The Roman Empire was the most advanced civilization in architecture and the fine arts. For instance‚ the Colosseum was the largest arena for gladiatorial games‚ and was one of the largest arenas with a stage in the center. Each and every person had a perfect view of the battles between gladiators and animals. The gladiatorial games were the highlight of the average roman’s day. Theese bloody battles were sometimes tests of the convenience of new and unusual weapons. If the gladiator performed
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for the Barbarians" is the barbarian girl. The Magistrate finds the girl maimed and nearly blind after being interrogated and tortured by the ruthless Colonel Joll‚ and takes her in. The Magistrate’s relationship with the girl revolves around his search for the girl’s significance; he questions her about her torture‚ he attempts to understand her through her physical surface‚ and tries to use her as the key to unlocking his own meaning. Ultimately‚ the Magistrate’s treatment of the barbarian girl mirrors
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One battle that illustrates this issue is the battle of Heraclea‚ where the Romans faced Pyrrhus. The Romans outnumbered the Greeks significantly‚ but they suffered a critical defeat in which they lost thousands of soldiers. The Roman cavalry faced off against the greatly feared Thessalian heavy cavalry: "On the flanks‚ however‚ the Roman cavalry would face the famous Thessalian heavy cavalry and others modeled on Alexander’s Companions‚ commanded by the king himself" (Sidnell‚ 165). They more than
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Barbarians | The Mongols The Mongol Empire consisted of one of the most strategic military forces every seen in history. It became an empire that spanned from Eastern Europe across Asia making it the largest continuous empire in the history of the world. The development of this great empire emerged from the unification of nomadic tribes‚ and expanded through conquering with the determination of Genghis Khan. During the 12th century‚ the great ruler Temujin‚ soon to be known as Genghis Khan‚ arose
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The Romans - Clothing Roman clothes were made of wool‚ spun into cloth by the women of the family. Later on the richer people had slaves to do this work for them. If you could afford to buy clothes‚ you could buy linen‚ cotton or silk‚ which was brought to Rome from other parts of the Empire. Washing clothes was difficult because the Romans did not have washing machines or soap powder. They used either a chemical called sulphur or urine. These are the clothes that Romans wore The Toga This man
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The Battle of Tabuk The lofty and strong fort‚ which had been built by the side of a spring on the road leading from Hijr to Damascus in the border area of the territory of Syria‚ was called Tabuk. In those times Syria was one of the colonies of the Eastern Roman Empire. Its capital was Constantinople. Its frontier people were the followers of Christianity and the chiefs of the districts were satellites of the Ruler of Syria who himself took orders directly from the Roman Emperor. The rapid penetration
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inspired‚ or horrified and disgusted. There are only a few‚ however‚ that are as historically significant as the games of the Roman Coliseum. In 70 AD‚ Emperor Vespasian wanted to create a magnificent structure that reflected his great power‚ and for the amusement of his people. This magnificent structure was called the Flavian Amphitheatre‚ commonly known today as the Roman Coliseum. Vespasian died before the structure was completed. His son‚ and new Emperor‚ Titus‚ oversaw the completion of the
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was the Roman Army so Successful? The Roman Army was one of the most successful armies in the past as they conquered most of the land in Europe. There were very successful because of their excellent organization‚ strict recruitment policy‚ hard training‚ well equipped armors and equipment and intelligent tactics. Recruitment was the first important process to recruit good men to join the army. The selection process was strict. The man was aged between 18 to 25 and had to be a Roman citizen
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The Collapse of the Roman Empire The Roman Empire is considered by many to be the greatest empire of all of time. However‚ everything has to come to an end at some point‚ even the greatest Empires of our time. There were many reasons as to why the Roman Empire collapsed‚ the three most significant ones being that they lost control over their army‚ there was too much land for them to rule‚ and the government was people lost interest. As the Roman Empire expanded‚ the ratio of land to officials
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Though the roman empire and the roman republic vary in their political structures they are quite common in the structures of their social hierarchy and reasoning for their downfalls. The Roman Republic and the Roman Empire highly differ in their political structures. The republic: created in 509 BCE. was a form of representative democracy. It consisted of 2 consuls of which were appointed by the senate and then voted on. These consuls were the head officers and the were appointed for one year
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