..., and the Roman government's response to Christianity. The period closes with the development of the monastic tradition, one of Egypt's major contributions to Christianity and to Western culture. Christianity Clement of Alexandria Eusebius Kerygma Petri ‘Preaching of Peter’ Origen Africanus Julius...

...’, written by the sixth-century cleric Gildas, the end of Roman government in Britain is brought about in no small part ‘by two exceedingly savage overseas peoples’: Scoti or Gaels ‘from the northwest’, and Picti or Picts ‘from the north’. This sixth-century reconstruction of the end...

... of Valentinian III Aetius Licinia Eudoxia Gaul North Africa Vandals East Roman Government Theodosian code Merobaudes Through his alliance with the barbarians he had protected Placidia, Valentinian’s mother, and her son while he was a child. When Boniface crossed from Libya with a large army, he...

...This chapter examines the Roman government's communication strategy for its subjects. It explains that the Roman government devoted enormous resources to communicating with its subjects and suggests that the motivation for provincial iterations of Roman propaganda can be ascribed solely to self...

... was organized by the state and private merchants who did not have the benefit of modern means of transportation or communication, and merchants faced high transaction costs from several sources. The Roman government cleared the Mediterranean of pirates in 67 BCE, reducing greatly one major source of risk...

... Rome’s structure of military command gradually evolved. The Roman government and its practice of military command underwent considerable development between 367 and 197 BC, as the Romans sought solutions to new problems and experimented with new ideas. These changes were not carefully planned public...

... at Caere (Etruria) naming C. Genucius Clepsina (here called “Clousinus”). In situ. This chapter outlines how critical inscriptions are for our understanding of the functioning of the administrative structures of Roman government. The author discusses the best methodology for using epigraphic texts...

... that they, in their turn, were marginalized by the new, intensely civic system on which Roman government was based. ale amphorae Arverni tribe Auvergne Athenaeus c ad 200 The Learned at Dinner Bituis Bituitus chief of Arverni tribe feasting Louernius chief of Arverni tribe Posidonius Syrian Greek philosopher...