A strong army, strong economy, and strong ties to other countries though trade Rome was prosperous. Power was mainly in the upper class’s hands, much like the Byzantine, Roman, and Persian Empires. A hierarchy was established and followed closely. Rome was not a dictatorship like Persia and Byzantine Empires; it was ruled by an emperor who has the highest amount of power, but a senate was also involved. The senate did not necessarily represent the average people of Rome, they kept the power spread out more. Throughout the development of Rome the power transferred from an Empire to a more democratic society (Lane,2015.). Only men took part in Politics, and most other things outside of the home. Women were educated but, much like in the Persian Empire, they were seen as less than men (Guiduce,2008). Unlike any other Empire, Rome had a clientages, or deal between someone who needed help, and someone that could give help. People exchanged work, loyalty, and support for shelter, companions, employment, among other things. Clientage was a moral agreement, unlike Rome and Persia whose slaves were basically property. War and army were vital to the success of Rome, men were prompted to join in return for land, or other riches (Kagan, Ozment ,Turner, Frank, 2011. The Roman army was different from the Persia in the ways technique, skill and organization. Rome’s army, like Greece’s was well organized and
A strong army, strong economy, and strong ties to other countries though trade Rome was prosperous. Power was mainly in the upper class’s hands, much like the Byzantine, Roman, and Persian Empires. A hierarchy was established and followed closely. Rome was not a dictatorship like Persia and Byzantine Empires; it was ruled by an emperor who has the highest amount of power, but a senate was also involved. The senate did not necessarily represent the average people of Rome, they kept the power spread out more. Throughout the development of Rome the power transferred from an Empire to a more democratic society (Lane,2015.). Only men took part in Politics, and most other things outside of the home. Women were educated but, much like in the Persian Empire, they were seen as less than men (Guiduce,2008). Unlike any other Empire, Rome had a clientages, or deal between someone who needed help, and someone that could give help. People exchanged work, loyalty, and support for shelter, companions, employment, among other things. Clientage was a moral agreement, unlike Rome and Persia whose slaves were basically property. War and army were vital to the success of Rome, men were prompted to join in return for land, or other riches (Kagan, Ozment ,Turner, Frank, 2011. The Roman army was different from the Persia in the ways technique, skill and organization. Rome’s army, like Greece’s was well organized and