not give the source for the story of Caesar's portable mosaics, but I first read about it many years ago. Unfortuantely I can not recall if...
As someone who is frequently plagued by sinusitis and has found flying (or the landing part) painful at times, I found this article interesting. It says the...
I was very excited to read the announcement of a new "city-building" game that will be released in the first quarter of 2006, "Heart of Empire: Rome": "Set for...
Should unsolicited invitations to join other groups be considered spam? I like Spam with jam and yam. ;-) -- ... Tony Dah m Oderint dum metuant - Cicero Si vis...
Actually, I don't see any harm in such invitations as the person who sends them is not trying to sell you something. If was a low interest rate loan or Viagra,...
Dear Friends, I have been watching the HBO production, "ROME" on Sunday nights (9 pm EDT) and am enjoying the mixture of history and fantasy a lot. The acting...
Hi Guys, first post here but have been following the group for a while. From Plutarch's life of Lucius Licinius Lucullus, Ch43 Even before his death, it is...
