Praetorian Guard

The empire was simply too massive to have strong borders, and natural borders started to become less effective. In addition Rome was fairly easy to infiltrate. They had not nearly enough soldiers to guard the outer regions because most of the armies were going on strike. Furthermore Rome hired Germanic soldiers to fight for them. The idea did not turn out as desired to, the Germanic tribes went into Western Rome to help and then betrayed them. The army…

invaders. There were many political problems in Rome right before the fall of the Western Roman Empire. First off the position of an emperor was Inherited, so several of the emperors were unfit, greedy, cruel rulers. The legions paid off the Praetorian Guard to assassinate the emperor many times. Since they had no way of replacing the emperor it was basically a free for all. Legions fought legions and the legion who won got to put their general on the throne. Civil wars broke out in Rome,…

Augustus and Caesar: A Comparison Julius Caesar remains one of history’s best generals and propagandists. However, Caesar’s reign came to a quick and brutal end with his assassination. In contrast, Caesar’s inexperienced nephew Augustus would go on to succeed where Caesar failed. Augustus’s rule was long, and inarguably successful. While Augustus’s comparative success might appear to result from historical contingencies, a closer examination reveals that was Augustus was a much shrewder…

emperors inherited the throne but they lacked the ability to lead the Western Roman Empire and were mentally unstable to rule. Even though the WRE was a great empire with great accomplishments, it had no system in place to replace an emperor. The Praetorian Guard was being paid off by the legionaries to assassinate the emperors so they…

burned down much of the heart of Rome, in order to make a palace to attest to his riches and honor himself. He also thought of himself much like a god and killed his own mother. A large number of Rome’s emperors were assassinated by their own Praetorian guards, who were often motivated by outside payment, or desiring the position of emperor. There was no system in place to replace a fallen emperor, so legions would often fight against each other to try to bring who they wanted to power. This led…

Expository on The Roman Empire’s Emperors The Roman Empire began around 31 BC, after Octavian Thurinus defeated Marcus Antonius at the Battle of Actium. Octavian was the nephew and heir of late Julius Caesar, and so inherited the power, and with a new title, became Emperor Augustus Caesar. He was considered the best emperor Rome ever had, and had secured Roman borders, started major building projects, and started the Pax Romana, a time of peace that lasted 200 years. When he had died, his…

mysterious circumstances Germanicus died and many blamed Tiberius. Which resulted in the senate becoming unsympathetic to Tiberius. Tiberius couldn’t ask the Senate to help him, so he befriended Sejanus (cavalry officer) making him commander of his Praetorian guard. Sejanus abused the power that Tiberius gave him, he wanted to acquire more power. But in a turn of events Tiberius adopted and made Caligula (the only survivor of Germanicus family) his heir. Tiberius died in 37 A.D making Caligula…

The book adds much more detail about certain things in the government and what Augustus did. There was the creation of the principate, the praetorian guard and more that was neglected from in the video. When natural disasters happened, they wanted to give more power to Augustus but after he had more power and disasters happened he was forced to make decisions that not everyone agreed with like taxation…

Introduction For many years Romans fought with their neighbors and expanded their territory until they founded a huge empire which covered much of today’s Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Roman territory grew but this was not a pattern that could continue forever. At one point, newly occupied territories became unprofitable, to the point of not even being able to pay expenses of expeditions. This led to the Roman Empire to stagnate and both outside and inside pressures pulled the…

Nero the Empire Emperor Nero is the rotten tomato in a garden of sublime heroes and malevolent villains. He is, undeniably, a milestone that history would happily hand over to someone else. However, his essence has lived on for centuries since his reign ended in 68 AD. He is depicted as an opulent and tyrannical man in many cultures. Nero is recognized mostly for his luxurious performing arts activities, his personal life drama, and his association with the Great Fire of Rome. Nero was…