As Sallust stated‚ “Greed destroyed honor‚ honesty and taught men to be arrogant and cruel. Ambition made men false. Rome changed.” The Roman Republic was critically weakened between 78 and 49 BC. The underlying flaws within the structure of the Senate and the republic itself‚ political corruption and violence and the formation of the first triumvirate‚ which should not have been permitted under the democratic state‚ all contributed to its decline. Manipulating these decaying social and political
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partners were in Spain‚ France‚ the Middle East and North Africa. They trade with European people. Britain exported lead‚ woollen products and tin. In return‚ it imported from Rome wine‚ olive oil‚ pottery and papyrus. British traders relied on the Romans to provide security within the Empire. When this collapsed and Europe was seemingly overrun by Barbarians‚ no one could guarantee traders that their produce would get through. Rome’s entertainment was gladiators‚ where men fight to the death‚ horse
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The Roman Republic became one of the most powerful and ruthless Empire ’s on the face of the planet and to be a citizen was very appealing. This was such an admirable and highly sought after position; that it would cause envy throughout the people of that time. There were also ’pre-requisites ’ recorded in the requirements of becoming a Roman citizen and keeping that role. Roman citizenship itself was originally difficult to obtain but once won‚ life as a citizen was easier and more refined than
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Civil War and the Destruction of the Republic By the time Gaius Marius became a consul in 107 B.C.E.‚ opposition to reform was widespread within the Senate. Nevertheless‚ Marius reorganized the military by allowing landless citizens to join the army in return for land as a retirement pension. He then created a professional army with standardized training and equipment that was more effective for waging the growing number of extended military campaigns the Republic was involved in. Because their pensions
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Is it worth losing a republic in order to gain an empire? For: The age of Augustus could be shown as classic example of the benefits of having a empire instead of a republic. He himself ascended to the throne after the assassination of his adopted father and‚ brought peace throughout the total empire which lasted for over two centuries. This was possible as he successfully defeated all the threatening forces to the empire. “Indeed he attracted everybody’s goodwill by the enjoyable gift of peace
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How important was the rivalry between Gorbachev and Yeltsin in bringing about the end of USSR? The end of USSR did not happen overnight but rather in stages namely politically and economically‚ specifically the end of the command economy‚ the discrediting of soviet/ communist ideology‚ the decline of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU)‚ and the disintegration of USSR into the 15 states which occurred on 25 December 1991. The implementation of glasnost and perestroika‚ the collapse
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Slavery was commonly practiced throughout all ancient history‚ but no other people in history owned so many slaves and depended on them so much as the Romans. Slavery was accepted as a part of life in ancient Rome by the slaves themselves and by the society. However‚ slavery was both beneficial and disastrous to ancient Rome. In Roman times‚ slaves were primarily prisoners of war. Indeed‚ war was "good business" because of the profits from slavery. Entire cities were captured and
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The Romans - Clothing Roman clothes were made of wool‚ spun into cloth by the women of the family. Later on the richer people had slaves to do this work for them. If you could afford to buy clothes‚ you could buy linen‚ cotton or silk‚ which was brought to Rome from other parts of the Empire. Washing clothes was difficult because the Romans did not have washing machines or soap powder. They used either a chemical called sulphur or urine. These are the clothes that Romans wore The Toga This man
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The Alcoholic Republic The colonization of America brought about many new ways of life: new living conditions‚ new skills to be learned‚ and new land to explore and settle. Relations with the natives provided food and basic skill sets‚ and it also paved the way for new colonists arriving in such a foreign land. However‚ life for colonists coming to settle America was no vacation. Depending on your family’s background and where you decided to settle‚ daily life was an adventure. In Virginia‚
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‘The Weimer republic successfully recovered from its early problems in the years 1924-28.’ Do you agree? Explain your answer. (16 marks) The Dawes plan is a good example of a success from the Weimar Government. This is because it introduced a new currency for Germany that was actually worth something. America agreed to loan out 800 million marks to invest into the industries‚ eventually that money would return to the economy. The young plan was also another success from the Weimar Government as
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