Conceit, Manipulation, and the Rulers of Rome Mary Katherine Bunn, 2019 Abstract: Manipulation plays a key role in the lives and actions of the Roman emperors Claudius and Nero in Tacitus’s The Annals. There are several examples of the ways people who surround these emperors manipulate them either directly or indirectly to serve their own…Continue reading Conceit, Manipulation, and the Rulers of Rome (Mary Katherine Bunn, 2019)
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The Degeneration of Rome: The Decision-Making of Claudius and Nero (Anthony Irwin, 2019)
The Degeneration of Rome: The Decision-Making of Claudius and Nero Anthony Irwin, 2019 Abstract: During the reigns of Claudius and Nero, Tacitus describes a Roman state on the decline. One of his main focuses is on the decision-making processes of both emperors. Throughout Books 11 and 12 of his Annals, Tacitus describes Claudius as…Continue reading The Degeneration of Rome: The Decision-Making of Claudius and Nero (Anthony Irwin, 2019)
Claudius and Nero and The Decline of Morality in Imperial Rome (Jordan Lombardo, 2019)
Claudius and Nero and The Decline of Morality in Imperial Rome Jordan Lombardo, 2019 Abstract: This paper analyzes the societal decline of virtue and morality in imperial Rome under the rule of emperors Claudius and Nero in the first century AD as described by the ancient historian, Tacitus, in Books 11-16 of his renowned Annals.…Continue reading Claudius and Nero and The Decline of Morality in Imperial Rome (Jordan Lombardo, 2019)
The Power of the Physical (Karissa Annis, 2018)
Abstract: The power of the physical in the Roman world was important. Within Livy Books 1, 2, and 5 there is evidence that physical places and buildings can change history. The Senate House and the Forum are two places where major shifts in the Roman world happen. Temples also exhibit this power but they…Continue reading The Power of the Physical (Karissa Annis, 2018)