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    The Roman Republic did well in some ways they controlled their government‚ while in others they didn’t do so well. The Roman Republic established a republic‚ citizens elected representatives to rule on their behalf in this type of government. The Roman Republic was a very advanced civilization. The Roman people elected Consuls‚ who ruled for a short period of time. I would give the Roman Republic a grade of A for providing public services because they met the common good by providing fresh water

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    The Roman Empire was considered to be one of the most powerful empires ever. But as the empire grew larger‚ it fell apart. Since it is impossible to say that only one issue caused the destruction of the empire‚ many of the theories are interconnected. Some of the issues that the Romans had back then can be applied to the United States today. An issue that was prevalent in the fall of Rome and an issue that is prevalent now in America are public health and environmental concerns. There were

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    the Romans benefited greatly from contact with such advanced cultures as the Greeks. The Romans did not invent and create most of their greatest discoveries‚ but they took the ideas of many of the cultures they conquered. They took these ideas and used their scholars to make them better and used all the inventions from other cultures to help create one great and huge empire. Rome stimulated and prompts this society by the construction of the Via Egnatia and the installation of Roman merchants

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    The Roman Empire fell because of many economical failures. One of them was that the legionnaires were demanding a higher salary because they were not getting paid enough. Because of this‚ there was less economic growth in rome and they had too much desire to have more goods purchased from other empires. Then because of that reason and that the romans were not conquering land anymore‚ there was also a lack of gold coming into the roman empire‚ so it became more rare‚ and as a result gold coins became

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    The Western Roman Empire may be considered one of the strongest empires known to man. They had great technology and they were very strong and their army was massive‚ but later the Western Roman Empire started to crumble because of political problems‚ economic issues‚ diseases and foreign invaders. The Western Roman Empire started to crumble because of political problems. There were only five good emperors in the Western Roman Empire‚ yes only five good emperors. Some of the empires in Western

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    The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Roman Empire was one of the most advanced and largest civilizations with their amazing architecture‚ astonishing inventions and many more. But Nothing can last forever. The fall of the roman empire was caused by four main reasons. Political issues or an unstable government‚ Economic problems‚ Diseases could have played a part and lastly‚ foreign invaders. There were many possible reasons for the fall of the Western Roman Empire‚ But many people theorize that

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    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 government into a dictatorship. -Octavian (Augustus) ended major conflicts and brought Rome into its Golden Age called “Pax Romona.” -Roman law- Twelve Tables were a set of rules established in 450 B.C.E. “Vini Vidi Vici” -Julius Cesar. “I found Rome brick‚ I left

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    The Roman Empire was considered to be one of the most powerful empires ever. But as the empire grew larger‚ it fell apart. Since it is impossible to say that only one issue caused the destruction of the empire‚ many of the theories are interconnected. Some of the issues that the Romans had back then can be applied to the United States today. An issue that was prevalent in the fall of Rome and an issue that is prevalent now in America are public health and environmental concerns. There were

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    to the immense amount of trade and infrastructure of Rome under Pax Romana‚ with the creation of aqueducts‚ bath houses‚ and roads‚ and China under the Han Dynasty with the Silk Roads‚ stretching all the way towards the Roman Empire‚ in the west. Trade provoked an increasing need and appreciation for technology‚ which resulted in certain attitudes toward technology. The attitudes of the Han and Roman government regarding technology was the utmost respect and appreciation‚ which could be seen by the

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    One example of how the ancient Romans proved themselves to be the greatest nation of their time was through their architecture. No better examples of these great triumphs than the arch and the material concrete it was built from. Not only were they triumphs of beauty but of engineering and their uses and meaning to the Roman culture of the time. Concrete comes from the Latin "concretus"‚ which means to grow together. Around 600 BC the Greeks were using an early form of concrete but did not

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