Roman citizenship

seen in the Ancient Greeks and Romans. Even though they lived thousands of years ago, they heavily influenced the modern world. During the golden ages of each of these civilizations, their culture spread over continents and this still affects the world today. For example, both civilizations had a long-lasting impact on many aspects of modern culture, such as language, art, and government structure. As a result, we owe…

Titus Livius and The Early History of Rome Roman history is subjective to those who study it and write about the rise and the fall of the Roman Empire. One ancient historian named Titus Livius, who was born in either 59 B.C. or 64 B.C. , had written a series of books titled History of Rome. Not much is known about Titus Livius in his younger years except that he had lived in the city of Padua, which had suffered greatly in Rome’s Civil War. His books are split into several different…

Pompey was to retain his own. Caesar knew that if he did not do something bold he would be killed and Rome would collapse, so on a cold January night in 49 B.C.E he crossed the Rubicon and plunged the Republic into a brutal civil war. Unlike a typical Roman Caesar ordered his soldiers not to pillage captured cities. He released many captured soldiers. Out of fear his former friend turned rival, Pompey fled Rome along with the magistrates and consuls hastily out of…

I will try to discuss the government of Rome, Carthage and how they differed, then end with a conclusion stating my view on the two governments. Government of Rome According to Unrv.com(2015), before the beginning of the first century B.C, the Roman state was designated as a republic with two consuls, or chief magistrates who were always appointed and continued even after the formation…

helped set up the society and culture of the United States today, especially in politics. There are many similarities between Ancient Rome and the United States when it comes to society, culture, and politics. Even though Ancient Rome was under a Roman Republic hundreds of years ago with a different society and culture, modern day politics in the United States still functions in similar ways as it did in Ancient Rome. The culture of Ancient Rome politics was set up with branches of…

Alps and into the Italian peninsula. Though he lost around a third of his men Hannibal’s forces were revitalized by galls who opposed Rome’s conquest of their land in northern Italy. Hannibal brought around 40000 infantry and 10000 cavalry while the romans brought around 80000 men and 6000 cavalry to the battle of Cannae. When Hannibal arrived at Cannae he took his position…

today. The conflict in Rome was between Christians and early Roman Empire, similarly, in nowadays America, there is an ongoing issue between Islam and the United States in terms of overall situations. For example, Islam in the United States now is having similar experience with Christianity in Roman Empire before the emperor Constantine in ancient Rome. In the following essay, I will explain how the overall situation of Christianity in Roman Empire before Constantine concerns with the situation…

Jerry Carroll-Parks History of Ancient Rome I have chosen the topic: “What caused the fall of the Roman Republic?” and so in this essay I will highlight the history of the Romans and briefly explain the events that led up to their destruction. In the history of Europeans, the collapsing of the Roman Republic was seen as an example of the failure of constitutional system. Civil war between Caesar and Pompey became inevitable when the senate ordered Caesar to surrender command of his army and…

super power of her time. She grew out of the Roman republic and through conquests and negotiations, she become an empire. Economically, Carthage derived her power by her position in the Mediterranean Sea. She was situated the center of the region. As stated by Morey, “She had grown wealthy and strong by buying and selling the products of the East to the West and vice…

Before the time period of 133BC, the Roman Army symbolised power and corruption for whomever held the army, as they essentially held the state. The Senate ran virtually unopposed, as it was the body of government, it was the legislature, executive and judiciary, all within one. This meant that they had ultimate control in Rome, however the power stemmed their vast territorial expansion, which resulted in exploitation of lands, achieved by their control over the Roman army. This could only be…