Zoey Xu Mr. Boyd EWC 4U 13 November 2013 Rome Empire "Neither Holy nor Roman nor an Empire"(Voltaire) There are so much rhetoric could be used to describe every city in Europe‚ such as mysterious‚ magnificent‚ tranquil...Many cities would not like to bear a single word because of their multi-culture. But only one word they never battle for‚ it quietly stays there‚ leave for the only city. It is called great. It is called Rome. With the help of diamond King‚ Caesar‚ the matchless general
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The Babylonians was an ancient civilization founded in Mesopotamia‚ before Christ was even born. The Babylonians under one of their most famous king‚ King Hammurabi‚ wrote one of the earliest code of law recorded. The code of law was written set of laws that applied to everyone under the government including the King. The code gave the people a sense of justice and an understanding of what actions were allowed in their country. Anthropologists can use Hammurabi code to understand the past and get
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newspaper. While a newspaper is a new concept in Ankh-Morpork‚ all the familiar core parts of a newspaper from reporters to obituaries smoothly fall into place for William. Along the way William encounters and investigates the mystery surrounding the Patrician‚ Lord Vetinari‚ allegedly stabbing a trusted servant at the Palace and his out of character behavior that causes many questions to be raised. It is the final answer to this mystery that causes William de Worde’s behavior to be questionably ethical
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at one point‚ the plebeians left Rome in order to have their requests granted. The senators and patricians‚ unable to defend Rome‚ agreed and granted their wishes‚ compromising to keep the plebeians happy‚ because they were the backbone of Rome. Both classes needed each other; “The patricians needed the plebeians to defend Rome‚ and the plebeians needed the experience and guidance of the patricians.” (E. The Struggle of the Orders. Paragraph 4‚ Line 4) In 471‚ the Senate passed the Lex Publilia
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Why Historians Would Be Interested in Ancient Rome Ancient Rome was a very important part of history. It spanned many centuries‚ and experienced a great amount of change throughout its existence. People of power came to rise and eventually fall throughout Rome’s legacy‚ as did different kinds of governments. Conflicts between Rome and its enemies (and sometimes its allies) were frequent and often affected Rome’s entire empire. Throughout Rome’s history‚ many different systems of money and economics
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C however‚ the Roman nobles revolted against their king‚ Tarquin the Proud‚ and established a republic. By this time‚ Rome ’s society was already divided into two groups‚ the common people called the Plebeians‚ and the nobles called the Patricians. The Patricians were the heads of the leading families of Rome. Instead of the king‚ they elected two consuls. The consuls ruled the state and led the armies‚ but they had power only for one year. The
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The Roman Empire was and still is one of the strongest empires to have ever rule‚and has faced alot of different challenges and trials that they have overcome since then.The Latin were early settlers of Rome but it was the Etruscans that had the most influence towards the Roman life.But around 509 B.C. romans took their land back.But the first true ruler of rome was a man named Tarquin who was eventually overthrown by the people‚and after that event Rome became a republic.The first form of government
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The Fall of Republicanism and Rome Why did Rome fall? Some say Rome fell because Roman Empire was just too big‚ making it collapse. Others say the empire spent too much of its resources on the poor‚ drawing away much needed funds from the empire. Another theory was that plagues reduced the population to the point it could not sustain itself‚ and another was that the citizens of Rome became too satisfied and lazy‚ allowing the empire to crumble due to neglect. The list goes on and on;
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wolf and founded Rome in 753 B.C.E. -The republic was run by two consuls. - The senate ratified the consul’s decisions. The senate was made up of the upper class (patricians). -The lower class (plebeians) was represented by Tribunes who could veto decisions made by consul and senate. -There were often many conflicts between the Patricians and the Plebeians. -After the empire expanded‚ the Romans had issues of how the land should be distributed. This cause civil war. -Julius Caesar changed the Roman
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senator in the United States acts as a representative in Congress. There are two senators elected in each state therefore there are 100 senator within the U.S. A senator in ancient Rome was a little different. Their senate was chosen from patricians’. Patricians were considered the upper class of Rome. Senators were usually relatives of past senators. They were also the people who made up the laws and controlled much of the spending. Although ancient Rome had senator the emperor was the ultimate ruler
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