Collegium Historicum - Essays and Articles

Essays and Articles

Early Roman and Italic history

Archaic Italy : The Picenes - The Umbro-Oscans - The Siculi - The Messapians & Greeks
A written journey among the peoples of archaic Italy
(by M. Horatius Piscinus)

Republican history and personalities

Cry, Republic: Aldus Marius reflects on the waning years of Roman self-government
The Saturninus affair : Pars I - Pars II - Pars III - Epilogus
The tale of a turbulent episode in Roman history
(by M. Horatius Piscinus)

Catilina : villain or scapegoat?
Reflections on this (in)famous personality
(by T. Oregonia Medica)

Marcus Antonius
A different view on one of Rome's great personalities
(by Q. Pomponius Atticus)

Was Rome a fascist state?
Was Rome not as modern as we think, or is the "fascist" Rome a fascist myth?
(by Gn. Dionysius Draco)

Imperial history and personalities

Emperors of Rome
Historical overview of Rome's emperors
(by P. Dionysius Mus & Gn. Dionysius Draco)
- THE PRINCIPATE
  Introduction by Gn. Dionysius Draco
  The Julio-Claudian Dynasty (31 BCE - 68 CE) by Gn. Dionysius Draco
  The Four-Emperor-Year & Flavian Dynasty (69 CE - 96 CE) by Gn. Dionysius Draco
  The Adoptive Dynasty (96 CE - 193 CE) by Gn. Dionysius Draco & P. Dionysius Mus
  The Civil War & Severan Dynasty (193 CE - 235 CE) by P. Dionysius Mus
  The Barracks Emperors (235 CE - 285 CE) by P. Dionysius Mus
- THE DOMINATE
  The Tetrarchy (285 CE - 325 CE) by P. Dionysius Mus
  The Constantinian Dynasty (325 CE - 361 CE) by Hans A. Pohlsander, roman-emperors.org, and P. Dionysius Mus
  The Barracks Emperors (II) (361 CE - 395 CE) by P. Dionysius Mus
  The Puppet Emperors (396 CE - 476 CE) by P. Dionysius Mus

Arminius: history and reception
History and reception in Germany of the ancient German leader (in Dutch)
(by Gn. Dionysius Draco)

Velzeke: a Gallo-Roman "vicus"
Excavations and overview of a Gallo-Roman settlement in Velzeke, Belgium
(by P. Dionysius Mus)

Local institutions in the Empire
Politics in local communities of the Roman Empire
(by P. Dionysius Mus)

Post-imperial history and personalities

The Roman Impact
The impact of Roman conquest on contemporary Europe
(by Gn. Dionysius Draco)

Other classical civilisations

Etruria, a Lost Civilisation
The great civilisation preceding the Imperium Romanum
(by Gn. Dionysius Draco)
Carthago
An overview of its history, politics, and religion
(by Q. Aurelius Orcus)
Carthago: historical fiction
What if Carthage had won the Punic wars? (in Spanish)
(by Fl. Claudius Iulianus)
Region of Cartagena
The region of Cartagena, in Hispania, and its history (in Spanish)
(by M. Iunius Massienus)
The Germans
Savage barbarians or noble farmers? A portrait of Rome's fiercest enemies
(by Gn. Dionysius Draco)

General history

Ludi Circenses
A brief essay on the importance of chariot racing in Rome (short version / long version)
(by P. Dionysius Mus)
Gladiators: An Introduction
Types of fighters, and the history and role of gladiatorial combats
(by G. Cleopatra Aelia)
Female Gladiators: the Gladiatrix
Our resident reenactor explains to us how female gladiators lived, fought and died.
(by G. Cleopatra Aelia)
General misconceptions about Gladiators and Munera
Common misconceptions concerning gladiators debunked and explained.
(by G. Cleopatra Aelia)
Roman Rhetoric : Pars I - Pars II - Pars III - Pars IV - Pars V - Pars VI - Pars VII
An overview of the history and practice of classical rhetoric
(by M. Horatius Piscinus)
Freedom and Freedmen in Rome
Aspects of slavery in Rome
(by P. Flavius Brutus)
Roman personality selector
Which Roman personality do you resemble most ?
(a SelectSmart Quiz by Gn. Dionysius Draco & Q. Pomponius Atticus)
Roman emperor selector
Which Roman emperor do you resemble most ?
(a SelectSmart Quiz by Gn. Dionysius Draco)