The Influence Of The Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the greatest empire in the world. The empire spread over a total of three continents and thrived for hundreds of years. Rome had an incredible military which was a crucial factor in making Rome into a powerful and extensive empire. The ability to incorporate other ideas and cultures into their own would lead the Romans to many important technological, economical, and cultural advancements throughout their time in power. Some of the most important events leading to the expansion and theological basis of the Christian faith also occurred during the time of the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire can credit much of its success to its military. Paul Kennedy, the author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers wrote,
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Christians were treated poorly and often persecuted for their beliefs. In select cases, the Romans would arrest and place Christians into arenas with lions, only to watch them be mauled and attacked for sport. Emperors such as Nero especially disliked Christians. He blamed them for many of Rome’s struggles and martyred them for it. The method of crucifixion was created in the Roman Empire, and has a very significant impact on Christianity even today because this was the method used by the Romans to kill Jesus in the New Testament. Many of the Christian followers who followed in this faith were also persecuted for their beliefs. But as Pastor Dane Schaudt stated, “The persecution would scatter the people of Rome and help to spread the religion. Also when Christianity grew those would all be people who weren’t in other religions.” This would require the Roman Empire to acknowledge the Christian faith. Emperor Constantine would help the Christians be able to worship in Rome. Many churches began to be built in Rome after this occurred. Later, Christianity would become the official religion of Rome. After Rome accepted Christianity, it would take the religion from a more minor religion and into one of the largest religions in the …show more content…
Although they were strong they weren’t as capable as Rome because ultimately the Roman military would defeat and conquer many of the Greek states. As Archer Jones, a noted military historian and professor, says, “Their [Greek’s] system relied on a monolithic and inflexible phalanx battle formation. The Roman system was based on battalions called legions, which on the battlefield broke down into smaller, more flexible, and overall more effective units.” Due to the Roman legions they were able to advance and rise above the Greek’s powerful