Explain the negative effects of the Roman conquests
Rome held a fate that would be devastating to the city-state following its great conquests. However, to understand the unraveling of the Roman republic, it’s important to understand how Rome obtained the position it had and what ultimately caused the negative effects. To do this an overview of how Rome became the fairest one of all is necessary. This essay will briefly examine how Rome rose to power and through power and greatness lost its upper hand and became torn.
With the conclusion of the Punic and Macedonian Wars, the Roman conquests concluded and the city-state obtained great power, an immense amount of land and a great deal of new citizens, who now claimed Rome as their home. They …show more content…
With the defeat of a vast majority of the newly obtained city-states Rome became rich in culture, money and goods, however these spoils were not shared amongst the masses, and they were kept to be spread amongst the few rich aristocrats, who ran the government of Rome. They were what I’d refer to as the one percent. Although this may have been advantageous to the people in power it was demoralizing to the common people of Rome who were often forgotten and left to fend for themselves, with the little that they …show more content…
Throuhout his dictatorship Sulles was able to successfully restore the senate, reduced the power of the assembly, take control of the magistrates by weakening their command, reshaped the entire judicial system to provide a trial for each criminal case. However, when he died the vicious cycle started all over again; with the senate taking back the power and continuing the corruption and further erasing the republic. Many more attempts to rule Rome ensued, war broke out and power was battled between the forever famous Cato, Cicero, and Julius Caesar. (Morey, 1901). The cycle spun and following each fallout Rome remained to regroup.
In conclusion, the senate designated its own fate and I conclude that they were the root cause to the negative effects following the Roman conquests. Their continuous greed left for an unstable city-state, an overall unhappy populous and the ruin of everything it had worth preserving. After more than 100 years of this tug a war between the senate, the people, and those who ultimately wanted to better the entire nation the Roman republic fell, leaving behind some beautiful art and architecture, remarkable literature and most importantly amazing history of people who will never be
Rome held a fate that would be devastating to the city-state following its great conquests. However, to understand the unraveling of the Roman republic, it’s important to understand how Rome obtained the position it had and what ultimately caused the negative effects. To do this an overview of how Rome became the fairest one of all is necessary. This essay will briefly examine how Rome rose to power and through power and greatness lost its upper hand and became torn.
With the conclusion of the Punic and Macedonian Wars, the Roman conquests concluded and the city-state obtained great power, an immense amount of land and a great deal of new citizens, who now claimed Rome as their home. They …show more content…
With the defeat of a vast majority of the newly obtained city-states Rome became rich in culture, money and goods, however these spoils were not shared amongst the masses, and they were kept to be spread amongst the few rich aristocrats, who ran the government of Rome. They were what I’d refer to as the one percent. Although this may have been advantageous to the people in power it was demoralizing to the common people of Rome who were often forgotten and left to fend for themselves, with the little that they …show more content…
Throuhout his dictatorship Sulles was able to successfully restore the senate, reduced the power of the assembly, take control of the magistrates by weakening their command, reshaped the entire judicial system to provide a trial for each criminal case. However, when he died the vicious cycle started all over again; with the senate taking back the power and continuing the corruption and further erasing the republic. Many more attempts to rule Rome ensued, war broke out and power was battled between the forever famous Cato, Cicero, and Julius Caesar. (Morey, 1901). The cycle spun and following each fallout Rome remained to regroup.
In conclusion, the senate designated its own fate and I conclude that they were the root cause to the negative effects following the Roman conquests. Their continuous greed left for an unstable city-state, an overall unhappy populous and the ruin of everything it had worth preserving. After more than 100 years of this tug a war between the senate, the people, and those who ultimately wanted to better the entire nation the Roman republic fell, leaving behind some beautiful art and architecture, remarkable literature and most importantly amazing history of people who will never be