What did Publius refer to in the Federalist Papers? Publius was a common Roman personal Name, like John, Fred, Thomas For the Federalist papers the name was chosen by Alexander Hamilton and is believed to be a reference to Plublius Valerius Publicola and to mean "friend of the people"
government - Did the communication lag become a problem for the ever . . . The cursus publicus was the Roman equivalent of the Pony Express All throughout the empire were stations where riders and important travelers could change horses and riders That way a message could reach Rome within about 10-15 days
Why was the Roman Empire considered an empire rather than a kingdom . . . republic (n ) "state in which supreme or executive power rests in the people via representatives chosen by citizens entitled to vote," c 1600, from French république (15c ), from Latin respublica (ablative republica) "the common weal, a commonwealth, state, republic," literally res publica "public interest, the state," from res "affair
What kind of suspension did Roman carrucae have? The German Wikipedia on post coaches states that the Roman carrucae (there described as a Reisewagen, something like travelling vehicle) already had suspension and a passenger cabin
Why did the original Carthage never become a Roman city? By the end of 214 Roman resources were exhausted and no money was available to pay necessary expenses the third instalment [of repayments for the special levy of 210], due in 200, could not be paid and ager publicus was given in lieu