Roman Empire History
History of the Roman Empire
The History of the Roman Empire covers extensive happenings that occurred from the fall of the Roman Empire to the emergence of the last Roman emperor. The founding of the republic in 6th century formed the core of an uprising which led to the formation of an empire. The Roman Empire emerged after the emergence of powerful dynasties such as Julio. By 285 CE, the expansion of the Roman Empire had made it impossible to rule from a central area hence it was divided into the Eastern and Western Empire by the Diocletian Emperor (Árnason et al, P.15). The fist emperor for Rome was Augustus Caesar, and he
The Roman Early Dynasties
The Roman Early Dynasty was the Julio-Claudians dynasty which existed between 28BC …show more content…
Septimus Severus was the emperor during the Severan Dynasty that lasted between 193-211CE. Under the Severan Dynasty, the assassination of the leaders was rampant, and the effect of this was increased chaos in the leadership. Severus as an emperor was credited for expanding the Roman Empire towards Africa. After his death, his Sons Caracalla and Geta took over the leadership of the Roman Empire, and they too were assassinated. An observed development during this period was the raising of the taxes among the people. The Roman Empire witnessed a tremendous increase in the Tax collection. The Increase in the tax collected was mainly due to two factors. First, it was due to increased need of funds to maintain the war. Secondly, the Roman Empire was undergoing many constructions that required finances. Therefore Alexander Severus and other leaders in the Severan Dynasty increased the revenue collections purposely for …show more content…
The pivotal event that reduced the influence of the Roman Empire was the defeat of Emperor Valens. On August 9th 378 BCE during the battle of Adrianople, Valens was defeated, and this opened a series of attacks which weakened the Roman Empire. Another important aspect that might have led to the fall of the Roman Empire is the growth of Christianity. Christianity is deemed to have disrupted the social norms of the people hence impacting on the loyalty patterns to the emperors. While it is not clear if Christianity played a role in the fall of the Roman Empire, notable factors that influenced the decline of the Roman domination was a change in the way of living among the people. Another factor that could have caused the falloff the Roman Empire is the emergence of the German tribes. The German tribes' posed a constant danger to the Roman military due to their proper
The History of the Roman Empire covers extensive happenings that occurred from the fall of the Roman Empire to the emergence of the last Roman emperor. The founding of the republic in 6th century formed the core of an uprising which led to the formation of an empire. The Roman Empire emerged after the emergence of powerful dynasties such as Julio. By 285 CE, the expansion of the Roman Empire had made it impossible to rule from a central area hence it was divided into the Eastern and Western Empire by the Diocletian Emperor (Árnason et al, P.15). The fist emperor for Rome was Augustus Caesar, and he
The Roman Early Dynasties
The Roman Early Dynasty was the Julio-Claudians dynasty which existed between 28BC …show more content…
Septimus Severus was the emperor during the Severan Dynasty that lasted between 193-211CE. Under the Severan Dynasty, the assassination of the leaders was rampant, and the effect of this was increased chaos in the leadership. Severus as an emperor was credited for expanding the Roman Empire towards Africa. After his death, his Sons Caracalla and Geta took over the leadership of the Roman Empire, and they too were assassinated. An observed development during this period was the raising of the taxes among the people. The Roman Empire witnessed a tremendous increase in the Tax collection. The Increase in the tax collected was mainly due to two factors. First, it was due to increased need of funds to maintain the war. Secondly, the Roman Empire was undergoing many constructions that required finances. Therefore Alexander Severus and other leaders in the Severan Dynasty increased the revenue collections purposely for …show more content…
The pivotal event that reduced the influence of the Roman Empire was the defeat of Emperor Valens. On August 9th 378 BCE during the battle of Adrianople, Valens was defeated, and this opened a series of attacks which weakened the Roman Empire. Another important aspect that might have led to the fall of the Roman Empire is the growth of Christianity. Christianity is deemed to have disrupted the social norms of the people hence impacting on the loyalty patterns to the emperors. While it is not clear if Christianity played a role in the fall of the Roman Empire, notable factors that influenced the decline of the Roman domination was a change in the way of living among the people. Another factor that could have caused the falloff the Roman Empire is the emergence of the German tribes. The German tribes' posed a constant danger to the Roman military due to their proper