THE GLADIATORS OF ROME In ancient times‚ the Romans enjoyed watching others get hurt‚ or even die in the form of Gladiator matches. Most Romans watched these fights in an arena. An arena is a central stage used for sports or spectators. Usually‚ people paid to watch these fights but on special occasions‚ the entire event was sponsored by one elite – wealthy Roman and the tickets were given to the general public for free. Although Gladiator fighting might seem barbaric to us today‚ in the
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Gladiatorial Contest in Rome Rome was a warrior state. Since the state was a great fighting state in their time‚ the wars sort of formed the gladiatorial contest in ancient Rome. The Romans were fascinated and pleasured by violence‚ bloodshed‚ and human suffering the gladiatorial games. The gladiatorial contests began at the reign of their first emperor Augustus to pay tribute to their warrior traditions. The Romans built artificial battlefields within amphitheaters in cities and towns
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The Rise of Rome The Roman Republic began in 509 B.C.E. with the overthrow of the Etruscan monarchy. In 27 B.C.E the Roman Empire began with Octavian Caesar becoming the emperor‚ this ended almost 500 years of republican self-government. There is much debate over why Rome became so powerful so quickly. Many think it had to do with Rome’s military strength. Others think that it was because Rome knew of and controlled most of the trade routes. Still others believed it had to do with the technology
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Pompey as the sole consul of Rome. This broke the Republican rule where there should have been two consul’s not just one. Caesar refused to resigned his position that was ordered from the Senate and seen the moved as a unjust action to oust him from power. He refused to resigned his military post and disarm his men and instead started a civil war around 49-45 BCE. Caesar defeated Pompey’s army at the Battle of Munda and in 46 BCE‚ established a dictatorship after taking Rome by force. Although Caesar
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twenty-seven years. During the reign of Vespasian in 72 CE‚ the construction of the Colosseum began “on the site that was once the lake and gardens of Emperor Nero’s Golden House” (Cartwright‚ 2012). The Colosseum was built so that it could restore Rome to its former glory prior to the disruption of the recent civil war. According to historians‚ exactly a day before Vespasian’s death‚ his eldest son Titus became
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Ancient Rome Culture The Romans left behind many legacies. One of the most important legacies was their culture. Rome culture left the best legacy because it is architecture left an idea for today’s modern sports‚ it is art help inspire artists today because they still do painting and pottery‚ also language because we still use Latin phrases today. The Arch The Romans got their culture from the Greeks and Etruscans. The Romans have the Arch which was borrowed from the Etruscans and it is the most
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The ancient civilization of Greece and Rome are possibly some of the most well known ancient civilizations today. The impact that they left behind can be seen even today through Language‚ Philosophy‚ Education‚ Government‚ Entertainment‚ and Architecture. Some of the most prominent examples of these are the columns of Greece‚ the Aqueducts of Rome‚ the government structure of Democracy‚ and even examples in the justice system. The first of these impactful innovations would be the architectural
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The fall of Rome is a very diverse topic. It can be done in many different ways and theories thought of in diverse ways. Some of the theories involve lead poisoning causing the people to go insane and make bad decisions and in turn cause it to fall. Others say the inflation a term used when your money buys less; caused the fall due to over taxation of the public. Also the religious movement of christianity is believed to be thought of as a weakening agent for the republic. Angry citizens also turn
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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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mountain range and the Tyrrhenian Sea. Their civilization stretched from the Arno river in the north to the Tiber river towards the center of the Italian peninsula; it was on the Tiber river that a small village of Latins‚ the village that would become Rome‚ sat. So the Romans‚ who were only villagers during the rise of the Etruscan civilization‚ were in close contact with the Etruscans‚ their language‚ their ideas‚ their religion‚ and their civilization; the Etruscans were the single most important influence
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