The government that Rome had was an Empire‚ that means the emperor decides what to do to the people‚ the law‚ or anything that makes him pleased but won’t cause a crisis. When Rome became an empire‚ it meant that Rome had dynasties or states under a single ruler‚ usually an emperor or empress. After the fall of the Roman Republic‚ their emerged Rome’s absolute ruler named Augustus‚ or Octavian. At that time‚ the Romans wanted to recover their great republic‚ and Octavian had told them he would restore
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Throughout the history of Romans‚ Rome proved to be a great Republic and Empire. Before becoming an Empire‚ this city had to go through some though changes in how it governed its people. Rome went from a government where two Kings ruled to a Republic. In this new Republic two class of people held power at a certain point. They were the patricians and the plebeian. But these two classes had major differences between them and conflicts arose. Let’s talk about how these differences that led to one class
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Rome is one of the oldest empires in the world‚ dating from 753 BCE to 338 BCE. Rome is one of the first major cities in Italy‚ along with Florence. Rome was founded by the twins‚ Romulus and Remus. A legend has been passed that at a young age the boys were put in baskets and were sent along the Tiber River. They were found by a mother wolf. She cared for them‚ but soon after a shepherd found them and took care of them until they grew up. At one point they decided to seek their fortune. They went
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The Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranean and surrounding area for centuries‚ creating one of the largest and most powerful empire in history. However‚ without the support of its citizens‚ the Roman Empire became too vast to properly maintain. By the time of Rome’s demise‚ the Empire had grown so massive‚ in both area and population that it could no longer be upheld. By 476 CE‚ the Roman Empire had grown to cover an area of thousands of square miles‚ with enemies attacking from every side‚ most
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By: Geneva Frank Rome was first established according to legend by two twins with the names of Romulus and Remus. According to legend‚ they were thrown in the Tiber river to drown. There uncle was fearful of what they would become. A mother wolf found them and took them in as her own. When they were older they came across what was going to be called Rome. Romulus killed Remus so that he could be‚ what they called an emperor later on‚ the first king of Rome. Rome’s geography played a key role in
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Between Rome and Athens‚ Rome had the better system of citizenship. In Rome women and children had more rights. In Athens they had a lottery system for election and anybody could be picked no matter how unqualified you are. Rome had a larger population then Athens so they were more lenient with their rules. Overall Rome had a better system of citizenship. Women and children had more rights in Rome. Women and children could become citizens‚ in Athens they could not. This benefitted Rome because
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Chinese people were very unproductive and lazy because of the drug opium in 1729. The British started bringing in opium around 1729 and got very popular within the next few years which started causing problems for the Chinese people. China didn’t want it‚ tried to stop it and a war started. The relationship between china and the british in the nineteenth century wasn’t very good because the British were forcing opium into China causing issues for there country because the opium was very harmful
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The Roman Empire was one of the longest lasting and most successful in history. Although the exact date isn’t known it’s widely believed that the Roman Empire began around 27 BC and lasted‚ at least the eastern part‚ until 1453 AD. That’s practically 1‚500 years of running a successful regime. For a little comparison the United States has been around for a paltry 240 years‚ less than one-sixth of the time. So if Rome was so incredibly successful‚ why isn’t it still around? What happened that caused
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In ancient Rome slavery was considered normal as well as a necessary part of Roman society. People in ancient Rome became slaves through a number of ways. One of the main ways was through the capture of enemies on the battlefield. When Rome would defeat their foes they usually left some survivors who would then become slaves. The Romans tended to associate conquest and slavery together; they almost always took slaves after they conquered an area. They sometimes reduced an entire population to slavery
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The “fall” of Rome was caused by many reasons. These reasons help us realize why Rome was successful and then became a failure. To begin with‚ Rome had economic problems. This was because people had the ability to enforce laws. Sometimes these laws were just not fair. Also money became a problem for the Romans. This was because rulers paid security more just to insure they wouldn’t die. Rome lost much money from this and had to start collecting taxes. Also sometimes the fact people could not trade
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