The Second Secession is a contested moment in Roman’s early republican history. Join us as we explore the sources and just how it unfolds!
Tag: Marcus Cornelius – f. Ser. n. Maluginenesis
The story of Verginia is an achingly tragic tale central to understanding the Second Decemvirate. Both Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus go into some detail about what happens and how it unfolds and we’ll explore both accounts to compare and contrast them.
We are deep in the Second Decemvirate (c. 449-447 BCE) and Rome faces war on two fronts. Enter Lucius Siccius Dentatus: the Roman Achilles…