Traditions and Encounters, 4th Edition (Bentley)

Chapter 11: MEDITERRANEAN SOCIETY: THE ROMAN PHASE

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Slavery in the Roman Republic
Excerpts from various works on the institution of Roman slavery.
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/slavery-romrep1.html )
The Murder of Pedanius Secundus
Tacitus describes the circumstances surrounding the murder of a slave master by one of his slaves.
( http://www.umich.edu/~classics/programs/class/cc/372/sibyl/db/Tac-Ann-xiv42to45.html )
The Roman Way of Declaring War
The Roman historian Livy's account of how the Roman Republic declared war.
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/650livy1-34.html )
The Character of Hannibal
The Roman historian Polybius's description of the Carthaginian general Hannibal.
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/polybius-hannibal.html )
The End of the Republic
Tacitus's description of how Augustus persuaded the people of Rome to accept the demise of the Republic.
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/tacitus-ann1a.html )
The Germans
Julius Caesar's account of the German people's culture.
( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/51caesar-germans.html )
Letters from Roman Soldiers
Letters from Roman soldiers to their families.
( http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/paplet1.htm )
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