ROMAN FAMILY AND ARMY: Roman family: father had absolute power (sells kids into slavery)‚ large families (expansion)‚ strict discipline (hard work‚ courage‚ loyalty)‚ fathers supervised education for both girls and boys‚ family included (parents‚ children‚ sons’ wives and families‚ the slaves and clients)‚ women highly respected even though they can’t make many decisions. Roman Army: Patricians and plebeians served‚ legions were 6‚000 man
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In 4th Century CE the Western Roman Empire fell to Germanic Invaders Rome had long been at war with. While‚ many people accredited these invasions to the Empire’s fail‚ there was in fact many reasons why this event happened. The Fall of the Roman Empire was because of the division between the power of the rich aristocrats and plebeians‚ the powerful Germanic Huns and the Romans turning to Christianity. As the Empire grew larger‚ so did the Patricians’ estates‚ or Latifundia‚ leading to mass unemployment
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The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Western Roman Empire was enormous and it had lots of great qualities. It was greater and stronger than any other empires in the world. But not everything lasts forever. The Western Roman Empire met its demise with four critical points. The Romans dealt with political disputes‚ economic issues‚ deadly diseases‚ and attacks from foreign invaders. Political problems started the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The Romans were led by 37 different emperors
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The World Without the Roman Empire Currently‚ European nations are the world leaders in terms of military‚ wealth‚ and advances in technology. This has been the way ever since the second millennia‚ even though Europe has almost no natural resources or other advantage than the rest of the world. So why is Europe the current world leader that it is? The answer lies in the origin of Europe‚ which is the Roman Empire. The advantage the Roman Empire had‚ compared to the rest of the world‚ is that they
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trifling is put aside and it is pure murder." The Roman empire as a whole was built on this very principle. It does not take much to notice that the empire was built from the ideas of a long line of men beginning with Lepidus‚ expanding within Tiberius’ reign and his son‚ Augustus shortly after‚ and ending with Marcus Aurelius. Those with a strong arm in the military also gained seats of authority. These men became the pillars of the Empire‚ and with duties with great social importance‚ such
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A key factor which made Christianity popular in the Roman Empire was that it offered an afterlife. However‚ this was not enough to give Christianity an edge over the other cults which also offered an afterlife. Other factors were the facts that it was Salvationist and had a savior‚ it was redemption‚ it offered the reward of heaven‚ and it was messianic‚ missionary‚ egalitarian and compassionate towards the poor. Resistance to the persecution and imperial support were other contributory factors.
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and the Roman Empire share many differences and‚ even more‚ similarities. Some are evident while others are hardly noticeable. The Roman Empire faced attacks from the Huns like we face attacks from terrorists. Natural disasters caused many deaths and they still do today. The Romans lack of care and negligence for their well-being cost them in battle. The same will probably happen to us. It may not really seem like it but the United States is following in the footsteps of the Roman Empire. The similarities
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Though the roman empire and the roman republic vary in their political structures they are quite common in the structures of their social hierarchy and reasoning for their downfalls. The Roman Republic and the Roman Empire highly differ in their political structures. The republic: created in 509 BCE. was a form of representative democracy. It consisted of 2 consuls of which were appointed by the senate and then voted on. These consuls were the head officers and the were appointed for one year
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The empire was prosperous and strong‚ but eventually experienced a downfall. The fall of the Western Roman Empire was caused by internal decay in political and military issues‚ economics‚ sociology‚ and religion. The political and military state of Rome started to decline after the death of Marcus Aurelius in A.D. 180. When he died‚ his spoiled son‚ Commodus‚ took over. Commodus was a poor leader causing civil wars and tribes around the Mediterranean to invade. The Roman Empire declined
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The Roman Empire fell‚ due to the weakening of the military‚ their failing economy‚ and invaders trying to take over the city of Rome. Since the military was weakening‚ Rome’s army had to have a draft with paid soldiers. Since people didn’t want to fight for their country‚ they lost loyalty to Rome. The paid soldiers were not all that good at fighting‚ so they didn’t have as strong as a military. The failing economy didn’t help the decline of Rome either. The government made taxes high to pay for
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