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    The Glory of Rome is Not Forgotten Do you know the significance of the Roman Empire? I think the roman in influence us in many ways and will help us the same mistake that the Roman Empire made. Thank you for attending the Roman Empires funeral. The upcoming topics are the Roman’s suffering‚ long lasting achievements and Rome’s influence. Now that were done explaining let’s get to the points. First of all‚ the Roman Empire suffered many problems during it last years. The senate was part of

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    Even today‚ the ideals of government expressed and used by the ancient Greeks and Romans are well known. Although the Greek democracy and the Roman republic have many resemblances they also have many differences. Ancient Greek democracy and the ancient Roman republic may seem the same but they are actually both similar and different in three significant ways: how the system of a democracy and a republic work‚ how each government elected their officials‚ and how the hierarchy of each system was oriented

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    most important contributions to the humanistic tradition? How did they differ from those of the Greeks? Greece and Rome were two separate countries by different ethnic formed. It was not until 146 B.C.‚ Greece was conquered by Rome‚ but long before that‚ Roman absorbed many achievements of Greek civilization. After Greece was entered into the Roman Empire‚ the influence of Greek civilization on Roman was tronger ever. Greek culture laid the foundation for the Roman Empire. The Roman people wanted

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    The Western Roman Empire fell due internal and external forces. The demise of the empire was the result of civil unrest‚ migrating hordes‚ and a weak economy. Basically‚ decay from the inside and pressures from the outside caused the empire to collapsed. First‚ numerous civil wars were fought during the waning days of the empire. The Crises of the Third Century‚ for example‚ transpired as one long series civil wars. The tetrarchy‚ created by Diocletian to stop civil wars‚ turned out to be nothing

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    Fall of the western roman empire There were many different causes to the fall of the western empire. However‚ this decline was due mostly to economics but also to a few other. One reason was due to the split done by Diocletian. When Diocletian split the Empire into the East and West‚ he remained the ruler of the west but appointed a colleague to rule the West. To determine who would be the next ruler‚ each Emperor would appoint an official that he thought was worthy. Unfortunately this was part

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    Western Civilization-Antigone Paper In the book Antigone by Sophocles the author portrays an image of how society was back in classical Greece. This book gives us a idea of what a woman’s order was in society‚ family life‚ death rituals‚ politics and religion. In Athens the king ruled over the land and its people. If any of his people questioned his leadership‚ they would be sentenced to death especially a woman such as Antigone. The book seems to show that men rule and women are ruled

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    Dr. Kevin Scott Assignment: HUMA215 Individual Project Unit 1 Title: Compare/Contrast Greek and Roman Cultures Assignment: Part 1: Fill in the below table with both similarities and differences of the Greek and Roman cultures. Indicate if you are describing a similarity or a difference. If you are describing a similarity then place your research information under both the Greek and Roman culture. If you are describing a difference list the difference between the two cultures under

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    Ancient Greek and Roman Religious Expression 1 Ancient Greek and Roman Religious Expression John Lloyd HUM/100 Ancient Greek and Roman Religious Expression 1 Ancient Greek and Roman society‚ has overcome many changes throughout history. When looking into the Greek and Roman society‚ there are questions that come up like‚ what did they do‚ and whom did they worshipped? One thing the Greeks and Romans were known for

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    seems to start in early Greek civilization.” Greeks were called the humanists of the ancient world”. (Fiero 30) The Greeks were known for their art‚ literature‚ as well as their religious culture. Fiero also refers to the humanistic period in which the great historian Thucydides wrote “The History of The Polynesian War” (Fiero 37) which we see celebrates the Greek culture in Athens during the Polynesian War. I believe this was a great example of the humanist in the Greek culture by showing the true

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    Were the Romans different than the Greeks? How? Were they better off than the Greeks? How? Please post at least one new posting and respond to at least two other postings. Yes. The Greek people felt that “Divine forces had guaranteed the triumph of right over wrong” after the victories in the Persian Wars. The Greeks reached “…a level of civilization that has rarely‚ if ever‚ been reached since—a level that has been a continuing inspiration to our culture.” The Greek people lived a good life until

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