The Twelve Caesars
This course offers an exploration of the history and culture of Ancient Rome from Julius Caesar to the Emperor Domitian.
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Text, commentary and vocabulary for Suetonius’ Gaius |
This link takes you to a text, commentary and vocabulary for Suetonius’ Gaius, plus links to a translation and other useful resources |
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Dio Cassius, Book 59 |
This link takes you to a translation of Dio Cassius, Book 59 |
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Philo of Alexandria, On the Embassy to Gaius |
This link takes you to a translation of Philo of Alexandria, On the Embassy to Gaius |
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Antiquities of the Jews, Book 19 |
This link takes you to a translation of Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, Book 19 |
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Biography of Gaius ‘Caligula’ |
This link takes you to a brief biography of Gaius ‘Caligula’, with a useful bibliography and notes |
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Caligula:mad, bad or just danerous to know |
A document to help you diagnose Caligula. |
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PhotosS.P. Kershaw Museo Nazionale Romano: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome. Mussolini’s draining of Lake Nemi in the late 1920s revealed the... |
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In Our Time |
This link takes you to the archive In Our Time, a BBC Radio programme where Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas. There is much of... |
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Suetonius’ Claudius |
This link takes you to a translation of Suetonius’ Claudius |
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Dio Cassius, Book 60 |
This link takes you to a translation of Dio Cassius, Book 60 |
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Tacitus, Annals 11 |
This link takes you to a translation of Tacitus, Annals 11 |
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Apocolocyntosis, Seneca |
This link takes you to a translation of Seneca, Apocolocyntosis |
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Biography of Claudius |
This link takes you to a brief biography of Claudius, with a useful bibliography and notes |
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Rome’s relations with Britain |
This link takes you to a brief summary of Rome’s relations with Britain |
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Roman Britain online course |
Sample unit on the Romanisation of Britain, from Oxford University Department for Continuing Education's excellent Online Course on Roman Britain... |
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CLAUDIUS Larger than life size bronze statue of Claudius found in situ in 1741 in the Augusteum at Herculaneum, now in the Naples Archaeological... |
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Here we have Nero's official image. Suetonius lists the physical characteristics of Nero as follows: Height: average; Body: pustular and... |
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Agrippina's influence is visible on coins minted in December 54 CE, which show her head facing Nero’s. On this relief from the Sebasteion at... |
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Many statues were housed in the Temple of Hera at Olympia. This one of (probably) Poppaea Sabina as a priestess is of very high quality. ... |
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Nero, wearing a cloak and sword-belt supports a slumped, naked personification of Armenia by the upper arms. She is wearing a soft, Eastern-style... |
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These wall paintings come from Villa Oplontis, a.k.a. Villa Poppaea. It is regularly associated with Poppaea Sabina. Oplontis appears on the... |
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VILLA OPLONTIS |
This link takes to to some interesting material about Villa Oplontis, etc |
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OPLONTIS PROJECT |
This link takes you to the Oplontis Project web site. |
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SKENOGRAPHIA |
This link gives you some fascinating insights into Roman Wall painting |
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WALL PAINTING |
This link takes you to interesting material about Roman Wall painting |
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ALL ROADS LEAD TO (AND FROM) ROME |
This link takes you to an enchanting website all about Roman roads |
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This 3rd century CE mosaic pavement shows the four factions (Reds, Blues, Greens and Whites). Museo Nazionale Romano: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme,... |
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These panels decorated the proscenium of the theatre at Delphi. They illustrate scenes from the mythology of Hercules (Cerberus; Nemean Lion;... |
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SUETONIUS NERO |
This link takes you to a translation of Suetonius’ Nero |
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DIO CASSIUS BOOKS 61-63 |
This link takes you to a translation of Dio Cassius, Books 61-63, an important source for Nero's reign |
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TACITUS ANNALS BOOKS 12-16 |
This link takes you to a translation of Tacitus, Annals 12-16 , an important source for the reign of Nero |
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THE EMPEROR NERO |
This link takes you to a brief biography of Nero, with a useful bibliography and notes |
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Coins depicting each of the four men who were Emperor of Rome during the Year of the Four Emperors, a.k.a. 'The Long Year 69'. Photos © S.P... |
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PLUTARCH: LIFE OF GALBA |
This link takes you to a translation of Plutarch's Life of Galba |
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TACITUS' HISTORIES |
This link takes you to a translation of Tacitus' Histories |
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PLUTARCH: LIFE OF OTHO |
This link takes you to a translation of Plutarch's 'Life of Otho' |
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DIO CASSIUS BOOK 63.22 ff. |
This link takes you to a translation of Dio Cassius, Books 63.22 ff., an important source for the Year of the Four Emperors. |
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ORBIS |
This link takes you to ORBIS: The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World. They say: "For the first time, ORBIS allows us to express... |
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SUETONIUS LIFE OF GALBA |
This link take you to a translation of Suetonius' Life of Galba. |
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SUETONIS LIFE OF OTHO |
This link takes you to a translation of Suetonius' Life of Otho |
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