Barbarian attacks caused the fall of the Roman Empire because the Roman Soldiers left the border wide open for attacks. The Roman soldiers were forced to retreat from the frontier to go fight in the civil wars to protect their citizens and family. Since the border was wide open and ready to attack, German hunter and herders invaded Gaul and Greece in the third century A.D (Ten Theories 1). Eventually, Odovacar took over the last part of the Roman Empire in A.D. 476. The raids were from a group that called themselves The Huns and they originate from Central Asia. The Huns bombarded kingdoms after they took over south-eastern Europe (Bernstein and Shek 362). The Empire was worried for the next several decades about being…
The Roman Empire and Han Dynasty were two very large empires. Both of these empires were considered golden ages in one form or another. Han was considered a Golden Age in general because of its length and prosperity, while Rome also promoted prosperity it was mainly the Golden Age of Latin Literature. These empires were similar technologically while different politically.…
A cause Rome fell was due to the invasions of intimidating, yet powerful enemies like the Huns. In Document D, Marcellinus describes how the Huns were fierce, wild beings that were expert horse riders. [Document D] The Huns were “fierce warriors” from Central Asia.[Textbook pg.33] The Huns were the definition of “savagery”.[Document…
Foreign invasions had a humongous role in the downfall of Rome. It says that the Huns did not look like a human. Marcellinus said that the Huns had thick necks and compact and sturdy limbs. The Huns also slaughtered everyone and pillaged everything in their way (Document D). The invaders had been able to break into Rome because the emperors allowed the military to stop drills and not wear armor. The invasions had been all the emperors and militaries fault. It was also the Emperors fault because the were the ones who had agreed when the army asked to stop drills and not wear armor. (Document B). Priscus, the roman ambassador to the Huns, found that the former Roman citizens liked their new life. They thought it was more just than Rome and they…
The Han and the Romans both had very passive views when it came to technology, both sharing the "good is good enough" mindset. This appears through people of high class wanting higher quality materials and laborers, the Han enjoying a superb invention but not outwardly seeking to improve it, as well as the Romans appreciated fantastic inventions without searching for ways to improve…
Essay #1-Compare and Contrast the Han and Roman Empires in terms of their technological achievements…
Some of the words and phrases that Ammianus used to describe the Huns included savage, ungovernable, and unthinking animals. According to the Document D Ammianus excerpt, “Like unthinking animals, they are completely ignorant of the difference between right and wrong...these swift-moving and ungovernable people make their destructive way amid the pillage and slaughter of those who live around them.” In contrast to this claim, the Huns do seem to be intelligent. They obviously know how to bring an empire to its knees. However, they were ruthless killers on the battlefield. Knowing what they did to the Roman Empire, of course one could compare them to animals.…
rome and hans political administration and cultural challenges was very intersting. While rome and han created cultural and administrative difficulties that led to their downfall of there empires they still left a big mark on how to become a succersor empire. Rome and Han empires were very different on there administrative views. The romans chose there leader and all the people were taxed equally and more interregional interactive, they were kind of like a democracy, unlike han where everything was based on the social system. The han dynasty power was passed down the family so you basically had to be born into the elite class, they were also taxed on class and very divided this upset some people and later on lead to the yellow turban rebellion and was one reason for the downfall. the reason they were like this was because the empores had varying justification for living. Since both empires were so large the voume of long distance trade increased dramatically. They traded luxury goods, food, crops, technology, cultural beliefs, and also disease pathogens. The diseases were a huge part of the collapse of both empires because so many people were dying and the people that werent dying were angry. The empires wanted to intergrate rapidly but they did not think there would be this much chaos. They were similar in many ways though. Both empires had very popular leaders. For rome they had constantine who endorsed chrisitnaity and wanted to make peace with the other religions in rome, he also funded buildings and built churches. For the Han Empire their leader was Bhuda who also legalized buddhism and founded buildings, built monastraires, roads and rest stops. Both the leaders wanted unity and peace and they also gained popularity which led to all there followers and there…
During the early two hundred C.E. and four hundred C.E. two major empires came to an end, the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty. The empires’ leaders greed and desire for more led to the decline and eventual fall of both the Roman Empire and the Han dynasty. The social interactions with their opposers combined with the catastrophic economic misfortunes also contributed to their decline. There were many reasons why the Han and Roman empires collapsed politically, socially, and economically.…
The Rome and the Han dynasties both had shared specific qualities. Both of these empires contained upper level social classes. Within each class, there were people who obtained land and large estates, as well as having peasants who lived in smaller farms and worked for the upper classes. These empires both incorporated some form of a patriarchal structure; therefore the women living amongst these dynasties were subordinate to men and often had defined roles within the family. This was the case in all of the Classical empires, women were inferior and had lesser roles than that of men. Also, Han and Rome had huge gaps between the rich and poor, thus causing increased social tension. Most of the land inhabiting these areas ended up accumulating in the hand of the wealthy because the poor were unable to pay for their land. The land distribution problems cause banditry and rebellion amongst the poor, such as the Yellow Turban uprising in Han China.…
The Han and Roman Empires are highly praised with great wealth, inventions, and their success.While both societies saw new technological advancements as necessary, the Han dynasty always sought the most efficient route, the romans prioritized speed and was not very fond of craftsmanship.…
Nearly two thousand years ago, the Roman Empire conquered all territories west of the Persian Empire in modern day Iran and Iraq. The empire extended southwards into North Africa, and as far north as the British Isles. For close on to four centuries, the Romans controlled and conquered most of Western Eurasia and the Mediterranean. However, their rule came to an end because of the centrifugal forces of political and economic issues, foreign invaders and belligerent tribes, and socio-religious transformations. This brief response will help highlight the primary reasons why the Roman Empire fell.…
In the year 476, the last Roman emperor was deposed. Over the previous two centuries, Barbarian invasions had brought the once-mighty Rome to its knees, and this is taken as the final fall of the Roman Empire in Western Europe. What are the political, economical and social implications of this event, and to what extent does it constitute a true turning-point in history?…
The Roman empire and the Han empire collapsed for similar reasons as well as some different reasons. Firstly, both Rome and China’s governments became an ineffective way to control an empire. Secondly, nomadic tribes invaded both Rome and China. These tribes broke into their respective empires and laid waste to the land. Yet differences exist between the collapse of the two empires. A large part of the collapse of Rome was due to inflation. The Han empire was not as affected by inflation as the Roman empire was. The external invasions that caused the collapse of the Roman empire and the Han empire could be compared to invasive species from the realm of Biology.…
Seneca was the personal advisor of Nero during his reign. He was a stoic philosopher who played a vital role in the running of the empire. Seneca contributed in many aspects of Nero’s reign by introducing reforms, bringing stoicism into practice and playing a key role in the senate. Seneca aided in important decision-making. He led Nero down an appropriate path, particularly when Nero became extremely erratic. He served Nero well and made an excellent contribution during his reign.…