The History of War and the Scars it left
War has been around for thousands of years, from the B.C era to our modern day of life. As the years go on we learn more and more, getting a new insight from documents and journals that was written during that time period. One year you may learn something that happened during a certain war, but next year that information may change due to new discoveries. War has had positive and negative effects that not only apply to the people and their land, but also how the rest of the world will view them from that point on. Though this is a broad topic I have narrowed to down to these four topics: The Roman Rule, The Revolutionary War, The Civil War, and WWII. Over the past centuries the world has seen many …show more content…
The leader of the revolt was named Lucius Brutus, who also became the founder and one of the first consuls of the Roman Republic (Alchin tribunesandtriumphs.org). Their government was centered on separation of powers and checks and balances, similar to how the U.S government runs today. The laws of the Roman Republic were not formal or unofficial as they were never written and constantly changing. The laws were heavily influenced by aristocrats or talented Romans that were no famous. The Republic was controlled by aristocrats who could trace their bloodline back to Rome’s early history; this allowed these individuals to rule the government. Over time these laws were repealed, which resulted in their government to be structured on society. The Roman Republic began its expansion around 500 BC, going from central Italy to North Africa, and to Greece (ancient.eu).Near 50 BC, under the rule of Julius Caesar, the Roman Republic invades Britain and succeeds. There they reigned for more than 300 years. I wasn’t until the year of 44 BC that Julius Caesar war assassinated. That is when Marcus Anthony takes control of Rome. Julius’s nephew Octavian, defeats Marcus Anthony at the battle of Actium, where he became the first emperor of …show more content…
Gaius Octavian Thurinus, who later changed his name to Augustus Caesar, after being crowned the first emperor of Rome, People often see Julius Caesar as being the first king of Rome, though he was never actually emperor, but held the title of Dictator (Mark ancient.eu). Augustus ruled from 31 BC to 14 AD, making huge expansions in the Roman Empire. In addition he not only reformed the laws of Rome, but also he expanded and secured the empire as one of the greatest cultural and political powers in history. Near the end of his years he quoted “I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble” (Suetonius “The 12 Caesars"). He died at the age of 75in 14 AD, and his son Tiberius, was crowned the new king. Years later during the imperial crisis which occurred around 270 AD, Rome had split into 3 empires, The Gallics, the Palmyrenes, and the Romans. This was due to civil wars caused by military leaders who wanted to control the empire. They were reunited by Diocletian who established the Tetrarchy. After his death in 311 AD Rome was once again in a civil war, with Maxentius leading one side and Constantine leading the other. Constantine defeated Maxentius in 312 AD, believing that Jesus Christ was responsible for their victory. Becoming leader of both the west and east empire, he made Byzantium the new Roman capital, and made Christianity Rome’s official religion (history.com). This spread
War has been around for thousands of years, from the B.C era to our modern day of life. As the years go on we learn more and more, getting a new insight from documents and journals that was written during that time period. One year you may learn something that happened during a certain war, but next year that information may change due to new discoveries. War has had positive and negative effects that not only apply to the people and their land, but also how the rest of the world will view them from that point on. Though this is a broad topic I have narrowed to down to these four topics: The Roman Rule, The Revolutionary War, The Civil War, and WWII. Over the past centuries the world has seen many …show more content…
The leader of the revolt was named Lucius Brutus, who also became the founder and one of the first consuls of the Roman Republic (Alchin tribunesandtriumphs.org). Their government was centered on separation of powers and checks and balances, similar to how the U.S government runs today. The laws of the Roman Republic were not formal or unofficial as they were never written and constantly changing. The laws were heavily influenced by aristocrats or talented Romans that were no famous. The Republic was controlled by aristocrats who could trace their bloodline back to Rome’s early history; this allowed these individuals to rule the government. Over time these laws were repealed, which resulted in their government to be structured on society. The Roman Republic began its expansion around 500 BC, going from central Italy to North Africa, and to Greece (ancient.eu).Near 50 BC, under the rule of Julius Caesar, the Roman Republic invades Britain and succeeds. There they reigned for more than 300 years. I wasn’t until the year of 44 BC that Julius Caesar war assassinated. That is when Marcus Anthony takes control of Rome. Julius’s nephew Octavian, defeats Marcus Anthony at the battle of Actium, where he became the first emperor of …show more content…
Gaius Octavian Thurinus, who later changed his name to Augustus Caesar, after being crowned the first emperor of Rome, People often see Julius Caesar as being the first king of Rome, though he was never actually emperor, but held the title of Dictator (Mark ancient.eu). Augustus ruled from 31 BC to 14 AD, making huge expansions in the Roman Empire. In addition he not only reformed the laws of Rome, but also he expanded and secured the empire as one of the greatest cultural and political powers in history. Near the end of his years he quoted “I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble” (Suetonius “The 12 Caesars"). He died at the age of 75in 14 AD, and his son Tiberius, was crowned the new king. Years later during the imperial crisis which occurred around 270 AD, Rome had split into 3 empires, The Gallics, the Palmyrenes, and the Romans. This was due to civil wars caused by military leaders who wanted to control the empire. They were reunited by Diocletian who established the Tetrarchy. After his death in 311 AD Rome was once again in a civil war, with Maxentius leading one side and Constantine leading the other. Constantine defeated Maxentius in 312 AD, believing that Jesus Christ was responsible for their victory. Becoming leader of both the west and east empire, he made Byzantium the new Roman capital, and made Christianity Rome’s official religion (history.com). This spread