Why The Roman Empire Fell More Than 1600 Years Ago
The Roman Empire is not forgotten. Even though the Roman Empire fell more than 1600 years ago, they left many legacies that are alive and thriving today. In this paper we will discuss the fall of the Roman Empire, some of its accomplishments and finally, how we are influenced today by their culture. After looking at these three aspects of the Roman Empire, we will see that in fact, the glory of Rome is not forgotten.
There were several reasons why the Roman Empire fell. One of them is unemployment. They had too many people and not enough jobs. If people did not have jobs they were not contributing to the community, they were only taking away. Another reason why they fell was corrupt government officials.
Personally, I think the corrupt …show more content…
Specifically, in America we have many Roman influences in our daily life. The Architecture of many of our government buildings is directly copied from the Roman Empire. The columns and details in Roman Temples are also seen in modern civic buildings.
In fact I remember seeing a beautiful building in Santa Rosa that had columns that reminded me of some of the buildings I have seen pictures of in my history book. They also created a system of government that is used in our country, our states, our counties, and even our schools. Their government and laws were very strong. They invented many new forms of government such as the republican government. This government structure was set up so there was a top and then it branched down until it got to everyone. Everyone could vote on most things. The roadways and waterways (aqueducts) that the Romans created, greatly influenced the 64,285,009 km's of roads that exist in the world today. In fact, all of today’s built roadways are based on the Roman design. The same is true for today’s waterways, they are now mainly called canals but they are still widely used as an effective way to transport water long
There were several reasons why the Roman Empire fell. One of them is unemployment. They had too many people and not enough jobs. If people did not have jobs they were not contributing to the community, they were only taking away. Another reason why they fell was corrupt government officials.
Personally, I think the corrupt …show more content…
Specifically, in America we have many Roman influences in our daily life. The Architecture of many of our government buildings is directly copied from the Roman Empire. The columns and details in Roman Temples are also seen in modern civic buildings.
In fact I remember seeing a beautiful building in Santa Rosa that had columns that reminded me of some of the buildings I have seen pictures of in my history book. They also created a system of government that is used in our country, our states, our counties, and even our schools. Their government and laws were very strong. They invented many new forms of government such as the republican government. This government structure was set up so there was a top and then it branched down until it got to everyone. Everyone could vote on most things. The roadways and waterways (aqueducts) that the Romans created, greatly influenced the 64,285,009 km's of roads that exist in the world today. In fact, all of today’s built roadways are based on the Roman design. The same is true for today’s waterways, they are now mainly called canals but they are still widely used as an effective way to transport water long