Compare And Contrast Roman Empire And Chinese Government

Chinese government was not as detailed as the Roman’s government. The Chinese started with the idea that all power should come from a single supreme ruler. This ruler was called the emperor but was more like a dictator. Democracy was out of the question in China. The Chinese never had a permanent senate but during some dynasties there were courts that dealt with family, state and society matters. There were priests and such but they all answered to the emperor instead of answering to the people like in the Roman government. Roman leadership was far more advanced than Chinese leadership in many ways. The Romans has leaders like Julius Caesar and Augustus also known as Octavius. Once theses leaders found a system that worked for Rome they stayed with that system. While that Chinese changed their form of government every time a new leader emerged. The leaders of Rome molded, shaped and made Rome a very successful and prosperous state while China was being ran into the ground.
Julius Caesar was a great general for the army and a dictator from 61-44 B.C. He was a great military leader and won many battles. He is better known for his death. The Senate feared that he would disband them but didn’t want to do anything because the people loved him. Julius Caesar was assassinated. His relative Octavian, whose name was changed to Augustus, would become Rome’s …show more content…
Which was the start of the Qin Dynasty. The Great Wall was made to make sure no invasion could be made into China. The Romans also had a wall called Hadrain Wall. This wall was significantly smaller. Neither wall could stop solders on foot but they could stop the use of wagons, men on horses, and helped to stop raids. (Fiero, 88-89) The most remarkable structural building for Rome would have to be the building of the colosseums. The colosseums were remarkable structures that could hold many people to watch fight to the death for