Niebuhr's lectures on Roman history, Vol. 3 (of 3)Niebuhr, Barthold Georg
History
Niebuhr's lectures on Roman history, Vol. 3 (of 3)
Niebuhr, Barthold Georg
Rome -- History
_M. Antoninus Magnus_, son of Septimius Severus, iii, 254;
see Caracalla.
_T. Antoninus Pius_, grandson of Arrius Antoninus, adopted by Hadrian,
iii, 231;
emperor, 236;
married to Galeria Faustina, 236;
a native of Nemausus, 236;
his history little known to us, 236;
his surname _Pius_, 236;
his wars, 236;
his character, 237.
_Antoninus Diadumenianus_, son of Macrinus, iii, 260.
_Antonius._ See Primus.
_C. Antonius_, consul, Cicero’s colleague, iii, 24.
_C. Antonius_, brother of the triumvir, receives the province of
Macedon, iii, 86;
executed by Brutus, 96.
_L. Antonius_, brother of the triumvir, places himself at the head of
the malcontents against Octavian, iii, 102;
the Perusian war, 103;
makes up with Octavian, 103.
_M. Antonius_, consul, ii, 339;
orator, 349, 373.
_M. Antony_, tribune of the people, iii, 52;
makes his passage to Illyricum, 59;
quarrels with Dolabella; both of them equally bad, 70;
offers to Cæsar the diadem, 76;
his behaviour after Cæsar’s murder, 82;
delivers a funeral oration for Cæsar, 83;
is not among his heirs, 83;
administers Cæsar’s property, 84;
makes away with the greatest part of the money, 85;
chooses Cisalpine Gaul for his province, 86;
shows himself friendly to the _optimates_, 86;
although a bad man he might be gained over, 86;
incensed against Cicero, 87;
besieges Dec. Brutus in Mutina, 87;
goes to Gaul, 90;
imperator, 90;
triumvirate, 91;
battle of Philippi, 97;
his moderation after the war, 99;
falls into the nets of Cleopatra, 101;
peace of Brundusium, 103;
marries Octavia, 104;
gets the empire of the east, 104;
unsuccessful attempt against Sicily, 105;
of Misenum, 105;
campaign in Media, 108;
divorce from Octavia, 110;
marries Cleopatra, 110;
his fleet, 111;
battle of Actium, 111;
his death, 113.
_Antonius Musa_, physician of Augustus, iii, 146.
_Antrodoco_, the defiles of —, disgracefully abandoned by the
Neapolitans in 1821, i, 477.
_d’Anville_, his maps of Italy to be recommended, i, 76;
characteristics, 76;
C. Niebuhr always spoke of him in the highest terms of
acknowledgment, 77.
_Anxur_, i, 344;
conf. Terracina.
_Aous_, river, ii, 153.
_Apennines_, geologically different from the mountain ranges of
Southern Italy, ii, 8;
ways leading through them to Italy, 52;
roads through them, 89.
_Aper._ See Arrius.
_Apollodorus of Damascus_, his likeness is the most ancient of an
artist which we have, i, 61; iii, 221;
architect of Trajan, iii, 221.
_Apollonia_, dependent on the Romans, ii, 48, 153; iii, 58, 84.
_Appeal_ to the people, done away with, ii, 297;
it had only been allowed for _judicium publicum_, 297;
source of the modern appeal, iii, 117.
_Appia Aqua_, i, 518.
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