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This inscribed statue base from the Roman province of Mauritania Tingitana Marco Valerio Bostaris

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  M(arco) Val(erio), Bostaris / f(ilio), Gal(eria tribe), Seuero,/aed(ili) , sufeti, II uir(o), / flamini primo I in municipio suo, / praef(ecto) auxilior(um) aduersus Aedemo/nem oppressum bello..." "To Marcus Valerius Severus, son of Bostar, of the tribe Galeria , aedile, suffet, duovir, first flamine in his municipality, prefect of the auxiliaries against Aedemon who was crushed during the war.. . This inscribed statue base from the Roman province of Mauritania Tingitana records the favours and rewards granted to the town of Volubilis by the emperor Claudius, following its support of Rome during a revolt by a local population. It is an important example of how the ‘benefits’ of Romanisation were extended to provincial communities, as well as being an interesting testimony of Claudius’s policy towards granting citizenship. The inscription states that Marcus Valerius Severus successfully won a series of benefits for the city of Volubilis and his fellow inhabitants there. In s...
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dedicated by Lucius Annius Maton.This stone inscription, discovered in Volubilis, a Roman city in Morocco

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The inscription reads: Imp(eratori) Caes(ari) Aug(usto) / divo Antonino Pio / L(ucius) Annius Matun / Anni Honorati lib(ertus) / ob honor(em) IIIIIIvir(atus) / p(osuit) d(edicavitque) This stone inscription, discovered in Volubilis, a Roman city in Morocco, was created and dedicated by Lucius Annius Maton, a Roman official who served as a prefect and local magistrate overseeing religious and public affairs in the city. The inscription reflects Lucius Annius Maton's gratitude and loyalty to his patron and benefactor Annius Honoratus, who aided his ascent from slavery to a prominent position. Annius Honoratus served as the editor of Emperor Antoninus Pius, who ruled from 138 to 161 AD. Antoninus Pius was renowned for his peaceful and prosperous reign, and his adoption of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. The inscription, which reads "Imp(eratori) Caes(ari) Aug(usto) / divo Antonino Pio / L(ucius) Annius Matun / Anni Honorati lib(ertus) / ob honor(em) IIIIIIvir(atus) / p(osuit) d...
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How was Rome founded?

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Ancient Rome began as a settlement, usually from 753 BC, beside the Tiber River on the Italian peninsula. The settlement developed into the city and country of Rome , and it controlled its neighbors through a combination of deals and military power. It finally overshadowed the Italian outcrop, and bought a domain that captured much of Europe and the countries that included the Mediterranean. It was among the largest empires in the ancient world, with an expected 50 to 90 million inhabitants, generally 20% of the total population at that point. It covered about 1.9 million square miles when it expanded in the year 117 . The Roman state evolved from an elected monarchy to a classic democratic republic and then to an increasingly semi-elected military dictatorship over the course of the field. Through conquest and cultural and linguistic assimilation, it held in place the coast of North Africa, Egypt, southern Europe, most of Western Europe, the Balkans, Crimea, much of the Middle...
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