Parthian Empire

Many Emperors during the Roman Empire ruled with power. They used the military force to keep their subjects under control by instilling fear in the people. However, not every Roman Emperor ruled through power. Trajan, the emperor from 98-117, ruled through a combination of benevolent acts and decisive action. He used the power of the military to expand the borders of the empire and fix inflation, but he designed and promoted policies to improve the living conditions and job opportunities of the…

The Roman empire was one of, if not the, most successful civilizations throughout all of history. Lasting over 1,000 years, the empire flourished through economic wealth, military power, and set the groundwork for how many societies build themselves today. Rome had many key factors to its success, but one of its most powerful assets were the ancient Roman aqueducts that loomed over the city. Theses aqueducts were key to the success of the Romans. They towered over Rome, bringing fresh water for…

Explain the negative effects of the Roman Conquest Introduction The Roman conquest was the results of their selfish, ambitious, and avaricious, and who lacked the genuine taste and generous spirit which belong to the highest type of human culture (Morey, 1901). Although Rome had expanded their territories as the results of their conquest the negative effects led to the beginning of fall of the Roman Republic. Externally, Rome was viewed as the supreme power of the world. On the contrary,…

man was reforging an empire that are been birthed out of the conquests of Alexander the Great. The Empire was that of the Seleucids, and the man was Antiochus III, as per the Encyclopedia of World History’s article “Antiochus” (“Antiochus”). According to Michael Taylor, author of the book Antiochus the Great, The Eastern Mediterranean had been dominated by the successors of Alexander for over 100 years (Taylor 15). During it, the dominant empire at the time, the Seleucid Empire was severely…

it was sculpted roughly around the Roman age 1st century A.D. and titled ‘The head of Augustus,’ who was also the founder of the Roman Empire and its first emperor, he ruled from 27 B.C. until his death in A.D. 14. He was born Gaius Octavius into an old and very wealthy equestrian branch of the plebeian Octavii family. Created in 20 A.D.…

During The time of The Roman Empire we were given emperors who understood the needs of the empire .People who put in place rules, structures and successors who would result in the continuation of a great empire. With Emperors such as Septimus Severus during the third century and Valentinian the Third during the fifth century we see a shying away of the golden age of Rome and a republic deemed more towards selfish desires, and fulfilling their own needs and wants rather than the State of Rome.…

Charismatic Eloquent Greedy Gallant Audacious 2. Key Events Gallic wars 58BCE-50BCE: Aggressive After his role as consul Julius Caesar was made proconsul of Gaul (Roughly present day France and Belgium. At the start of his posting the Roman empire only controlled the southern areas of Gaul, but had alliances with several Celtic tribes that controlled the rest. Many of these tribes were often at war with one another. This situation helped provide Caesar with the opportunity to use his…

Prompt 1 Various parts played an intricate role leading to the fall of the Roman Empire specifically the western half. These parts consisted of social, economic, political, and invasions of foreign barbarian tribes. Initially, in 180 CE, Marcus Aurelius, emperor of that time, died leaving a battalion compromised of over a half a million men who watched over the border spanning several thousand miles. Pax Romana was still a force within these borders. Beyond this perimeter, there were barbaric…

of power for several reasons, He is in official military uniform and he stance is suggesting that he is commanding soldiers which radiates confidence and strength. On his cuirass statue, tells the story of the return of the roman standards by the Parthians; His cuirass has his greatest victory on his chest. Just like the Greeks, the romans glorified militarism and battle ferocity. He also has an erote hanging off him which establishes his ties to the goddess Venus. The statue pays homage to…

The Trans-Saharan trade route was a land route with ancient connections to the Berber peoples for many centuries. The origins of the trade route begin at around 300 C.E., which define the first major signs of organized caravans of camels that were used to move goods across North Africa and to Europe and the Levant. The major benefit of this trade route was to avoid the dangers of sea routes and hostile enemies that at times made the Trans-Saharan trade route a dangerous, yet worthwhile method of…