Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor

cultivated an environment of exploration, historically centered in Italy and influenced by Greek and Roman culture. Although mildly inaccurate, the perception of these ancient cultures was that of human betterment. This movement led to the attainment of new and forgotten information. For many scholars the Renaissance was the time of renewing old knowledge and ways of classical learning of the Greeks and Romans. During the Renaissance this was idea was brought back into practice as humanism. “The…

When were roman numerals discovered you may ask? The history of Roman numerals has been questionable for many years. What is clear is that numerals were used by the ancient Etruscans an interesting aspect of the Etruscan numeral system is that some numbers are represented as partial subtractions. The Etruscan numeric system was adapted from the Greek Attic numerals providing ideas for the later Roman numerals. The Roman numeral system is probably very simple rather than the Etruscan system. The…

The Roman Empire began in 509 BC, lasting 1,000 years, having many strengths in how it was ruled and operated. There were also many weakness, which resulted in its fall in 576 AD. The Roman Empire collapse was the cause of both internal and external factors, and even though Rome was the biggest Empire for years, it could not stop those factors. Rome had many strengths, and one big one was its army; consisting of thousands of men, Rome’s army conquered many neighboring lands, expanding its…

The Roman empire has been very broad in which the government could not take care of each and every land so Rome was split into Eastern,Western and Southern Rome. In which each had small provinces that was governed by the higher class. Because of the expansion and the division of the lands it made it economically hard for the Roman empire, in the western part of the empire one of the reasons was because of how agriculture…

After the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., three men, M. Aemilius Lepidus, Mark Antony, and Octavian vied for the support of the Caesarians and the Roman people. After establishing themselves as a Triumvirate, eliminating their opposition by proscription and at the battle of Philippi, their alliance dissipated. Lepidus’ troops deserted to Octavian’s side, leaving the triumvirs Octavian and Antony at odds. Octavian began a propaganda campaign against Antony that ultimately led to his…

Tacitus’ Views on an Emperor Tiberius, the heir to the empire of August, was among the first Emperors of Rome was the focus of the first several book in the Annals. As a staunch supporter of the old Republican government it is logical to assume that Tacitus was not fond of the ushers of the imperial era would be an understatement, however it Tiberius was particularly distasteful to his pallet. To Tacitus the rule of Tiberius was the rule of a tyrant and poor example of a Roman. Tacitus saw…

Although the Huns originated in the region of Mongolia, they still tended to digress through the European country fighting other Europeans. While the Huns lived in a hunting and gathering type of society, they often had intelligent tactics. For example, the Huns were victorious at Adrianopolis in 378. After their win, they began to concur that horses paved their way to victory. But, sometimes the Huns were inept when they came upon military tactics. After what the Huns discovered using the…

The Roman Empire was strong. It was founded on the strengths of its military, its strategic geographic location, strong moral values and wise leadership. It flourished because of its social, economic, political, military and religious strengths. However, when the things that make a civilization flourish begin to erode the civilization itself begins its decent. The first main reason for the fall was the civilizations economic decay. The rulers of Rome had very expensive lifestyles, and were a…

he ordered it a capital crime to worship idols. In 312 A.D., Constantine made sure every soldier wore the monogram of Christ on their shield. Constantine lived an aggressive example where he freed Christians from martyrdom in 313 A.D., by ending emperor persecution. No longer was it illegal to be a Christian. In 328 A.D., he established Constantinople and by 332 A.D. he began building churches. Although, he was persecuted by many he was baptized just before he died proving his conversion.…

The economic differences between the patricians and the plebian classes were, the patricians were one with the plebian people. At the beginning, they were not allies, their goals in Rome were to get rid of the kings in power. When this happened, The patricians inherited the wealth and the plebian people were impoverished. The Plebian class lived in the rural areas while the patricians lived in developing areas like the city of Rome. The plebian people politically could still vote but not be a…