6. What were the major factors that led to clashes between Rome and the Hellenistic kingdoms‚ down to 146 B.C.? Can one decide what proportion of the responsibility for these clashes belongs to Rome‚ to the Hellenistic "great powers" (the Antigonids‚ Seleucids and Ptolemies) and to the minor players? This essay will what were the major factors that led to clashes between Rome and the Hellenistic kingdom‚ down to 146 B.C. A brief history of Rome’s increasing involvement in the Hellenistic area
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How did Greece influence the culture of Rome? What were the similarities and differences? Why did the Romans accept these ideas? It is believed that Hellenization arrived in Rome in 218-202BC. At this time‚ Romans had long been influenced by the Greeks in cultural artefacts and cultural values. The Greeks were stereotyped as sophisticate‚ literate and artistic while the Romans were more known as militaristic‚ ruled their lives via superstition and many of them did farming (Luck‚ 2014‚ p. 48). Around
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Writing Assignment 5 Trace how Carthage became almost the equal of Rome. Be sure to show the strength of both and how this conflict led to Rome becoming a naval power. Carthage and Rome rose to prominence in the Mediterranean in the third Century BCE‚ as the Carthaginians broke away from the Phoenicians and developed a formidable sea and trading power in what is now modern day Tunisia. As the two powers grew‚ it was inevitable that conflict would emerge as they battled for supremacy of the central
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of the Han and Roman Empires greatly excelled creating an outlook of the concepts we have today. Han China as well as Rome both had great construction‚ where new roads were being built and advanced in the production of newly arrived iron used for tools and weaponry; however‚ while Han China used iron to open more land clearing the forest as well as to conquer new territories‚ Rome used their less impressively made iron tools and weapons to expand the empire. Also‚ although both empires successfully
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monarchy that would allow him to concentrate the power in his hands alone. This new system of governing would deliver Rome to its peak‚ allowing the Roman Empire to shape Western civilization through a process historians call “Romanization.” Fourteen years of bloody civil war followed the assassination of Caesar Augustus‚ who was often referred to as the greatest emperor of Rome. Several men of power attempted to take the throne‚ but none other than Caesar’s own nephew‚ Octavian‚ were triumphant
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Even though it was a terrible time‚ the people of Rome stayed strong and managed to survive and live with what they had. The dark ages were a time of death‚ fighting‚ and people trying to survive. During the dark ages‚ it was depressing‚ there was a lot of death‚ wars‚ robbery‚ sickness and disease. During the dark ages‚ it was difficult to live and survive. The cities shrank because of so much war and death that went on‚ but the name for this time is called “The Dark Ages”. The dark ages was a
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in between ancient Rome and society today‚ one thing remains the same; people get sick. In fact‚ much of our medical techniques‚ tools‚ and beliefs stem from what the Ancient Romans practiced. The diseases and degrees of illness are not always comparable to today’s illnesses. However‚ there is a reasonable amount of similarity between medical treatments and practices today.Surprisingly‚ there are very few differences between medicine in the nineteenth century and ancient Rome. The ancient Romans
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claimed that even though barbarian attacked on Rome‚ they were not responsible for the crisis. Internal political‚ social‚ Corruption and economic problems were primarily responsible for the fall. On the other hand‚ Derek Williams stated that barbarians’ tribes were the main cause of the Roman Empire fall. At that time there was no police force‚ no law system or bank system. Also‚ a large majority of population was not working for wages. Also since people of Rome were unemployed they were not able to give
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From the time period 600 B.C.E to 600 C.E the world had many large empires controlling lots land‚ and two controlled their empires similarly.One of these is the Roman Empire who originally was a republic that had a large bureaucracy that made the decisions‚ but later on Caesar Augustus took over complete control and claimed divine power. When Caesar Augustus took over the bureaucracy lost all its power and the emperor gained that power. The other empire is the Gupta of India which was a not very
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military response to newly encountered enemies created an overseas empire that brought untold wealth and power to Rome. Rome expanded beyond the borders of Italy by conquering much of the Mediterranean region‚ including fighting a series of three wars (Punic Wars‚ McKay et al.‚ p. 151) with a fierce Mediterranean rival‚ the Carthaginians. The Second Punic War was a major turning point for Rome and its continued overseas expansion. The Romans drove the Carthaginians out of Spain‚ and then attacked Carthage
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