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  1. Aurelian Walls

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    The Aurelian Walls (Latin: Mura Aureliani) are a massive defensive fortification system constructed in Rome, Italy/), between 271 and 275 CE under the reign of Emperor Aurelian/). These walls were erected in response to escalating military threats, most notably the incursions of Germanic tribes such as the Alemanni and the Goths, following the crisis of the Third Century. They …

  2. Battle Of Actium

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    The Battle of Actium was a pivotal naval engagement fought on September 2, 31 BCE, near the Greek peninsula of Actium (modern Aktio). The clash pitted the forces of Octavian (later Augustus)/), operating under the authority of the Roman Senate, against the combined fleets of Mark Antony and Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt. The outcome, a decisive victory for [Octavian (later Augustus)](/entries/oc…

  3. Citizenship In Antiquity

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    Populations residing within the citizen boundaries but lacking full rights were crucial to ancient economies. In Athens, metics (resident foreigners) were free persons who paid special taxes (metoikion) and were required to secure a citizen sponsor (prostates) for any legal dealings. They could serve in the military but could not own real estate or vote.
    In the Roman world, provincial subjects (peregrini) occupied the vast middle ground between fu…

  4. Cleopatra

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    Relationship with Mark Antony
    Following Caesar’s death, Cleopatra aligned herself with Mark Antony, one of the three rulers governing the Roman world after the Second Triumvirate. Their relationship solidified in Tarsus) in 41 BCE. Antony relied heavily on Egyptian wealth to fund his Parthian campaigns, for which Cleopatra provided substantial naval and…

  5. Late Roman East

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    The Late Roman East (often termed the Eastern Roman Empire' or the pre-Byzantine period (c. 330 CE – 610 CE), encompasses the political, administrative, and cultural evolution of the eastern provinces of the Roman world following the foundation of Constantinople by Constantine I. This era is characterized by increasing administrative centralization, the theological hardening of [Nicene Christianity](/entr…