particularly true of the fall of the Western Roman Empire‚ as supported by the many books published speculating different reasons why the empire collapsed. They were a people of discipline‚ pride‚ and honor. At its peak of success‚ Rome was the military powerhouse of the world. However‚ many factors lead to its instability‚ and eventual demise. This essay will outline three such factors‚ that I feel significantly contributed to the fall of the Western Roman Empire: their politics‚ their economy‚ and their
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Fall Of Western Roman Empire The decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire occurred because their conquered lands were too large to manage by their incompetent government and increasing competition with the Eastern Roman Empire. Internally‚ economic problems lead to lower tax revenue and the spreading of Christianity changed traditional Roman values. These factors along with the fact that the Roman legions were made mostly mercenaries made the republic susceptible to attacks from the Germanic
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of early Greek mythology to Ovid ( Poet of Metamorphoses) a. Origin of humans: sacred clay (wise and rulers) blood of titans (murderous and criminals)‚ and stones(endurance) b. 4 ages as decline: Golden (peace)‚ Silver (seasons &farming)‚ Bronze (war)‚ Iron (mining‚ deforestation‚ crime). 4. Dominant and alternate cultural themes in the Iliad Audience: upper-class men Purpose: cultural propaganda. Greek Heros= models of courage & skill to men (what to be) & women (what to look for-
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The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Western Roman Empire had many political problems that led them to their downfall. Many of the emperors of Rome were not good for the empire because they did not know how to rule correctly. Few of the emperors did well for the empire and were not greedy. Most of them did not know how to rule because they just inherited power‚ even if they hurt the Empire there was no way to replace them‚ because of this some of the Praetorian Guards assassinated the emperors
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Part I: The fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE is a historical event that has puzzled historians for centuries‚ leading to various theories and debates about its causes. One crucial internal factor was the economic decline of the empire. According to Campbell (n.d.)‚ by the time Emperor Diocletian assumed power in 284 CE‚ the Roman Empire was facing economic turmoil‚ with international trade networks failing and the vastly connected world of the empire nearly disappearing. Diocletian implemented
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Between the year A.D. 100 and A.D. 400 the Roman Empire declined and Christianity rose up and took its place. This was not easy though‚ when a massive city died all around them they had to stay strong and fight for what they knew was right. There where many factors that allowed the Christians to grow in this time‚ and the Romans never even knew it was happening. The roman religion was based on action rather then thought‚ so they didn’t think about what could be happening right in there own city
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The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire vary in their political development and achievements. The Roman’s developed two different codes of law‚ one that applied to citizens and another that applied to non-citizens. Rome’s trade routes were built using stone‚ which made it very easy for merchants to travel from one city to another over a vast amount of land. China‚ however‚ used a single code of law for all their citizens and conquered peoples‚ and used a long and treacherous trail in their trade; that
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hundred C.E. two major empires came to an end‚ the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty. The empires’ leaders greed and desire for more led to the decline and eventual fall of both the Roman Empire and the Han dynasty. The social interactions with their opposers combined with the catastrophic economic misfortunes also contributed to their decline. There were many reasons why the Han and Roman empires collapsed politically‚ socially‚ and economically. While both empires had many great rulers who
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years‚ until 220 C.E. The rise of Rome was the last phase of classical Mediterranean civilization‚ after Rome conquered Greece and the Hellenistic kingdoms in 100 B.C.E. The local monarchy that would someday become one of the world’s most powerful empires began around 800 B.C. Political institution was extremely important in classical China. Under the Han Dynasty‚ the power of the emperor and bureaucracy were emphasized. The organized structure of government allowed such a large territory to be
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effects the Greek and Roman civilizations because Greece is very mountainous. It has high elevation with valleys. The Greeks were separated by its geography and made into city-states. These cities are independent because the mountains made it hard to move to different cities. Then the Greeks learned a new type of government through the city-states. This new form of politics was called democracy and it meant that the civilians themselves are the governments. The new government the Greeks discovered
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