WebThe Greco-Roman civilization (/ ˌ ɡ r iː k oʊ ˈ r oʊ m ən, ˌ ɡ r ɛ k oʊ-/; also Greco-Roman culture; spelled Graeco-Roman in the Commonwealth), as understood by modern scholars and writers, includes the geographical regions and countries that culturally—and so historically—were directly and intimately influenced by the language, culture, government …

WebGaius Julius Caesar (/ ˈ s iː z ər /; Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs ˈjuːliʊs ˈkae̯sar]; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and subsequently became dictator from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC.

WebThe Servile Wars were a series of three slave revolts ("servile" is derived from "servus", Latin for "slave") in the late Roman Republic.. Wars. First Servile War (135−132 BC) — in Sicily, led by Eunus, a former slave claiming to be a prophet, and Cleon from Cilicia.; Second Servile War (104−100 BC) — in Sicily, led by Athenion and Tryphon.; Third …

WebThe Roman–Persian Wars, also known as the Roman–Iranian Wars, were a series of conflicts between states of the Greco-Roman world and two successive Iranian empires: the Parthian and the Sasanian.Battles between the Parthian Empire and the Roman Republic began in 54 BC; wars began under the late Republic, and continued through the Roman …

WebCivil society can be understood as the "third sector" of society, distinct from government and business, and including the family and the private sphere. By other authors, civil society is used in the sense of 1) the aggregate of non-governmental organizations and institutions that advance the interests and will of citizens or 2) individuals and …

WebA forum (Latin forum "public place outdoors", plural fora; English plural either fora or forums) was a public square in a Roman municipium, or any civitas, reserved primarily for the vending of goods; i.e., a marketplace, along with the buildings used for shops and the stoas used for open stalls. Many fora were constructed at remote locations along a road by the …

WebRoman concrete, also called opus caementicium, is a material that was used in construction in ancient Rome.Roman concrete was based on a hydraulic-setting cement.It is durable due to its incorporation of pozzolanic ash, which prevents cracks from spreading.By the middle of the 1st century the material was used frequently, often brick …

WebGrass crown – (Latin: corona obsidionalis or corona graminea), was the highest and rarest of all military decorations.It was presented only to a general, commander, or officer whose actions saved the legion or the entire army. Civic crown – (Latin: corona civica), was a chaplet of common oak leaves woven to form a crown.During the Roman Republic, and …

WebThe "Second American Civil War" is an umbrella term used by academics in order to reclassify historical eras of significant political violence in the history of the United States as a "civil war" or, more commonly, to discuss the potential outbreak of a future civil war in the country.Discussion of a second civil war has occurred with varying degrees of frequency …

WebThe Guatemalan Civil War was a civil war in Guatemala fought from 1960 to 1996 between the government of Guatemala and various leftist rebel groups. The government forces have been condemned for committing genocide against the Maya population of Guatemala during the civil war and for widespread human rights violations against civilians. The context of …

WebDomitian (/ d ə ˈ m ɪ ʃ ən,-i ən /; Latin: Domitianus; 24 October 51 – 18 September 96) was a Roman emperor who reigned from 81 to 96. The son of Vespasian and the younger brother of Titus, his two predecessors on the throne, he was the last member of the Flavian dynasty.Described as "a ruthless but efficient autocrat", his authoritarian style of ruling put …

WebHoly Roman Empire ... France faced civil war and counter-revolutionary guerrilla war. ... The Legacy of the French Revolutionary Wars: The Nation-in-Arms in French Republican Memory (Cambridge University Press, 2009) Rothenberg, Gunther E. "Soldiers and the Revolution: the French army, society, and the state, 1788-99." ...

WebAncient empires Pre-Roman empires. Though the legal and administrative framework of provinces, each administrated by a governor, was created by the Romans, the term governor has been a convenient term for historians to describe similar systems in antiquity.Indeed, many regions of the pre-Roman antiquity were ultimately replaced by …

WebMacedonia (/ ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / ()) is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe.Its boundaries have changed considerably over time; however, it came to be defined as the modern geographical region by the mid 19th century.