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With minor exception, strong central leadership, an efficient imperial defense, and infrastructure including superb roads helped Rome to maintain decades of peace.

Definition of the glossary term Octavian

This week in comics: Marvel flushes seven years of Spiderman down the drain, the Fantastic Four takes a vacation, and "when in Rome..."

Mary anticipates of the birth of her son as she and Joseph prepare to go to Bethlehem for the Roman Census.

Ancient roadways, like their modern counterparts, served to increase commerce and trade while providing mechanisms linked to military success and national defense.

Whether touring Rome, Italy, or far-flung Britain, one is amazed by the contributions Hadrian made for generations to enjoy, providing inspiration for over two millennia.

The wide-ranging reforms of Augustus encompassed military, social, political, and religious elements that left a long term legacy of Roman peace and prosperity.

A discussion of how the Aeneid reflects the political context of Augustus' Pax Romana, and Virgil's portrayal of heroic virtue compared to Homer.

Examples of Ancient World Western Civilization paper topics for students that have difficulty coming up with a theme or thesis.

For half his reign, Hadrian traveled the empire, observing, listening, building, and strengthening the imperial frontiers, leading to decades of peace and stability.

The town of Orange in the Provence region is home to two ancient monuments unequalled anywhere else in France.

Rome and Carthage differed in many ways including social, cultural, religious, and military aspects yet the final Punic War determined which power would survive.

The weakening of the Roman Republic began in the second century BCE with conflicts between the Senate and the Assembly, civil wars, and provincial corruption.

Indirect taxation in the Roman provinces were a source of resentment and bitterness, especially if the tax collectors were contractors from within the local communities.

Over the course of Roman history, the legion evolved from a force of citizen-soldiers to a state-funded standing army comprised of non-Roman soldiers.