contributions to the Roman Empire during his reign… The Julio-Claudian dynasty refers to the first five Roman Emperors: Augustus‚ Tiberius‚ Caligula (also known as Gaius)‚ Claudius‚ and Nero and the family to which they belonged. They ruled the Roman Empire from its formation‚ in the second half of the 1st century 27 BC‚ until AD 68‚ when the last of the line‚ Nero‚ committed suicide. The ancient historical writers‚ Suetonius and Tacitus‚ write from the point of view of the Roman senatorial aristocracy
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Christianity and the Roman Empire Tara Bogle Sociology 101 August 12‚ 2004 Christianity has become one of the largest religions in the world. It is a religion that began in the Mediterranean over 2‚000 years ago with the death of Jesus Christ. Where it began‚ however‚ is not what make Christianity unique. The most startling part about this is that it began in the Roman Empire ‚ the very empire that crucified Christ‚ and within 400 years‚ was the only religion allowed. How did this happen
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Rise of the Roman Empire The legend about Rome ’s origins puts the founding of the city at around 735 B.C. It is said that a Vestal Virgin gave birth to twin boys‚ Romulus and Remus‚ and claimed that they were the sons of the god Mars. The Vestal Virgin was the sister of a king. The king believed that she was lying and imprisoned her. He put her two boys in a basket and threw it into the Tiber River. A she-wolf found the twins and raised them. The twins‚ Romulus and Remus‚ came back and killed
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Why the Roman Republic Decayed and Became the Roman Empire The rise and subsequent fall of the city of Rome was a significant historical event‚ characterized by the dramatic decline of the republic‚ to her transformation into an empire. Originally a small provincial town‚ Rome rose to prominence and produced astounding strengths‚ which was then lost when Rome became incapable of defending its governing structures of the republic. It is the purpose of this study to highlight these events
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Alex Verreault 10/31/2011 35463_1124 The Fall of the Roman Empire The beginning of the Roman Empire came about when Julius Caesar was assassinated by nearly 40 Roman senators in the Theatre of Pompey on the Ides of March‚ March 15th 44BC. This assassination led to civil war almost immediately and ultimately led to the heir of the Roman Empire‚ Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus‚ who essentially declared himself as Emperor; and unified with Mark Antony and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus in a military dictatorship
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The People of the Roman and Chinese Empires There were many positive and negative factors that played a role in the status of both the Roman and Chinese Empires. Various factors allowed these empires to sustain a way of life‚ but also led to their demise. Throughout an empire‚ a governmental system developed relationships between the people of the empires and their leaders. Therefore the largest factor affecting the rise and fall of Rome and China’s empires was the relationship of the people
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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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Mauryan/Gupta India (320 BCE - 550 CE) and The Roman Empire (31 BCE - 476 CE) had very distinct methods of political control based on everything from geographic limitations and cultural reasons. Many factors were present affecting differences and similarities between the two. For starters‚ unity was difficult in india because of its geography that created sort of a seperation. however‚ the geography made it more open to outer influences like the Aryans. rome was more or less unified geographically
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The Roman Empire is known as one of the most influential and imperial empires that has ever existed. The Roman Empire had its many ups and downs‚ wars and peace‚ growth and falling‚ and their history even included a rise of Christianity. Before the fall of the Roman Empire there was a large period of success. This period was known as the Golden age. During this time Rome had money that they believed would continue to grow. From this they thought they could put that money to good use. They spent much
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The Fall of the Roman Empire By Daniel Tao 8A Many theories have been tossed around as to the cause of the fall of the Roman Empire. Some have been very plausible‚ while others are downright silly. Some people believe that it was one‚ some‚ most or all of these factors that led to the decline of the Roman Empire. In my opinion‚ most of these little factors would have led to this end of this great empire’s mighty reign. Firstly‚ the Roman Empire simply got too big. The rulers were greedy and wanted
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