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  Alessandro13   In 84 AD, the Roman legions, commanded by the governor of Britain Gnaeus Julius Agricola, marched towards the north of the island to put an end once and for all to the resistance of the Caledonians The Romans, followed by the fleet, arrived near the “Mons Graupius” (located in Scotland) where the enemy awaited them. Tacitus tells us that the rebels were led by Calgacus, “the most distinguished for valor and nobility among the various leaders,” who launched into a speech full of pathos to encourage his men: “Whenever I think of the situation in which we find ourselves, I nourish the great hope that this day will be the beginning of freedom for all of Britain. For for all of you who are here and who do not know what servitude means, there is no other land beyond this and not even the sea is safe, since the Roman fleet looms over us. But after us there are no more tribes, but only rocks and waves and an even worse scourge, the Romans, against whose arrogance not ...

by Moya K. Mason Since the dawn of civilization there were always those who exercised control and power over other people; in other words, in some form or another slavery has been a condition of our history. Even the highly admired and influential civilization of the Ancient Romans did not escape the practise, which eventually came to play an integral role in how their society was run. How did a culture which began as a small farming community on the banks of the Tiber River come to have the numbers of slaves that they did in seemingly such a short period of time? What conditions in their society gave them the opportunities and power to acquire large numbers of slaves? And what were the effects of large-scale slavery on the people of Rome: both rich and poor? What types of work were slaves used for and were there economic repercussions for the people of Rome and Italy? Can it be said that the introduction of slaves into Roman society was interwoven with the building of an empire, and i...

Robin Levin  · The Oppian laws were passed during the Second Punic War at a time when Rome was badly in need of funds to carry on their war against Hannibal. They forbid women from owning more than a small amount of gold and jewelry and from riding in carriages and from wearing purple. This encouraged wealthy women to donate their gold and jewels to the state to pay for the war effort. In 196 B.C. the war had been over for six years and the women of Rome took to the streets to persuade the Assembly to appeal the Oppian Laws. One of the Tribunes, Lucius Valerius, took the side of the women, defending the motion against the Consul Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder who vehemently opposed it. “I shall defend the motion, not ourselves, against whom the Consul has hurled this charge. He has called this assemblage ‘Secession’ and sometimes ‘womanish rebellion,’ because the matrons have publicly asked you, in peacetime when the state is happy and prosperous, to repeal a law passed against them...