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The Imperial Roman Army was the military land force of the Roman Empire from 27 BC to 476 AD, [1] and the final incarnation in the long history of the Roman army. This period is sometimes split into the Principate (27 BC – 284 AD) and the Dominate (284–476) periods.
The pontifex maximus (Latin for "supreme pontiff" [1] [2] [3]) was the chief high priest of the College of Pontiffs (Collegium Pontificum) in ancient Rome. This was the most important position in the ancient Roman religion, open only to patricians until 254 BC, when a plebeian first held this position.
A Latin honorific meaning "Father of the Country", or more literally, "Father of the Fatherland". pater peccavi: Father, I have sinned: The traditional beginning of a Roman Catholic confession. pauca sed bona: few, but good: Similar to "quality over quantity"; though there may be few of something, at least they are of good quality. pauca sed matura
The ongoing conflict that had seen Massalia and the Carthaginians vying for the best markets in the western Mediterranean since the 6th century B.C., put the Greek colony in the position of asking Rome for help (venire in fidem), around 236 B.C., a decade before the Treaty of Ebro, concluded between Rome and Carthage. [5]
A Pontifical High Mass, also called Solemn Pontifical Mass, is a Solemn or High Mass celebrated by a bishop using certain prescribed ceremonies. Although in modern English the word "pontifical" is almost exclusively associated with the pope , any bishop may be properly called a pontiff .
In ancient Roman religion, the rex sacrorum ("king of the sacred things", also sometimes rex sacrificulus [1]) was a senatorial priesthood [2] reserved for patricians.Although in the historical era, the pontifex maximus was the head of Roman state religion, Festus says [3] that in the ranking of the highest Roman priests (ordo sacerdotum), the rex sacrorum was of highest prestige, followed by ...
In the early days of Ancient Rome, perduellio (Latin: [pɛrdʊˈɛllɪ.oː]) was the capital offense of high treason, although it was not well defined. The form of action on this charge changed over the course of the Roman republic. The word later became just an intensifier for the more common treason charge (maiestas). [1]
Example of higher class Roman men. Social class in ancient Rome was hierarchical, with multiple and overlapping social hierarchies.An individual's relative position in one might be higher or lower than in another, which complicated the social composition of Rome.