ETEP 2: The Fall of the Roman Empire The fall of Rome is a heavily debated topic in the annals of historical perspective. It signaled the end of the Ancient World‚ and the beginning of the Middle Ages. The Roman Empire had existed for a long time and ran functionally for about six or seven centuries‚ until Rome was eventually sacked at the hands of the barbarians in 410 A.D. What was the cause of the fall though? Was it because of a lack of proper leadership coupled with a corrupt system
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One of the greatest and most powerful empires of all time were the Romans. Utter dominance is an understatement in describing this powerhouse force‚ as the Romans knew how to not only survive‚ but thrive though many skilled tactics by government and military leaders. However‚ all great things must come to an end‚ and that’s exactly what happened to the Romans. After hundreds and hundreds of years in control‚ the empire eventually collapsed‚ leaving a mark on the world nobody would ever forget. Eventually
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neither. A few of these states include Saxony‚ Franconia‚ Burgundy‚ Bavaria‚ and Austria. These‚ though‚ were all vassals of Germanic lands and formed something even greater‚ and that was the Holy Roman Empire. Though most historians don’t consider it to be very holy‚ roman‚ nor an empire‚ the Holy Roman Empire grew to be one of the most powerful civilizations in Europe during the Middle Ages. The first of the emperors that ruled this vast land was someone named Charlemagne‚ who was crowned in 800.
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The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Roman Empire was known as one of the greatest empires in history. As Rome grew‚ they started to fall apart and eventually would fall completely. Rome’s political‚ economical‚ disease‚ and foreign invader problems took great parts in the fall of the Western Roman Empire. These four issues were best known to cause Rome’s demise. There were many reasons for the Roman Empire fall. Political problems were one of the reasons. Some of the political problems were
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The fall of the Roman Empire coincides with the rise of Christianity‚ which leads many historians to argue that Christianity played a part in the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The religion of Christianity is believed to be one of the greatest inventions of Rome‚ but it had some debilitating effects. Christianity caused destruction of roman culture‚ the church having power in government‚ and intolerance of other religions. The Edict of Milan legalized Christianity in 313‚ and Christianity became
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The Roman Empire and Persian Empire were some of the greatest civilizations of all time. There were many similarities in how these civilizations rose to power and how they fell from it. Among these were the over-expansion of territory which led to many problems that built up to their downfall and a similar political system that made local rebellions minimal. However the way in which these civilizations chose to try and correct their flaws is quite different. One of the biggest factors
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The Roman Empire left behind many great legacies that have had a huge impact on today’s society. According to textbook page 60‚ second paragraph‚ "The influence of ancient Romans still surrounds us." Roman legacy is everywhere in modern America‚ for example‚ buildings‚ artwork‚ and literature. However the three that are the most prominent are religion‚ government‚ and language. Rome’s religion‚ Christianity‚ was‚ and is‚ very important. Christianity was adopted by many emperors during the Roman
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Compare/Contrast Rome Roman and Mongol Empire are renowned for their vast territory. However structural problems had been visible in them even at the height of their power‚ which later on led to a decline. Even though the two societies were ascendant in different historical periods‚ there were some similarities between the cause of their demise. Nonetheless‚ these are some factors that led to the decline of Rome; financial military exhaustion‚ failure of leadership‚ separate and independent
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The Roman Empire was considered to be one of the most powerful empires ever. But as the empire grew larger‚ it fell apart. Since it is impossible to say that only one issue caused the destruction of the empire‚ many of the theories are interconnected. Some of the issues that the Romans had back then can be applied to the United States today. An issue that was prevalent in the fall of Rome and an issue that is prevalent now in America are public health and environmental concerns. There were
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the most remarkable civilizations to date has been the Roman Empire. It began around 500BC as the Roman Republic and would survive for about 2‚000 years. The Empire went through various phases and peaked during the second century. It controlled a huge part of what are now Europe and even a part of Africa. In 476 CE the Roman Empire fell‚ however‚ the influence of the Roman culture still stayed for a long time after. Yet‚ what made the Roman civilization so great? In addition‚ how does it compare
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