The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Rome: The History of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire in the Words of Those Who Were There

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The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Rome is the history of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire in the words of those who saw it firsthand. Never before in such detail has there been a history of this great and influential civilization that continues to mark the landscape (the Colosseum, the Roman roads, the aqueduct at Nimes), our language, our calendar ("July" for Julius Caesar), our laws, our traditions (carrying a bride across the threshold), and our very thoughts. With all the gossip of I, Claudius and the excitement of Gladiator (but none of the historical inaccuracy), The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Rome is a unique tour into the most important civilization in the West.

Chronology

Introduction

(4)

Part One Rise: Rome 753 BC--31BC

(132)

Introduction

(4)

Numa Ordains the Vestal Virgins, C.680 BC

(3)

Plutarch

The Twelve Tables, c. 450 BC

(6)

Anon

Instructions on Farming, c. 400 BC

(1)

Anon

Punic Wars: Hannibal Addresses His Soldiers, 218 BC

(4)

Anon

Punic Wars: The Character of Hannibal

(4)

Polybius

Punic Wars: The View of a Solider Poet, c. 210 BC

(3)

Quintus Ennius

Portrait of a Slave Owner, c. 201 BC

(2)

Titus Maccius Plautus

How to Keep a Slave, c. 170 BC Cato the Elder

(1)

Purchasing a Farm, c. 170 BC Cato the Elder

(2)

Bringing Up Children, c. 166 BC

(1)

Terence

The Harvest Ritual, c. 160 BC Cato the Elder

(1)

Reward for Capture: Runaway Slaves, 156 BC

(1)

Anon

The Punic Wars: Scipio Delivers the Final Attack on Carthage, 146 BC

(3)

Polybius

``Men Ready to Endure Anything'': The Superiority of the Romans, c. 140 BC

(4)

Polybius

``I Appeal to You to Elect . . .'' c.80 BC

(1)

Anon

Spartacus Revolts, 73 BC

(3)

Plutarch

``Surely Nothing Can Be Sweeter Than Liberty'': Cicero on the Republic, c. 70 BC

(10)

Cicero

Piracy in Sicily, 71 BC

(3)

Marcus Cicero

Letter of Mithridates, c. 69 BC

(4)

Sallust

How to Become Consul, 64 BC

(3)

Quintus Cicero

The Catiline Conspiracy: The Character and Career of Catiline, 63 BC

(2)

Sallust

The Catiline Conspiracy: Catiline Rouses His Accomplices, 63 BC

(2)

Lucius Catilina

The Catiline Conspiracy: Cicero Speaks to the Senate, 63 BC

(2)

Sallust

The Bill of Fare at a Roman Banquet, 63 BC

(1)

Macrobius

The Catiline Conspiracy: The Last Stand of Catiline, January 62 BC

(1)

Sallust

Jury Corruption, Rome, 61 BC

(2)

Cicero

Pompey Enters Rome in Triumph, 30 September 61 BC

(3)

Appian

Julius Caesar Defeats the Nervii, 57 BC

(7)

Julius Caesar

Druids in Gaul, 54 BC

(2)

Julius Caesar

Gang-Warfare in Rome, November 57 BC

(2)

Marcus Cicero

Julius Caesar Invades Britain, 55 BC

(2)

Julius Caesar

A Chariot Fight, 55 BC

(2)

Julius Caesar

The Britons, 54 BC

(1)

Julius Caesar

Electoral Bribery, Rome, 54 BC

(1)

Marcus Cicero

An Aedile Requests Panthers, Rome, 51 BC

(1)

Caelius

Cicero Takes Pindenissum, Cilicia, December 51 BC

(2)

Cicero

Restraints in the Life of the Priest of Jupiter, Rome, c. 50 BC

101

(3)

Marcus Cicero

Civil War: The Battle of Pharsalus, 48 BC

104

(6)

Julius Caesar

A Dictator Comes to Dinner, December 45 BC

110

(2)

Marcus Cicero

The Personal Traits of Julius Caesar

112

(6)

Suetonius

Cleopatra in Rome, c. 45 BC

118

(1)

Cicero

The Assassination of Julius Caesar, Rome, 15 March, 44 BC Nicolaus of Damascus

118

(3)

After The Deed: The Conspirators Meet, Antium, 8 June, 44 BC

121

(2)

Cicero

Everyday Life: A Roman Student Writes Home, Athens, 44 BC

123

(3)

Marcus Tulius Cicero

Civil War: A Poet Celebrates an Outbreak of Peace, 40 BC

126

(3)

Virgil

A Journey to Brundusium, 38 BC

129

(4)

Horace

On Going to Bed with Cleopatra, 33 BC

133

(1)

Mark Antony

Octavian's Victory at Actium, 31 BC

133

(4)

Horace

Part Two Empire: Rome 30 BC--AD 180

137

(224)

Introduction

139

(3)

The Deeds of Augustus, 44 BC-14 BC

142

(5)

Augustus

An Estate Owner's Will, 8 BC

147

(1)

Gaius Isidorus

Housekeeping Record, c. AD 1

148

(2)

Anon

Egypt Under the Rule of Rome, c. AD 1

150

(1)

Strabo

Augustus at the Gaming Board, c. AD 5

151

(1)

Augustus

Arminius Forces the Roman Eagles Back, Germany, AD 9

152

(2)

Vellius Paterculus

The Education of Claudius, c. AD 10

154

(1)

Augustus

How to Cook Rissoles . . . Sea Food Fricasse . . . Suckling Pig, c. AD 15

155

(1)

Apicius

A Picture of Rome, c. AD 15

156

(2)

Strabo

Jesus Christ is Crucified, Jerusalem, c. AD 30 St John, New Testament

158

(3)

The Whimsical Cruelties of Emperor Caligula, AD 37--41

161

(2)

Suetonius

A Personal Audience with Caligula, Rome, AD 40

163

(3)

Philo

Claudius Harangues the Conscript Fathers, AD 48

166

(3)

Claudius

Messalina Prostitutes Herself, c. AD 48

169

(1)

Juvenal

Gladatorial Shows, Rome, AD 50

170

(2)

Seneca

A Portrait of Italy, c. AD 50 Pliny the Elder

172

(3)

The Pumpkinification of Claudius, c. AD 54

175

(12)

Anon

Nero Murders Britannicus, Rome, AD 55

187

(2)

Tacitus

The Suicide of Seneca, AD 55

189

(3)

Tacitus

Agrippina Pleads for Her Life, AD 59 Agrippina the Younger

192

(2)

The Vanity of Nero, AD 59

194

(2)

Tacitus

Boudicca Revolts, Britain, AD 60

196

(5)

Tacitus

The Banquet of Trimalchio, c. AD 60

201

(5)

Petronius

Living Above Roman Baths, c. AD 63

206

(1)

Seneca

The Great Fire of Rome, AD 64

206

(3)

Tacitus

After The Fire: Nero Rebuilds Rome, AD 64

209

(2)

Tacitus

After The Fire: Nero Persecutes the Christians, Rome, AD 64

211

(1)

Tacitus

The Gluttony of Vitellius, AD 69

212

(1)

Suetonius

Vitellius: The End, AD 69

213

(2)

Suetonius

The Rebuilding of the Temple of Jupiter, AD 70

215

(2)

Tacitus

Vespasian Marches Against the Jews, AD 70

217

(1)

Josephus

The Siege of Jerusalem: Civilian Suffering, AD 70

218

(3)

Josephus

The Destruction of the Temple at Jerusalem, AD 70

221

(9)

Josephus

The Roman Army at Rest: A Military Camp, AD 70

230

(2)

Josephus

The Great Buildings of Rome, c. AD 75 Pliny the Elder

232

(3)

Conception, Contraception and Abortion, Rome, AD 1st Century

235

(6)

Soranus

Charity, North Africa AD, 2nd Century

241

(1)

P. Licinius Papirianus

Recipe for Honey Wine, c. AD 77 Pliny the Elder

241

(1)

Messages of Love, Pompeii, AD 1st Century

242

(1)

Anon

Advertisements for Gladiatorial Shows, Pompeii, AD 1st Century

243

(1)

Anon

Small Ads: Rooms and Premises to Let, Pompeii, AD 1st Century

243

(1)

Anon

The Eruption of Vesuvius, Bay of Naples 4 August AD 79 Pliny the Younger

244

(6)

Tyranny, Bed-Wrestling and Entertainments for the People: The Reign of Domitian, AD 81-96

250

(21)

Suetonius

Agricola in Action at Mons Graupius, Britain, AD 84

271

(3)

Tacitus

Domitian and the Yes-Men, c. AD 90

274

(10)

Juvenal

Collapsing Houses, Rome, c. AD 90

284

(1)

Strabo

Immigrants, Rome, c. AD 90

285

(1)

Martial

Window Shopping, Rome, c. AD 90

285

(1)

Martial

Advice to Fathers on Education, c. AD 95

286

(2)

Quintilian

``A Fine Crop of Poets'': Public Readings of Literature, Rome, c. AD 97

288

(1)

Pliny

Some Laws of the Road, c. AD 100

288

(1)

Anon

The Manners and Customs of the Germans, c. AD 100

289

(5)

Tacitus

Roll Call of the First Cohort of Tungrians, Vindolanda, Britain, c. AD 100

294

(1)

Anon

An Appeal for Beer, Vindolanda, Britain, c. AD 100

295

(1)

Masclus

A Birthday Invitation, Britain, c. AD 100

295

(1)

Claudia Severa

Slaves Murder Their Master, Moli Di Gaeta, c. AD 100 Pliny the Younger

296

(1)

Chariot-Racing, Rome, c. AD 100 Pliny the Younger

297

(1)

The Life of a Roman Gentleman, AD 100 Pliny the Younger

298

(2)

Petty Crimes, Roman Egypt, c. AD 100 Various

300

(1)

Pilfering Water, Rome, c. AD 100

301

(3)

Frontinus

Summer in Tuscany, c. AD 104 Pliny the Younger

304

(7)

Homosexuals in Rome, c. AD 105

311

(7)

Juvenal

A Love Letter, c. AD 108 Pliny the Younger

318

(1)

Should I Found A Fire-Brigade? Bithynia, AD 112 Pliny the Younger

318

(1)

The Persecution of the Christians, Bithynia, AD 112 Pliny the Younger

319

(3)

On the City of Rome, c. AD 118

322

(13)

Juvenal

Female Athletes and Gladiators, c. AD 116

335

(1)

Juvenal

Two Days in the Life of an Emperor's Son, c. AD 139

336

(3)

Marcus Aurelius

The Golden Age: An Oration to Rome, c. AD 150

339

(7)

Aelius Aristides

A Boy Complains, Roman Egypt, AD 2nd Century

346

(1)

Theon

The Martrdom of Polycarp, Smyrna, c. AD 155

347

(4)

Anon

The Virtues of Anontinus Pius, c. AD 170

351

(1)

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius Meditates, The Danube, c. AD 170

352

(7)

Marcus Aurelius

A Governor Plots Insurrection, Syria, AD 175

359

(2)

Avidius Cassius

Part Three Fall: Rome AD 181--476

361

(94)

Introduction

363

(4)

Didius Julianus Buys the Roman Empire at Auction, AD 193

367

(3)

Herodian

A Prototype Jet Engine, Alexandria, c. AD 200 Hero of Alexandria

370

(1)

Emperor Septimius Severus is Made A God, Rome, AD 211

371

(2)

Herodian

A Cuckold Laments, Roman Egypt, AD 2nd Century

373

(1)

Serenus

A Soldier Writes Home, Italy, AD 2nd Century

374

(1)

Apion

Mob Insurrection, Rome, AD 235

375

(3)

Herodian

Certificate of Having Sacrificed to the Pagan Gods, Egypt, 26 June AD 250

378

(1)

The Defeat of the Goths: The Emperor Reports, Macedonia, AD 269

379

(1)

Claudius II

Aurelian Conquers Zenobia, Syria, AD 273

379

(3)

Vopiscus

Diocletian Seizes The Christians' Books, Cirta, Numidia, c. AD 303

382

(1)

Anon

Constantine the Great Overthrows Maxentius, AD 312

383

(4)

Eusebius

A Flute-Player's Contract, Roman Egypt, AD 322

387

(1)

Aurelius Psenymis

Constantine Founds Constantinople, AD 324--330

388

(1)

Sozomen

Constantine Orders the Buildings of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, AD 325

389

(2)

Constantine

The Emperor As Pilgrim: Constantius II Visits Rome, AD 357

391

(2)

Ammianus Marcellinus

Julian is Proclaimed Augustus, Paris, AD 360

393

(3)

Julian

An Emperor's Gift, c. AD 360

396

(1)

Julian

Delinquency in Rome: The Rich, c. AD 370

397

(6)

Ammianus Marcellinus

Delinquency in Rome: The Common People, c. AD 370

403

(2)

Ammianus Marcellinus

The Huns, c. AD 370

405

(2)

Amminanus Marcellinus

The Battle of Adrianople, 9 August, AD 378

407

(2)

Ammianus Marcellinus

The Conversion of Augustine, AD 386

409

(5)

St Augustine

The Hazards of Sea Travel, The Mediterranean, c. AD 400

414

(5)

Synesius

Buying Summer Clothes, c. AD 400

419

(1)

Synesius

Embarrassing Relatives, c. AD 400

419

(2)

Synesius

Alaric the Visigoth Sacks Rome, AD 410

421

(3)

Jordanes

A Churchman Laments the Sack of Rome, Bethlehem, AD 410

424

(2)

St Jerome

Priscus at the Court of Attila the Hun, c. AD 450

426

(15)

Priscus

The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, AD 451

441

(3)

Jordanes

A Portrait of Theodoric The Visigoth, Toulouse, AD 454

444

(3)

Sidonius Apollinaris

Leo and Majorian Demand the Preservation of Rome's Buildings AD 458

447

(2)

Leo

Majorian

A Country House Party, Nimes, c. AD 460

449

(4)

Sidonius Apollinaris

The Magnificence of the Barbarian Prince Sigismer, Burgundy, c. AD 470

453

(2)

Sidonius

Part Four Epilogue: The Roman Empire in the East, 477--565

455

(24)

Introduction

457

(2)

The Secret History of Empress Theodora, c. 500--525 AD

459

(4)

Procopius

Justinian Supresses the Nika Revolt, Byzantium, AD 532

463

(3)

Procopius

Belisarius Reconquers Africa, AD 534

466

(3)

Procopius

The Plague, Byzantium, AD 542

469

(10)

Procopius

Appendix: Extract from the Second Speech of Marcus Tullius Cicero against Mark Antony, 44 BC

479

(38)

Sources and Acknowledgments

517

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The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Rome: The History of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire in the Words of Those Who Were There

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