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 and tribes around the Mediterranean to invade. The Roman Empire declined
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The Han dynasty of the southeastern region of Asia and the Roman Empire located around the Mediterranean prove their major significance to modern-day history. However‚ the Han Empire was a greater military power‚ they had created more unified state‚ and created a better cultural legacy than the Roman Empire. The Han dynasty’s showed a greater amount of both military power and preparation. The Han dynasty produced an aggressive military that would allow the expansion of Han territory to Fujian‚
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ETEP 2: The Fall of the Roman Empire The fall of Rome is a heavily debated topic in the annals of historical perspective. It signaled the end of the Ancient World‚ and the beginning of the Middle Ages. The Roman Empire had existed for a long time and ran functionally for about six or seven centuries‚ until Rome was eventually sacked at the hands of the barbarians in 410 A.D. What was the cause of the fall though? Was it because of a lack of proper leadership coupled with a corrupt system
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Marius Marius was a very influential and strong general during the time of the romans. Although he had good military tactics‚ his time as a statesman was different he was ill equipped to be a statesman. He wasn’t smart and did not have good impacts on the roman people. He was covered up in (as plutarch states) “ smoke screen of moralizing”. Gaius Marius was born of a poor family and when the Romans invaded their village the drafted him as a soldier he was showing a great deal of valor and bravery
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Rome was an empire built as if it was destined to last until the end of existence. Its borders spanned across mountains to deserts and even engulfed the Mediterranean Sea at one point. The Romans had strong armies‚ cultural influence‚ and great leaders skilled in military and political tactics. However‚ as Rome increased in size‚ it started to become more unstable. Rome eventually fell as an empire for many reasons which include religion‚ war‚ political and economic problems. The success
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imperial spirit is all about the need to dominate and rule over everything‚ the need to conquer or be conquered. 2. What is a republic? How does it work? A republic is a society ran government system. Sometimes decisions are made in a vote but usually decisions are made by elected leaders in the idea that they would look after the true needs of those they are leading. 3. What is the difference between the Plebeians and the Patricians? Plebeians were the poor citizens that were looked at as
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The fall of the Roman Empire coincides with the rise of Christianity‚ which leads many historians to argue that Christianity played a part in the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The religion of Christianity is believed to be one of the greatest inventions of Rome‚ but it had some debilitating effects. Christianity caused destruction of roman culture‚ the church having power in government‚ and intolerance of other religions. The Edict of Milan legalized Christianity in 313‚ and Christianity became
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The Romans ruled and controlled the region that included Jerusalem‚ the Romans had a massive impact on the Jews. The Romans occupied Jewish territories that were divided by the religious and political views. Some priests had focused on protecting the temple even though the Romans were needed to make such happen. A couple of groups moved to the desert caves where they and their faith could be left alone. Yet as time passed new things were practiced‚ baptism was one of them. This acted as a sign of
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The Roman and Han empires were both very powerful‚ in their own rights. Although their culture and beliefs were very different‚ their ideology and governments were‚ at points‚ very similar. Both empires experienced a rise‚ plateau‚ and fall‚ which eventually changed their entire empires. One thing that was a key aspect in both societies was religion. While the Han empire brought Confucianism as a main element in daily life‚ the Roman’s had several different religions that each played a key role
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ROMAN FAMILY AND ARMY: Roman family: father had absolute power (sells kids into slavery)‚ large families (expansion)‚ strict discipline (hard work‚ courage‚ loyalty)‚ fathers supervised education for both girls and boys‚ family included (parents‚ children‚ sons’ wives and families‚ the slaves and clients)‚ women highly respected even though they can’t make many decisions. Roman Army: Patricians and plebeians served‚ legions were 6‚000 man
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