a republic. Rome was a republic for almost 500 years. After many years of war and following the destruction of the Carthaginian Empire‚ Rome took control of the Mediterranean region.Since the Romans did not want one man to make all of the laws‚ Polybius decided to balance the
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It is deemed by these philosophers alike as the worst of all political regimes which leads to the ultimate stage of the degeneration of power. Polybius the Greek philosopher who heavily theorized on the idea describes anacyclosis as a cycle of six phases which tilt monarchy into tyranny‚ to which follows the aristocracy which then degrades into an oligarchy. Again as democracy aims to remedy the
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The Roman Senate The Roman Senate was political institution in ancient Rome. It was one of the most enduring institutions in Roman history‚ being established in the first days of the city. The Roman Senate functioned as an advisory body to Rome’s magistrates and‚ composed as it was of the city’s most experienced public servants and society’s elite‚ its decisions carried great weight‚ even if they were not always converted into laws in practice. The Senate continued to exert influence on government
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2nd Punic War The Roman Republic‚ early on in her history‚ was faced with a great foe from the South. Carthage and Rome were rivals throughout their shared history. What is likely the most notable of the conflicts waged between these two powers is the Second Punic War. This war‚ waged between the years of 218 – 201 B.C‚ saw Rome come dangerously close to her own demise. The Carthaginian campaign in Italy‚ led by Hannibal Barca‚ was immensely destructive and costly for Rome. It is interesting to
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Military Discipline 1. General. The word discipline comes from the Latin word disciplīna which means "to instruct". Discipline is a specific form of instruction which develops self-control‚ character‚ and efficiency. Military discipline is that mental attitude and state of training which renders obedience instinctive under all conditions. It is founded upon respect for‚ and loyalty to properly constituted authority. While it is developed primarily by military drill‚ every feature of military life
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Every nation needs a government. There are three basic types of government: Monarchy‚ Aristocracy‚ and Democracy. The ancient Roman system of government was a mixture of all three‚ consisting of a consul‚ a senate‚ and the people. The consul is characteristic of a monarchy‚ the senate is characteristic of an aristocracy‚ and the people‚ democracy. This paragraph is a good beginning. Remember it is a history paper and for that your reader needs dates to put it into the proper context. The consul
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Naval warfare was considered a second thought to most ancient Romans. It never carried the same prestige as that of a legionary. Before the First Punic War the Roman navy consisted mainly of allied ships and a few Roman ships that had crews that were very inexperienced. When entering the First Punic War they realized they needed to develop a navy to match the superior Carthaginian fleet. The fleet that the Romans had before the war would never withstand any naval battles. In building their navy‚
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another’s business rights also known as robbers‚ where they trade goods without permission.(1)The history of piracy dates back more than 3000 years ago‚ it appears that the word pirate(peirato) was first used in about 140 BC by the Roman historian Polybius.(2)He described pirates as those who attack without legal authority.(2)The Jolly Roger flag was made to be scary with a skull and a black background.(3)As many think‚ pirates were the cause of war between the Persians and the Greeks.(5)Between the
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Greek Literature GREEK LITERATURE. The great British philosopher-mathematician Alfred North Whitehead once commented that all philosophy is but a footnote to Plato . A similar point can be made regarding Greek literature as a whole. Over a period of more than ten centuries‚ the ancient Greeks created a literature of such brilliance that it has rarely been equaled and never surpassed. In poetry‚ tragedy‚ comedy‚ and history‚ Greek writers created masterpieces that have inspired‚ influenced
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There were three Punic or Carthaginian Wars is Roman history. These were between 264 and 146 BC. These wars were the first great wars of Roman expansion outside Italy. The enemy of Rome had a large empire that stretched along the coast of North America and southern Spain and some parts of Sicily. This empire was known as Carthage. The purpose of these wars was to decide which power would become the dominant force around the Mediterranean Sea. The first Punic War lasted from 264-241 BC. It was
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