Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

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    Pantheon is a prominent symbol of the Roman Empire in its advanced structural design shown through its incredible unsupported dome, rich elements of history such as being consecrated into a church to save the structure, and the Roman people’s manic devotion to religion. Located in Rome, Italy, the Pantheon was built by Marcus Agrippa and designed by Apollodorus of Damascus in 125 AD. The Pantheon has always had a rich connection to the divine as it was formerly a Roman temple dedicated to gods…

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    The great Roman Empire was very powerful and grew quite a bit in the long period it existed, spreading over many areas as its influence continued. The main reason that the Roman Empire fell was the lack of loyal military personnel, the absence of an organized government, the monumental size becoming overpowering, and invasions from enemies. The Roman Empire was a large, growing empire that was very powerful. There was loads of entertainment for rich and for poor, and the wealthy had the choice…

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    Romans around the time of Caesar’s rule looked highly towards the past, viewing it as a humble beginning. Believing that they were simply Trojans that searched to find a new place to live. As the Empire grew in size, many different ideals were assimilated into its borders. This caused for there to be little blips of individuality that appear over time, for those who were more stubbornly avoiding what were the norms. An example of this is what Edward Gibbon says in document two, “The introduction…

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    Constantine embarked on a journey for his military career in which he traveled over the Roman Empire from Palestine to Britain, Spain, and Gaul. Before Constantine was emperor the early church was fierce with persecutions by the roman government, but throughout that time the Roman Empire was still growing and spreading. During this time many Christians lost their lives and many important documents were destroyed. He was convinced that he needed a more powerful aid than just his military…

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    “ Neither the Han nor the Roman empire emerged through a sudden, unexpected revolution”. The Han empire was controlled by Shi Huangdi was a chinese monarch who was awed by his advisors by the scale of his success. while there was also the great empire of Rome that was controlled by Octavian who later went under the new name Augustus who like Shi Huangdi became a monarch both had multiple achievements while rule their empires and both used this titles and justified their actions because of their…

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    Servia, to a Roman officer. Close Panel 3 Constantine the Great was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. Close Panel Some of his accomplishments, according to Health Research Funding, include setting himself apart form the Roman army because of his background; “growing up in a privileged-but-restrained home, which included a fine education, Constantine made his way into the Roman army.” Another achievement would be that he became a Roman emperor where he…

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    Roman Empire is the largest empire in the World. It consist a group of countries or states that controlled by one ruler or government. The example of the countries are Portugal, Spain, Italy, England, France, Turkey, Germany, Belgium, Egypt, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Israel and others. The golden age of Roman Empire was reflected in the growth of tourism. There are some factors that encouraged the growth of tourism under Roman Empire. The first factor is economic factor. Economic factor is…

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    The Roman Empire faced many issues in its final years. Some of the problems included sanitation, military shortages, and economy issues. Sanitation was a big problem because sickness and plagues sprang up from consuming contaminated water, sewage bacteria, or rodent issues. (Alchin, "Reasons why the Roman Empire fell") Another problem is the military, during Rome’s decline, it was tough to recruit soldiers and harder to provide resources for its heavy armies. Economy was also a big problem for…

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    The crisis of the Roman Empire was all connected to the politics within the Roman Republic. The political aspect influence the social and economic factors to why the Roman Republic fell. This crisis escalated into the collapse of the Roman Republic because in created an incapable governing body. There were many leaders who were able to keep the Roman Republic going, however once they were no longer in a high position, the Roman Republic were unable to keep order. The Roman Republic’s fall…

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    Leo III banned the use of icons and the people rioted and the clergy rebelled back. The emperor banned icons because he thought they used icons for idol worship. Empress Theodora reinforced the use of icons. The West supported the use of icons. • The historical significance of the term excommunication is that it means the declaration of the emperor to be an outcast of the Church. • The historical importance of the word Cyrillic alphabet is that it is a language invented…

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