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The Roman Republic allowed for many courageous leaders to expand Rome’s borders significantly, gain power, and attempt to please the people. On the other hand, these same leaders used forms of violence, deception, bribery, and several other mischievous tactics to gain this power. Often times, and especially in the case of Julius Caesar, these leaders gained too much power, causing chaos and hatred among the people and other political powers. The several forms of violence, loopholes, and…

Ancient Roman architecture were base on the Greek architecture, and took ideas from the Greek architecture, but differed from Greek buildings, obtaining a new architectural style. The style of this two differen architecture is often consiered one body of classical architecture. Under the Empire's rule, Roman Architecture flourished in Roman republic, when most of the surviving buildings were Re-constructed. Its matreials contained particularly concrete, and technologies like the arch and the…

6 Originally a small village in the 8th century B.C, the Roman civilization will develop into a large empire spanning the Mediterranean Sea. First a republic lead by the Roman Senate it would later develop into an empire under Julius Ceasar where it reached its greatest extent. At its territorial height, the great Roman Empire stretched from Iberia all the way to Levant and from the British isles to Egypt. Many people claim that the roman civilization was possibly one of the greatest in all…

it is rather a mix of extents to which Roman culture was adopted or resisted. This essay will discuss the ways in which Romans spread their culture in the Empire and how effective were they. First of all, it is important to mention that the spread of culture is mainly due to Roman Legions and to the elites. The key feature of Romanisation is that it proceeded from top to down. Initially the elites of the conquered nations adopted some elements of the Roman culture (which is a huge concept in…

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The Unjustifiable Assassination of Julius Caesar Julius Caesar is best known as the dictator of the Roman Republic and for his flamboyant assassination by members of his Senate. Caesar’s successes included winning war campaigns, expanding the Roman Republic, making laws to help lower class citizens, and improving Rome’s economy. He was a very influential person in Rome with the people and the Senate as a war hero and then as dictator perpetuo. On the Ides of March, March 15 of 44 B.C.,…

entwined in their daily lives. From early on, various foreign civilizations such as Greece and Egypt influenced the religion of Pompeii. Pompeian citizens worshiped gods like Apollo, Minerva, Isis, and Dionysus; some from Egypt, others Greek, others Roman, and still others…

their city. Here archaeological evidence is abundant. This evidence tells its own story about the city and in turn reveals the Roman culture and influences were present. The Romans didn’t arrive until 80BC, and at this time Sulla proceeded to colonize Pompeii . Tension between the locals and the colonist grew and with this, it started to have an impact on the town. The Romans started giving the land to the colonist, however,in the end they had to separate the groups to ease the ever growing…

place there; for example there “are many ruins that have been left behind that are not only a big part of Spain’s history but they also show traces of the lasting impact of the Roman Empire”, as stated in the article , “The Resilient Roman Ruins of Spain”. Therefore Spain is a wonderful country to visit in order to see Roman Ruins, because of its architecture, history, and tourist attractions. First of all Spain has beautiful architecture, like Italica, which the author said would, “offer…

Discuss the impact of Greek and Etruscan influence on early Roman society. The Greek and Etruscan had many different influences on Roman society. Although the Greeks influenced the Etruscans they both promoted different aspects to roman society. The Etruscans ruled much of North Italy, while the Greeks established town in South Italy. With the knowledge and information that the Greeks and Etruscans provided to the Romans really influenced the Roman society and what Italy is today. The Etruscans…