and Downs of the Roman Empire Kathleen Yarbrough Post University September 17‚ 2017 Ups and Downs of the Roman Empire I found many reasons for the rise and fall of the Roman Empire‚ many of them are facts and some were not. The Roman Army was one reason the Roman Empire flourished. " The Roman Army is recognized by historians as an extremely effective fighting machine." (The Roman Army‚ 2015-2016) Although there is a lot of information about the rise and fall of the Roman Empire many of the things
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Fall of the western roman empire There were many different causes to the fall of the western empire. However‚ this decline was due mostly to economics but also to a few other. One reason was due to the split done by Diocletian. When Diocletian split the Empire into the East and West‚ he remained the ruler of the west but appointed a colleague to rule the West. To determine who would be the next ruler‚ each Emperor would appoint an official that he thought was worthy. Unfortunately this was part
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For many years the Roman Empire was a series of significant ups and downs. Romans strictly believed in the pagan culture‚ while worshiped false gods and making horrid sacrifices. During this dark time‚ roots of Christianity began to spark in the town of Jerusalem. The spreading of Christianity continued to grow stronger throughout the ancient Roman empire‚ spreading like wildfire from 90A.D-600A.D. Unfortunately‚ this religion was strictly illegal! The early Christians continually endured persecution
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Ancient Greek and Roman similarities. The ancient Greek and Roman civilizations of Europe began to progress toward a more civilized order of society. As there were no previous establishment to base their ideals on‚ it was understandable that there were some difficulties in their progression as a society. Although the ancient Greek and Roman governments fell‚ both had similar paths of creation‚ conquest‚ and destruction. Greek society began by the formation of the city-state. "The city-state
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Roman Sexuality: Roman Attitudes toward Homosexuality A popular topic of discussion‚ when referring to historic Roman culture‚ is the topic of sexuality. Even more specific is the subject of Roman attitudes toward homosexuality. During the time period of 753 B.C. to 476 A.D. the Roman Empire was arguably one of the most powerful and advanced empires of its age. With such a powerful empire of citizens that were fixated on their pride and‚ for the males‚ masculinity‚ one must wonder what their
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The era dominated by the Roman Empire was one of the most well-known and influential periods of ancient history; that is until 476 A.D. when the empire collapsed. Rome’s rule of much of the Mediterranean and vast sections of Europe and Southwest Asia and remained in power for over 1000 years! So why would such a massive empire fall? Rome’s many issues led to its fall as there was no one single reason to why‚ but instead had a series of problems that grew much too large to solve. Unfortunately‚ no
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The Fall of the Roman Empire • Emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned A.D. 161-180) – the end of his reign caused a loss of peace and prosperity: the Pax Romana • Tribes outside boundaries and pirates in the Mediterranean disrupted trade • Had no new sources of silver and gold and as a result the government raised taxes • Government starts minting coins with less silver and made more money with the same amount of metals which caused inflation- a drastic drop in the value of money coupled with a rise
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One of the reasons for the fall of the Western Roman Empire were political problems. There were several emperors that were unfit to rule‚ they were cruel to the people and greedy. The emperors usually inherited the throne‚ but did not have any knowledge on how to rule and their mentally unstable personality did not help. People asked the Praetorian Guard to assassinate the emperor in exchange for money or a position. When the emperor was assassinated there was no system to replace the him. Civil
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controversy when determining whether Roman rule benefited the entire empire‚ or just the city of Rome and Italy. There are more facts that point toward Roman rule benefiting the whole empire‚ not just Rome and Italy. The roads built throughout the empire were an advantage to everyone‚ the education system was fair to Roman children‚ and trading was active all over the Roman Empire. Roads built by the Roman army throughout the empire assisted everyone who was in the empire. "These technological advantages
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Another major cause of the fall of the Roman Empire involves the social problems that they had encountered. As a majority of the Roman citizens were excluded from political responsibilities‚ such as serving as a part of the Empire’s army ‚ many were hopeless and left in thoughts that the old civilization had no reason to be saved. This idea was presented largely in a document incorporating an excerpt from the textbook‚ The Course of Civilization‚ by Strayer‚ Gatzke‚ and Harbison‚ as it blames these
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