Political Corruption In Rome

Zoey Xu
Mr. Boyd
EWC 4U
13 November 2013
Rome Empire "Neither Holy nor Roman nor an Empire"(Voltaire) There are so much rhetoric could be used to describe every city in Europe, such as mysterious, magnificent, tranquil...Many cities would not like to bear a single word because of their multi-culture. But only one word they never battle for, it quietly stays there, leave for the only city. It is called great. It is called Rome. With the help of diamond King, Caesar, the matchless general, with a sharp tomahawk who contributed to led Rome to restore the steady, strengthen cohesion and come on to a diamond Rome. However, under the tremendous glory and prosperity, extreme finance, loose military and decayed politics was abruptly
One of the most notable reasons for the political corruption of Rome was the loss of public system for electing emperor. For instance, "The choice was always open to debate between the old emperor, the Senate, the Praetorian Guard, and the army"(Fall of the Roman Empire). Rome never followed an effective system to determine the election of new emperors. They just choose the new emperor by their current wishes. Little by little, the Praetorian Guard took over the complete jurisdiction of choosing the new emperor. Greedy Praetorian Guard only considered their good. By the 186 A. D, they began to sell throne to the bidder who would pay the most. They didn 't care about whether the bidder had the ability to lead or not and they ignored the development of the whole Rome. They just wanted to gain money and keep wealthy. It threatened the stability and the safety of Rome with crippling central authority. The centrifugal force overflowed among Romans and it was difficult for ethnic harmony and national unity. It rendered that Romans lack the sense of security and the determination of defending the country deep down in their heart. The Rome gradually lost popular support. During the next 100 years, Rome was characterized by turbulence and intranquility since there were 37 emperors once dominated Rome for a while. Too much power seized by emperor made more and more Romans
Numerous factors such as the enormous differences between the rich and poor, rising unemployment, the loss of loyalty soldiers and debauched emperors impel the powerful Rome sank into completely domestic mayhem. Barbaric invasion is an additional reason for outside influences. The collision between Rome within and without drastically crumbled into dust. Which city would follow the step of Rome, boom at this life but disappear in next few lives?

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