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The Roman Coliseum History

Filed in archive Roman history on July 28, 2010

The Roman Coliseum History
The Coliseum is the most impressive building of the Roman Empire. Originally known as the Flavian Amphitheater, it was the largest building of the era and could seat 50,000 spectators. The history of the Roman Coliseum dates back to the time when its construction was started in 72 AD and was completed in 80 AD by the Roman emperors Vespasian and Titus respectively. The name Coliseum was said to be derived from the statue of Nero, the former emperor who had burned Rome.
The Coliseum was in use till late 6th century for nearly 500 years. Gladiatorial contests, public spectacles like mock sea fights, dramas based on classical mythology, re-enactment of famous battles were held there. During the medieval period, the Coliseum was used for such diverse purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress, a quarry and a Christian shrine.
Though most of the structure has been destroyed by earthquakes, the Coliseum has become a major tourist attraction, and is one of the 7 wonders of the world.

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Famous Roman History Augustus

Filed in archive Roman history on June 18, 2010

Famous Roman History Augustus
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Gaius Julias Caesar Octavianus, son of Gaius Octavius and Atia (Julius Caesar's niece), who born in 63 B.C. The Octavian family came originally from Velitrae, in the country of Volsci; and the branch to which Augustus belonged was rich and honorable. Julias Ceaser adopted him as his son and heir. If we follow Roman history, we find Augustus was a student at Apollonia in Ilyrium, under the celebrated orator Apollo dorus at the time of Caeser's assassination in 44 B.C. Augustus returned to Italy, and now , first learning that he was his uncle's heir, assumed the name of Julias Caesar Octavianus. The soldiers at Brundusiums saluted him as Caesar; but he declined their offers, and entered Rome alone. The city was that time divided between the republicans and friends of Mark Antony; but the latter, by adroit manoevres, had gained the ascendency, and enjoyed almost absolute power. After some fighting Antony was worsted and Augustus obtained the consulship and carried out Caesar's will.

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Surprising History of the Roman Forum

Filed in archive Roman history on June 18, 2010

Surprising History of the Roman Forum
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Forum is the name applied by Romans place, especially the market place in a city, as the principal place of meeting where public affairs were discussed, courts of justice held, and money transactions carried on. In Rome the name applied particularly to the famous 'forum' or 'Forum Magnum', the low level space extending from the foot of the Capitoline Hill to the north -east part of the Palatine. Unlike the 'Fora' of the emperors this was a slow growth, and was only possible after the valley had been drained by the great 'cloacae'. The central space was the meeting place of the plebs, 'Comitia Tributa', while the patricians 'Comitia Centuriata', meet on the Comitium, adjoining the forum. Tradition ascribes the building of the Cloaca Maxima, which drained the valley of the forum and the Velabrum, to the fifth kings Tarquinius Driscus, the first of powerful race of foreign kings. Of the monuments of Primitive forum, one is certainly preserved - the Cippus with its archaic Latin inscription, which still stands near the traditional tomb of Romulus.

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The Roman Religion History

Filed in archive Roman history on June 18, 2010

The Roman Religion History
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We follow Roman religion history we find the development of a small city-state into a great empire comprising many different races, languages, and civilizations makes the problem of Roman religion a complicated one. Among Latin's, Sabines, Etruscan s religion took an Italian development, redolent of their racial and local characteristics, of which, as compared with the Greeks, lack of creative power was one, hence we miss in Roman divine world that wealth of legend which makes the Greek so picturesque, while from the same cause the Roman divinities betray fewer of failings by which those of Greece often sink to the human level. It was only with the Rome's political growth as an Italian power that a mythology began to be created, and state deities like Jupiter, the head of the divine world, came Mars the defender of the city, father of Romulus an of the Roman people and Quirinus the deified Romulus. A second Rome defending trinity was composed of Jupiter, with his sister and consort Juno and his daughter Minerva.

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