Paullus' Story

My shirt has been wrapped around my head, trying to stop the bleeding, for hours. I knew that we shouldn't have fought them, Hannibal could get his men to do anything. But we had to, according to Varro, we could beat them. He didn't see the trap coming, and to be honest, I didn't either. But now, I know that I won't have long. My regret is that I couldn't stop the slaughter of the good men that fought for Rome today. My time has come... goodbye.

When?

The first Olympic Games took place in 776 BC. For twelve centuries the games took place every four years, until it was banned for being a pagan practice. The foot race was held at the first, and is a continued tradition. The Olympics were a time honored tradition until they were sut down, and have now returned to their former glory.

http://www.timelineindex.com/content/view/1022

What? Marriage in Ancient Rome

Marriage, as was usual in Ancient Rome, was run and made for males. A woman's station in life was determined by her husband and his family. All of her dowry would be given directly to her husband. Men would usually be about twenty-five to thirty years old when they married, but their wives would usually be between fifteen and twenty. Many families wanted to marry their daughters off early in their lives, so they would not have to continue to care for them. A girl was not considered "fit to marry" if she lost her virginity, which was another reason for the early marriages.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Roman_marriage

What? Famous Woman #1

The wife of the fifth king of Rome, Tarquinius Priscus, Tanaquil was a talented woman. She was the daughter of an Etruscan well to-do family. Although she had faith in her husband, or maybe because of it, she convinced him to move to Rome so that he could get a high government job. She was a talented seamstress and weaver. She was well known for her prophecies. She interpreted signs of her husband becoming king, among other things, like who the next king would be. She raised the future king, Servius, as her own son, claiming someday he would be king. She was truly no ordinary woman.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaquil

Who? Constantine

Caesar Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus, more commonly known as Constantine, was the first Christian Emperor of Rome. He tried to spread religious tolerance with the Edict of Milan in 303. He is recognized as a saint by many Catholic churches. He is also famous for his Greek empire, Constantinople. Constantinople was the capitol of the Byzantine Empire for over one thousand years. Although the Latin Church doesn't think of Constantine as a saint, he earned the title of Constantine the Great for his work with Christianity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I

Why? Roman Numerals

Roman numerals originated from ancient writing of the Roman alphabet, but were not always so widely recognized. They were differnt according to the places they were being used, and its individual alphabet. Although used commonly now, they were not when they were first invented. In fact, shepard's were the most common people to use it, on their talley sticks. The numeral I actually comes from the notch on the stick, not a letter in the alphabet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals

Chapter 3 Paragraph- The Grass is Greener

The farmer, life and sailor's fortune often praise; the sailor often praises fortune and poet's life; the poet's life and farmer's field often praise. Allow philosophy to be stingy to men concerning money always think: considering much money, but a stingy man with much money is not satisfied.