One of the reasons for the fall of the Western Roman Empire were political problems. There were several emperors that were unfit to rule‚ they were cruel to the people and greedy. The emperors usually inherited the throne‚ but did not have any knowledge on how to rule and their mentally unstable personality did not help. People asked the Praetorian Guard to assassinate the emperor in exchange for money or a position. When the emperor was assassinated there was no system to replace the him. Civil
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What exactly is an empire? Macedonia‚ Rome‚ Byzantium‚ Ottoman Turkey‚ China‚ Peru‚ the Soviet Union‚ the United States‚ even by its enemies‚ the European Union have all been described as empires. We talk of “informal” and “economic” empires‚ of “business” empires‚ even of the empire of the heart or reason’s empire. “Empire” has become as much a metaphor as the description of a particular kind of society. today the word is generally used as a term of abuse‚ although one that is also often tinged
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tribes‚ marking the beginning of the Middle Ages‚ and that eventually became the seat of the Roman Catholic Church and the home of a sovereign state within its walls‚ Vatican City. It has continued to play a major role in global politics‚ just as it has enormously influenced the history and culture of European peoples for millennia. I like to research about the city’s formation‚ Roman republic and Roman Empire. Rome grew from pastoral settlements on the Palatine Hill
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these frequent and violent changes in leadership have sent to people living outside the Roman Empire?” And I answered it “ It tells people that they didn’t want to be Roman‚ because they are very violent.” But one of the most important questions on the quiz was “ How does this document help explain the decline of the Roman Empire?” Which to me I think that Document A helped explain the decline of the Roman Empire because they didn’t have the greatest protection and that there soldiers were becoming
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Vercingetorix "Himself a man of boundless energy‚ he terrorized waverers with the rigors of an iron discipline."(Caesar‚ Gallic War (VII.1ff)) As the Roman Empire swept across the Ancient world many men fought and stood against them‚ Vercingetorex a Gallic warrior and Chieftain Is one of the most memorable. Reasons for his revolt against Julius Caesar vary between historians and sources‚ was he a man who fought to maintain common freedom? Or is he to be dismissed as an agitator whose rebellion
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Sex in the times of the Roman Empire was much less taboo than it is in today’s society. If you could go back in time and walk around the streets of Rome you would find sex everywhere. From graffiti on walls‚ to brothels in the middle of town‚ sex just did not have the stigma and guilt that we associate with it today. No men took advantage of this more than the men with the most power‚ the emperors. Although many of the Roman Emperors were perverse you only have to look at the first three to find
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Comparative The Roman Empire and China developed into two of the major civilizations of the classical era. Though located on separate continents‚ they shared many characteristics‚ including the reasons for their collapse. Disease‚ internal‚ and external conflicts caused the declines both empires with the moving of Rome’s capital also being a factor in its fall; however the outcomes of their falls were different since China remained unified because of Confucianism. The eventual fall of the Chinese
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Ancient Greek and Roman similarities. The ancient Greek and Roman civilizations of Europe began to progress toward a more civilized order of society. As there were no previous establishment to base their ideals on‚ it was understandable that there were some difficulties in their progression as a society. Although the ancient Greek and Roman governments fell‚ both had similar paths of creation‚ conquest‚ and destruction. Greek society began by the formation of the city-state. "The city-state
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Comparative Essay Imperial Decline: Han China and Gupta India Epidemic Diseases… I. Introduction: Over the year’s scientist have found ways to get rid of Epidemic Disease. Epidemic Disease is disease that wiped out a lot of people at one time. Some examples of Epidemic Disease are Small Pox‚ Influenza‚ and Black Death. Han China and Gupta India are one of the many places that were infected with these Epidemic Diseases. II. Similarities: They are many similarities between
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Use The Han Dynasty and Roman Empire were two of the most powerful civilizations of their era. From a few centuries B.C.E. to a couple centuries after C.E.‚ these empires significantly enhanced their cultures with advancements in technology‚ but differed in their views of technologies importance and how it was valued. The Han Empire was much more worried about how technology could be advanced to ease the workload of the common man while increasing efficiency‚ where as the Roman Empire viewed technology
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