The ancient world’s greatest empire fell‚ so does that mean our country could face the same fate? Rome lays on the Western side of Italy; a mere 30 miles away from the Tiber River. Ancient Rome was home to one million people‚ a feat that could not be surpassed by another city until more than a thousand years later.But the most impressive part is how Ancient Rome managed to capture 1.699 million miles of land. Their success came from the sheer size of their skillful army and the devoted patriotism
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were especially important in both Rome and Greece‚ where their dynamic military permitted them to dominate and expand their territories‚ thus increasing their empire’s power and influence. Most notably in the Roman Empire‚ the strong martial force led the state to victory in several battles‚ including the Battle of Zama. The empire’s powerful military obliterated Carthage and led to Rome subsequently taking control of the area. As a result of winning such battles‚ Rome took control of more land and expanded
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Rome had built quite the empire before‚ during‚ and after the Conflict of Orders. The million dollar question is whether or not Rome is Democratic. I believe that the Roman Republic was Democratic in most ways‚ but they had many flaws that needed revising. According to Fergus Millar‚ “The Constitution of the Roman Republic made it a variety of democracy.” Having a Constitution does give you checks in the Democratic column‚ but only allowing Patricians to vote on the laws that go in this Constitution
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The ancient civilizations of Rome and Han China shared both similarities and differences in their social‚ political and economical views. First‚ ancient Rome and Han China both shared social views. Male dominance was a big thing for both‚ as they only cared to produce male offspring and didn’t really care much about the women. In Han China it was a bit of a disgrace to produce women offspring; in Rome women were in the same social level as all of the children‚ everybody under seven-teen years of
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Carthage vs. Rome Carthage and Rome are very similar in some ways‚ the origin of both of them are almost lost in the clouds of tradition. Rome and Carthage were both had big ambitions‚ they wanted to conquer more countries and expand their dominion‚ to be supreme in Mediterranean. The origin of Cartage was lost‚ all we knew is that Phoenicians from Tyre settled there‚ and the territory was acquired from native Africa. The governments in Cartage and Rome were similar outwardly. There were two
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Rome was one of the most powerful Empires to have ever been established. Rome was a living empire. Having so much land and no enemies‚ Romans had no worries in the world. There was much entertainment in Roman cities‚ including chariot races‚ gladiator fights‚ and even theater. The government seemed to be working very well. With all of this being true‚ nobody thought that Rome would ever fall. Its descent started with some bad leaders‚ Christianity‚ and other civilizations. Rome had a number of
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Rome the best empire and powerful place that has ever existed in the world.It lasted for a long century and no one could stop their power even if their were attacked every day they would get outmatched and get defeated easily by the Romans‚ but the question was how did Rome Empire fall at the time.It’s unbelievable because it was the last empire that ruled a lot of places in the world and was one powerful empire that everyone would fear. The three main points were what was the Roman empire‚why was
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The ancient civilizations of Rome and Han China shared both similarities and differences in their social‚ political and economical views. First‚ ancient Rome and Han China both shared social views. Male dominance was a big thing for both‚ as they only cared to produce male offspring and didn’t really care much about the women. In Han China it was a bit of a disgrace to produce women offspring; in Rome women were in the same social level as all of the children‚ everybody under seven-teen years
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Rome has lead many doors open for us because of their legacies and lessons they have left behind for us. Its 40 mile aqueducts‚ and its 50‚000 miles of road has left us to new ideas that we use today because of the romans. We think a lot like the romans‚ such as their religions they have started that we to continued‚ or branch off of. Without modern day technology we have‚ they had to form their own way of technology‚ like building a bridge in 10 days‚ a feat we couldn’t even do today. There are
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Did Rome Fall or Was It Pushed? There are many theories as to why Rome fell‚ but none of these have one chief explanation. I believe public health‚ barbarian invasions‚ military spending‚ inflation‚ and religion were the most important factors that caused the Roman empire to plummet. The Roman Empire had numerous environmental and public health issues. The lead utensils and pipes caused lead poisoning of the aristocracy. This was the root of the lowering birth-rate and intelligence level of the
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