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Sulla the DictatorJuly 31, 2004With his victory in the Civil War, Sulla took complete control of Rome. Sulla the Dictator instituted a blood path of his political enemies, and ruled in a reign of terror. Constitutional reform and the passage of laws put ultimate authority back in the hands of the Roman Senate, but in the climate of the Late Republic, any measures were proven to be short lived. Roman Drugs and Roman HospitalsJuly 30, 2004Continuing our brief series on Roman Medicine, two more pages have been added. Roman Drugs and Pharmaceuticals takes a brief look at the medicines available to the Romans and how they used them. Roman Hospitals provides a historical function of the hospital in the ancient world. Sulla's Civil WarJuly 29, 2004A second march on Rome touched off Sulla's Civil War. As Cinna’s death reverberated throughout the Roman world, Sulla realized his opportunity to take full advantage. In 83 BC Sulla prepared his 5 legions and left the 2 originally under Fimbria to maintain peace in Asia Minor. In the spring of that year, Sulla crossed the Adriatic with a large fleet from Patrae, near Corinth, to Brundisium and Tarentum in the heel of Italy. Archaeological NewsJuly 28, 2004Some interesting news regarding the Roman Empire Roman VictoryJuly 27, 2004Roman Victory in the Mithridatic War opened the door for Sulla to move on his enemies in Rome. Caesarean SectionJuly 26, 2004Our Roman Medicine section continues... Sulla's Offensive Against MithridatesJuly 25, 2004In 87 BC, after securing his command in the Mithridatic War, Sulla moved his legions to Greece. Sulla's Offensive not only kicked off the end of the Mithridates' expansion, but would eventually secure himself as the foremost Roman general of the time. Roman SurgeryJuly 24, 2004Roman Surgery Archaeological NewsJuly 23, 2004Some interesting news regarding the Roman Empire Mithridatic WarJuly 22, 2004After Sulla settled matters of his own authority in Rome, he went on the campaign against Mithridates of Pontus. Political measures both in the east and in Rome helped contribute to the rise of Mithridates and conflict with Rome seemed unavoidable. The Mithridatic War was the first in a series of wars that eventually established Roman control of the east. Ancient Roman DoctorsJuly 21, 2004The Ancient Roman Doctors were not nearly as highly regarded as those in Greece. The profession itself, outside of the legions, was considered a low social position, fit for slaves, freedmen and non-latin citizens, mainly Greeks. While there were some who were respected, most were considered just as they were, cheaters, liars and quacks. The bulk of doctors, at least early on, were self-taught or apprenticed practitioners who simply claimed to be healers, with little basis in real medical knowledge. Roman Medical ToolsJuly 20, 2004While the application of medicines and cures was a guessing methodology at best, with some undoubtedly dangerous use of elements such as toxic mercury, the ancients used very sophisticated Roman Medical Tools. Archaeological NewsJuly 19, 2004Some interesting news regarding the Roman Empire: Roman MedicineJuly 18, 2004Ancient Roman Medicine was a combination of some limited scientific knowledge, and a deeply rooted religious and mythological system. While knowledge of anatomy was quite impressive, and many surgical techniques were only surpassed in the modern age, the application of medicines and cures was simplistic and largely ineffective. Much of the Roman system was adopted from the Greeks, and primarily the teachings of Hippocrates... Roman TriumphJuly 17, 2004The Roman Triumph, especially in the Republican era was the crowning achievement of a Roman General. The procession of the Roman army, allowed within the city gates for this special event, captured leaders and slaves, and any treasure looted on campaign, was a grand spectacle of enormous proportions. The historical tradition of the ritual came to Rome from the Etruscans. The first triumphs were those celebrated by Romulus, the legendary founder of Rome himself. Rome celebrated the victory of its generals for over 1,000 years, approaching nearly 500 in total by the end of the western empire. 403 AD marked the end of the tradition as the emperor Honorius was the recipient of the last true Roman triumph. Sulla's March on RomeJuly 16, 2004With continuing political strife, Sulla's appointment to lead the war against Mithridates was short lived. Through the intrigue of Marius and Tribune Sulpicius Rufus, Sulla was stripped of his command. Sulla's March on Rome proved his desperation to preserve his own imperium, and was the first time a Roman general did so. Archaeological NewsJuly 15, 2004Some interesting news regarding the Roman Empire: Roman WeddingsJuly 14, 2004Roman Weddings Roman MarriageJuly 13, 2004Roman Marriage Lucius Cornelius SullaJuly 12, 2004The next great 'imperator' to rule Rome after Gaius Marius was Lucius Cornelius Sulla. Archaeological NewsJuly 10, 2004Some interesting news regarding the Roman Empire: Fall of MariusJuly 09, 2004The career of Gaius Marius came to an end corresponding to his advancing age. But Marius wouldn't go out without one last fight. The Fall of Marius was a violent and bloody end to an otherwise long and honorable career. With Sulla rising to power, the desperate Marius turned to tactics only hinted at in previous events. Site downJuly 08, 2004On Wednesday July 7, our site was down nearly the entire day due to an emergency DNS security patch issue. Our host apparantly rectified the situation in alphabetic order and www.unrv.com was near the end of the list. We apologize for the inconvenience, but everything seems to be working properly today. Social WarJuly 07, 2004With the death of Saturninus and self exile by Marius in 99 BC, a period of relative calm slipped into Roman politics. The calm wouldn’t last long, however, and a new Tribune in a mold similar to the Gracchi brothers, came to the forefront. Marcus Livius Drusus was actually the son of a political opponent of the Gracchi, but he took up the cause of the Italian people with a new zeal. Drusus, among several reforms, attempted to distribute land and citizenship for the Latin rights Italian allies. The failure of his political platform helped spark the Social War. Political TurmoilJuly 06, 2004After the defeat of the Cimbri, the political career of Gaius Marius began to crumble. Violent mob tactics through the Tribune, Saturninus created an environment of Political Turmoil, that would only get temporarily better with the removal of both men. Archaeological NewsJuly 05, 2004Some interesting archaeological news about the Roman Empire: Cimbri and TeutonsJuly 04, 2004The crisis caused by the migrations of the Germanic Cimbri and Teutons was a major factor securing power for Gaius Marius. After several successive and enourmous defeats at the hands of the Cimbri, the Romans looked to Marius to stabilize matter. That's exactly what he did, at least in military terms, as he served 5 continuous consulships between 104 and 100 BC. Roman Road ChartJuly 03, 2004A Roman Road Chart has been added to highlight some of the more famous Roman Roads. Names of roads, who built them, and when, as well as where they went are included. Roman Road ConstructionJuly 02, 2004Roman Road Construction Marius Reforms the LegionsJuly 01, 2004Marius Reforms the Legions |
