The ancient Roman empire faced many difficult times‚ however this was one of the worst. First of all the problems with the Republic started when the Roman’s added more territory. Mainly because rich citizens just kept getting richer. In fact‚ because of this‚ leaders feared that violence would arise between the rich and the poor. The first leaders to address this problem were brothers named Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus‚ they held the Tribunes political office. The first brother Tiberius took
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There were several reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire. Each one entwined with the other. In my opinion the biggest contributing factor to the fall of the Roman Empire was political. The Roman Republic government was replaced with emperors. It became a government run by a select few. Only the rich could become magistrates. Wealthy individuals could buy senate seats. Tax collectors were corrupt‚ extorting money from the poor and keeping it for themselves. The government needed these funds
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Throughout history‚ the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire have both been through periods of great success‚ but they seem like two totally different civilizations. While this may be true in some cases‚ the two periods of peace were also very much alike in many ways. During Pax Romana (Roman Peace) and Pax Sinica (Chinese Peace)‚ the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire strived with a centralized government (both civilizations ruled by an emperor) and a similar economy (the way they traded)‚ but differed
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CULTURE Mauryas Art and Architecture During the Mauryan period there was a great development in the field of art and architecture. The main examples of the Mauryan art and architecture that survived are • Ashokan pillars and capitals. • Remains of the royal palace and the city of Pataliputra • Rock-cut Chaitya caves in the Barabar and Nagarjuni hills • Individual Mauryan sculptures and terracotta figurines The famous city of Pataliputra was described in detail by Megasthenese‚ references
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of the Roman Empire. Each document in this essay explains a different reason. Some causes were: political‚ economic‚ social‚ and military differences and problems. Basically‚ the problem was that the gap between the rich aristocrats and the poor serfs got bigger and bigger; the rich got richer as the poor got poorer. Also‚ when something grows‚ it always falls back down. In Document 1‚ an excerpt from a book was taken out. According to the authors‚ the basic problems facing the Western Roman Empire
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Before the conquistadors arrived in the Aztec empire‚ the city Tenochtitlan had some unusual‚ natural disaster in which between the years of 1517 and 1519‚ the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan had an earthquake‚ then Lake Texcoco had flooded the capital city. The Aztecs believed these disasters warned of the fall of their empire and the return of their god. In 1519‚ the Spanish explorer‚ Hernan Cortes arrived on the east coast of Mexico and to make sure his men cooperated with him marching across the jungle
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Compare and contrast the Roman Empire from The Han Dynasty of China In history‚ there existed strong empires that were very powerful and lasted for many centuries. These empires were able to conquer‚ defeat and rule over many other empires. They had strong and organized armies that could not be taken down which ensured their long survival in such an era in the world where only the strongest survived. Their stability on the other hand brought about advanced in discoveries and many areas such as education
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did the Roman Empire maintain its power? The Roman Empire was one of the largest empires the world has ever seen. The power and size they managed to obtain has been a constant subject of interest for historians and all those who are interested in history. Julius Caesar’s ascension to power marked the time from where the Romans steadily expanded their territory and by the time the Roman Republic dissolved and the Roman Empire emerged‚ the Empire had become so big that the Romans had then
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The roman empire was one of the greatest empires in the world. Rome is located in the italian peninsula and it is in the mediterranean basin and controlled most of europe‚ some of affrica. Rome was a empire from 19 bce to 476 ce. The roman empire was one of the biggest empires in the history of empires. However in 300 years the roman empire fell. The primary reasons that caused the fall of the Roman Empire is because of the military decline‚ and the fact that rome grew to big. One of the main
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After all this years‚ the main cause of the fall of the Roman Empire is still in discussion. There are several theories that explain the possible causes but none of these theories has been confirmed. The topic has created an ongoing debate and historians continue to look further into the facts of the events that led to the collapse of the Roman Empire. Historians discuss different theories like natural disasters‚ military failures‚ and problems with taxations‚ religion‚ among others. One of the
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