Two sets of brothers and the forward stride to granting Roman citizenship…
Two sets of brothers and the forward stride to granting Roman citizenship… by Michael Lambert November 2022 Two sets of brothers and the forward stride to granting Roman citizenship… by Michael Lambert October 2022 Two dates are important: 753 BCE and 212 CE The Romans proved the founding myth of Romulus and Remus was true. […]
From no personhood to manumitted man…
From no personhood to manumitted man… by Michael Lambert October 2022 From no personhood to manumitted man… by Michael Lambert October 2022 Being a mango, variously translated as either a dealer or a slave-monger, is testing There are expenses, and expenses, and even more expenses. You need an import-export license and on sale of the […]
Hard bargaining at the slave market, what do you get…
Hard bargaining at the slave market, what do you get… by Michael Lambert September 2022 Hard bargaining at the slave market, what do you get… by Michael Lambert September 2022 Down at the Forum… Every town in the Empire has a Forum. Past the temples with their rows of columns, a plaza with statues to […]
Caesar’s famous despatch: veni, vidi, vici refers to which battle…
Caesar’s famous despatch: veni, vidi, vici refers to which battle… by Michael Lambert August 2022 Caesar’s famous despatch: veni, vidi, vici refers to which battle… by Michael Lambert August 2022 These were trying days for Gauis Iulius Caesar. He had just defeated Ptolemy XIII of Egypt, now there was fresh rebellion in Asia Minor Caesar […]