building up a great empire: guidance with great leaders‚ fair policies‚ and limits on power. The Roman Republic was partly based on social status; only the rich were allowed on it‚ and each branch looked after a certain subject. The Monarchical directed the government‚ army‚ acted as judges and high priests and issue edicts. Their basis of power was the right to rule and need for leadership. The Romans balanced out their power by only allowing one year term‚ and each could veto. The Aristocracy consisted
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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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Flavius and Marullus are upset because the common folk are waiting on Ceaser even though he killed Pompey. 3. Who Was Pompey? Pompey was a Roman politician and general defeated by Ceaser. 4. What does Marullus mean when he says: “You blocks‚ you stones‚ and you worse than senseless things! O you hard hearts‚ you cruel men of Rome‚ Knew you not Pompey?” The Roman citizens were cheering for Ceaser after they were cheering for Pompey. 5. What does Flavius mean when he states: “These growing feathers
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Instructions: Using the links given to you in the link you were given‚ find the answers to the following questions from the different sources given. If the Roman Empire is considered to be one of the world’s most mighty‚ powerful‚ and successful civilizations‚ what caused its collapse in 476 A.D.? Military‚ Government‚ & Politics Group Member Lauren‚kelvin ‚Malik‚angie BIG IDEA: Governments create law codes and political bodies to organize a society. What is the role and responsibility of the military
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University of Phoenix Material The Roman Republic and Imperial Rome Matrix Complete the matrix below by entering cultural‚ political‚ and economic developments that had lasting effects or that are significant of each civilization. The table includes one example. Civilization Cultural Developments Political Developments Economic Developments Roman Republic 509–27 BCE As the Romans traveled on many conquests they came in contact with some highly developed cultures‚ especially the Greek lifestyle
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most popular for its fall‚ but also‚ its legacy. At one point in time‚ Rome ruled all of the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea and was the most powerful civilization. Slowly‚ however‚ as time progressed Rome’s government did the opposite. It began to fall due to the enormous amount of power they had‚ but not a strong enough government to rule over the power. In 509 B.C. when Rome first popped up‚ they swore to never have a monarch rule again. Instead‚ they set up a republic‚ that consisted of
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The Roman Empire was one the largest and wealthiest empires of all time; and it was definitely the largest of its time (Wells 21). At its largest it contained about 20 percent of the worlds known population (Wells32). Historians have studied Rome for decades to learn as much as possible about their art‚ politics‚ military‚ and their economy. They study Rome to see how one small city turned into one of the most prominent empires in history. Rome rose from nothing into a strong republic and eventually
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As Sallust stated‚ “Greed destroyed honor‚ honesty and taught men to be arrogant and cruel. Ambition made men false. Rome changed.” The Roman Republic was critically weakened between 78 and 49 BC. The underlying flaws within the structure of the Senate and the republic itself‚ political corruption and violence and the formation of the first triumvirate‚ which should not have been permitted under the democratic state‚ all contributed to its decline. Manipulating these decaying social and political
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In 133 BC‚ the Republic of Rome took control of the Mediterranean Sea. 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
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The Roman Empire left a lasting impression on future civilizations due to its powerful military and political structure. Despite its early success‚ however‚ the empire fell into economic decline. But if the civilization was so powerful‚ why did it crumble by 476 AD? Many factors contributed to the empire’s demise‚ but historians routinely cite slavery and the spread of Christianity as the main factors. Some historians argue that the empire’s overreliance on slave labor collapsed the civilization;
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