Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was one of the greatest empires in the entire world. However, 476 CE marks the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Many issues caused this to occur. For example, apathetic citizens spread a negative vibe. Also, the economy began to struggle economy upon halted expansion. These are only two of the many problems that the Western Roman Empire faced, and this proved that no matter how great an empire, issues can lead to its decline. Much of Rome 's population was made up of serfs.…

author goes into detail describing the trials and tribulations of children of the Roman Empire. This article expresses a significant level of focus toward the depiction of children’s life in the ancient Rome. Laurence determines few of the disturbing aspects of childhood, clarifying that the children of the ancient period had to live their difficult life suffering a lot of complications. These notably included the witnessed worsening conditions of the children that considerably involved endless…

own hands to guarantee that he will be the one to be proclaimed heir and ultimately, Caesar. Although, the film explores the history of Rome by including several historical figures, it is mainly based on a fictional plot. “Gladiator” includes significant figures, however modifying them and their backstories immensely, and presenting the famous gladiator fights of Rome in a way that does not align with historical evidence. The movie decides to explore the Roman historical figure, Marcus…

the Romans handed down many things that survived through the medieval era and even to our time. Roman law didn’t disappear when the empire did. Our government today still retains some of the ways the Romans governed. For instance, just like Rome, we have a senate. According to romangov.weebly.com we didn’t originate the three branches of government either. Their executive branch didn’t have a president, but it was two consuls who had similar authority. Katz states that even some…

After crossing the Alps, Hannibal met the Romans and crushed them in the battle of Trebbia, using his war elephants. War elephants were used for Carthage against Rome and were a terror to Infantry (Youtube 4:42-4:50). After the battle of Trebbia, Hannibal and his army tried attacking a trading post in order to sack the town for food. During the attack Hannibal was wounded and the attack failed. The Carthaginians…

character, this speech also greatly relates to contemporary courts. This speech overall speaks to the level of corrupt that occurs in court systems, either ancient or contemporary. With no doubt, there is still aspects of corruption in modern-day courts, which will always be inevitable. But, the level of power that the Senators had in Ancient Rome seems overwhelming. Their ability to bribe jurors for decisions that favor Senators is unfair. Furthermore, this speech mentioned the ways in which…

their works, the Third Satire, and Satires: The Third Satire. Throughout the Roman Empire, Horace believes that the Roman disrespect and negligence of the gods "have brought many sorrows to suffering Italy". Horace easily recognizes the decline of Rome and dedicates himself to the moral crusades of Augustus to redirect the Roman people because he sees how their sinful actions contradict true Roman virtues. The Roman Republic already suffers from low morale of the people, recently recovering from…

Actions against Rome Following Julius Caesar’s assassination in 44 B.C.E., Mark Antony assumed his position of authority in the state of Rome. However, in the same year Gaius Octavius, the chosen heir and grandnephew of Caesar, complicated Antony’s plan to obtain and hold the power in Rome. Gaius Octavius, or Octavian, came to Rome after hearing the news of Caesar’s death, as he was left an inheritance from Caesar and came to receive it. Competition with Antony for the rule of Rome, caused…

Scholar Tamsyn Barton continues with a critical examination of Suetonius, declaring that the ancient historian was more of a rhetorician than a non-biased scholar. Throughout her essay “The inventio of Nero: Suetonius,” Barton points out Suetonius employed a known rhetorical mode of writing, which was used for criticizing politicians in ancient Rome. Therefore, the people of Rome would have understood Suetonius’ words were not meant to be taken as factual information on the emperors’ lives.…

father of revolution is not always the man responsible for the outcome. This idea is evident in William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. While the plot to assassinate Julius Caesar; the profound leader of Ancient Rome, was orchestrated by Cassius; a highly regarded senator in Rome, he is certainly not the most responsible for the tragedy of the play. This title falls instead to Brutus; a young politician and Cassius’s brother in-law, whose hubris; like that of Odysseus, resulted in…