During the rule of the Nerva–Antonine, Rome reached its territorial and economical apogee.This time was a peaceful one for Rome: the criteria for choosing an emperor were the qualities of the candida ...
The Flavians were the second dynasty to rule Rome.In 68 AD, year of Nero's death, there was no chance of return to the old and traditionalRoman Republic, thus a new emperor had to rise. After the turm ...
Augustusgathered almost all the republican powers under his official title,princeps: he had powers of consul,princeps senatus,aedile,censorandtribune– including tribunician sacrosanctity.This was the ...
TheJulio-Claudiandynasty was established by Augustus. The emperors of this dynasty were:Augustus,Tiberius,Caligula,ClaudiusandNero. The dynasty is so-called due to thegens Julia, family of Augustus, a ...
Main article:Roman Empire In 27 BC, Octavian was the sole Roman leader. His leadership brought thezenithof the Roman civilization, that lasted for two centuries. In that year, he took the nameAugustus ...
Caesar's assassination caused political and social turmoil in Rome; without the dictator's leadership, the city was ruled by his friend and colleague,Mark Antony. Soon afterward,Octavius, whom Caesar ...
In the mid-1st century BC, Roman politics were restless. Political divisions in Rome became identified with two groupings,populares(who hoped for the support of the people) andoptimates(the "best", wh ...
Gaius Marius, anovus homo, started his political career with the help of the powerfulMetelliand soon become a leader of the Republic, holding the first of his seven consulships (an unprecedented numbe ...
Main article:Punic Wars In the 3rd century BC Rome had to face a new and formidable opponent:Carthage. Carthage was a rich, flourishing Phoenician city-state that intended to dominate the Mediterranea ...
Main article:Roman Republic According to tradition and later writers such asLivy, theRoman Republicwas established around 509 BC,when the last of the seven kings of Rome,Tarquin the Proud, wasdeposedb ...
Main article:Roman Kingdom The city of Rome grew from settlements around a ford on the riverTiber, a crossroads of traffic and trade.According toarchaeologicalevidence, the village of Rome was probabl ...
Main article:Founding of Rome According to thefounding mythof Rome, thecity was foundedon 21 April 753 BC by twin brothersRomulus and Remus, who descended from theTrojanprinceAeneasand who were gran ...
Main articles: Legacy of the Roman Empire and ClassicsExternal videoImageRomeArchofTitus02.jpgAncient Rome (13:47), Smarthistory at Khan AcademyAncient Rome is the progenitor of Western civilization. ...
Ancient Rome boasted impressive technological feats, using many advancements that were lost in the Middle Ages and not rivaled again until the 19th and 20th centuries. An example of this is Insulated ...
Main article: Culture of ancient RomeThe seven hills of RomeLife in ancient Rome revolved around the city of Rome, located on seven hills. The city had a vast number of monumental structures like the ...
