Military of ancient Rome

founded in in 753 BC. Rome had four classes of people: slaves, plebeians, equestrians, and the nobles of Rome which were called patricians. Their government was very successful, it lasted about 500 years. Compared to USA it's less than 300. Tribune, or Tribunus in Latinis is a tribe and a leader who is voted by the people, is to protect them with freedom against nobles, and look over the wealthy who pass over the laws attempting to take it away. They are part of both the military and…

emperors we as a government would cease to exist. Politics, Law, and Philosophy three of the strongest principles of our ancient rulers are still utilized today. Ancient Greeks familiarized us to the Democratic Party. Athens assisted as the headquarters for democratic ideas and the civil law code. Draco who was elected as the first archon in 594 BC was in command of the military while providing political changes throughout Greece. It wasn’t until 510 BC when Cleisthenes presented intense…

The Fall of Mighty Rome The Ancient Roman Empire was known to be an advanced culture and its grandeur had long-lasting effects on the societies of the entire world. The fall of many great civilizations is a repeating pattern in world history, but in Rome’s case there is no single factor that caused their declivity. It is evident when reading, Western Civilizations Volume one, that the combination of issues stemming from Rome’s imperialism such as economics, politics, and societal led to their…

Ancient Rome and modern day United States have a lot of similarities, just many, many years of difference. Though Rome is only as big as North Carolina today, several modern day ideas lay in Rome’s ancient days. Much of our history comes from ancient Romans or is slightly similar to their ways of life. Despite varying differences, many of their ways are very closely related to our society. Things such as government, laws, and warfare resemble ours today. The American republican system started…

civilization of ancient Romans and Greeks started in city-states. In the last two centuries, archeological evidence in different areas (for instance, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, and Crete) revealed rich cultural similarities during the Greco-Roman Era (Malkin 23). The similarities were mainly as a result of invasions and migration. These features were prevalent from Sicily to Po River in Italy. Overall, there were several similarities and differences between civilization in the ancient Greek and…

Julius Caesar, was a Roman dictator and general. He was born on July 12th, 100 BCE in Rome, Italy. He is supposedly related to the Trojan Prince Aeneas, a Greek Hero and Mythical God. He was also the nephew of the famous Roma general, Marius. After his Uncle’s death, Sulla, his uncle’s enemy, was going to seize Rome by force. Caesar’s life was in jeopardy. In 67 BCE Caesar launched a successful political and military career. Caesar studied public speaking in school and entered politics later in…

Rome The Romans were the most successful ancient civilization for three reasons. The first reason is that they had the largest and most powerful nation from ancient times to possibly today. The second reason is that they had advances in their technologies that improved people’s life. The last reason is that they made advancements in government. The Romans had the most powerful army overall for four reasons. Rome had the most brilliant and cunning generals such as Flavius Aetius, Marcus…

Rome, the world’s strongest ancient empire, known for its great architectural beauty its strong leaders,and its military tactics and secrets that we still use today in our military. but the problem was behind the scenes of what we know, Rome has been internally weak and after all the great leaders it fell into the hands of the weak who could not control the city and this was the start of the great city’s downfall. Some believe that the fall of Rome was due to the splitting of the empire and,…

According to the ancient story, two boys, Romulus and Remus, were raised by a she-wolf after having been abandoned at the Tiber River. As adults, they wished to found a city but conflict arose around the details of location, leadership, and the name of the city. The result was fratricide: Romulus killed his brother and named the city Rome, after himself. As time went on, the success of Rome was built on conquest, political competence, and military might, and at its largest, Rome spanned from…

describe law and authority. King Hammurabi had used harsh retaliation liberal language in the code of Hammurabi. The reason why Hammurabi used the harsh language in the Code of Hammurabi has to come with the time period of Babylonian society. The ancient Babylon had a high agricultural productivity and it results in a superior ability of supporting population dependents. Interestingly, Babylon had an advantageous environment for agriculture but they couldn’t avoid natural disaster…