Even though the Roman Empire eventually fell to outside powers, they were a pivotal part of history because they were an intelligent society which also helped lead to the development of new largely spoken languages and the creation of great things such as roads. It was started by two people and grew into an enormous empire that they probably didn’t think possible. But even though there were weak rulers and it eventually fell, they contributed a huge part to modern-day history.
The story of the creation of Rome is that it came to be because of two brothers, Romulus and Remus. Their family was going to be killed and their parents were afraid for their safety, so their mother put them in a basked and sent them down a river. They were found by …show more content…
There were ones like Constantanius who elected his cousin as co-emperor, but when he died the cousin, Julian, became the sole emperor. Julian began to promote pagan beliefs throughout the empire (Burgan 51). This attempt of forcing them to convert took away a bit to the liking of it. Then, in 476, Romulus Augustulus, who was one of the last Roman rulers, was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer (The Fall). One of the last rulers, Justinian, kept fighting for land and trying to make it better, but these wars weakened the empire more than it already had been (Burgan 60). There was even a time when there wasn’t a Roman emperor at all. In the 5th century, there were powerful German generals ruling the western part of Rome, but they didn’t claim the title of “emperor” as to not cause uproar (Burgan 54). Then in 235, there was a period of anarchy in Rome with no central government controlling it at all (Burgan 47). This was not all that had happened to make the fall possible, …show more content…
During the Renaissance, the artists would sometimes turn away from Christian themes and began looking at Roman and Greek mythology (Burgan 115). Architects also sometimes looked to Romans for influences in building designs (Burgan 116). There are other concepts of the Roman Empire with us in everyday life, as well. Latin was the main language of Rome. Many of the modern day geographic names come from Latin words or roots (Burgan 117). Latin also led to the development of the romance languages. These romance languages are French, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, and Portuguese. Pieces of ancient Rome and Roman art are all around us. That couldn’t have happened if we were not impacted by the Roman
The story of the creation of Rome is that it came to be because of two brothers, Romulus and Remus. Their family was going to be killed and their parents were afraid for their safety, so their mother put them in a basked and sent them down a river. They were found by …show more content…
There were ones like Constantanius who elected his cousin as co-emperor, but when he died the cousin, Julian, became the sole emperor. Julian began to promote pagan beliefs throughout the empire (Burgan 51). This attempt of forcing them to convert took away a bit to the liking of it. Then, in 476, Romulus Augustulus, who was one of the last Roman rulers, was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer (The Fall). One of the last rulers, Justinian, kept fighting for land and trying to make it better, but these wars weakened the empire more than it already had been (Burgan 60). There was even a time when there wasn’t a Roman emperor at all. In the 5th century, there were powerful German generals ruling the western part of Rome, but they didn’t claim the title of “emperor” as to not cause uproar (Burgan 54). Then in 235, there was a period of anarchy in Rome with no central government controlling it at all (Burgan 47). This was not all that had happened to make the fall possible, …show more content…
During the Renaissance, the artists would sometimes turn away from Christian themes and began looking at Roman and Greek mythology (Burgan 115). Architects also sometimes looked to Romans for influences in building designs (Burgan 116). There are other concepts of the Roman Empire with us in everyday life, as well. Latin was the main language of Rome. Many of the modern day geographic names come from Latin words or roots (Burgan 117). Latin also led to the development of the romance languages. These romance languages are French, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, and Portuguese. Pieces of ancient Rome and Roman art are all around us. That couldn’t have happened if we were not impacted by the Roman