Roman legion

Mediterranean (Joshua J. Mark, “Roman Empire”). Spanning twenty-five hundred miles, the Roman empire controlled the Mediterranean (“Ancient Rome”). Legions trampled anything in their path. Adapting to any environment they had to and changing formation, to give them the advantage. Rome brought forth some of the best military leaders and not by chance. It’s military campaigns and decisive victories lead Rome into power and expanded it’s borders. The flexibility of the legions and the fluidity of…

Roman society was built on the back of slaves. Slaves were an essential asset to all Roman Imperials. Roman slavery defined Imperial society, and without it, life would have fallen apart. This essay will be focusing primarily on Italy, as this was the centre of Imperial Roman society, in addition to the fact that we have the best estimate of the numbers of slaves in this area. This essay will be structured and analyzed as follows. First will be the number of slaves who were in the Roman Empire.…

of Jupiter. As a priest he was engaged to a plebian girl, but Caesar broke off his engagement because being a priest he needed to be married to a patrician. Caesar then married Cornelia, daughter of a high profile and influential family. When the Roman ruler Sulla…

demands coming from the legions. Along with that, there were more imports being made than exports. This caused the economic growth to decrease. There were high tariffs put onto imported goods. These taxes caused people to become even more unhappy with the economics. Pirates started stealing gold, treasure, food, etc, in the Mediterranean Sea. Western Rome stopped conquering new land. This is a reason Western Rome’s gold count dropped significantly. This forced the Romans to make coins with less…

magnanimous 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…

the separation of power, the location and the desire for expansion is the reason for the great success in the Roman Empire. I will look at the Primary Source, The Roman Constitution by Polybius, The visual source of The Geographic and Cultural Environment. Rome had a different constitution they separated powers into three divisions. The consuls Polybius states, “before leading out the legions, remain in Rome and are supreme masters of the administration. All other magistrates, except the…

For this paper, I will be discussing Res Gestae Divi Augusti or The Deeds of the Divine Augustus. Res Gestae is the monumental inscription of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. It describes the deeds of Augustus, such as him subjecting the whole Earth to the rule of the Roman people and the money for which he spent for the state and the people of Rome. Res Gestae was written 14 A.D, the time of Augustus death. The main purpose of this inscription is to inform the people of Rome about the…

Taking Over Rome: Someone Was Going to Do It "Greatness might have cost the Romans their freedom, but it gave them the world" - Tom Holland Julius Caesar completely changed Rome. He initiated transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. Without this morph in government, Ancient Roman culture as it is known to the modern world never would have existed. This is because the Pax Romana, during which Roman culture really developed, would not have been started by Augustus if…

Civilizations emerge and develop on fertile river plains in Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, and China. The early Romans establish a republic, which grows powerful and spreads its influence. Romes geography was chosen because fertile soil and its strategic location. Located on the Italian peninsula in the center of the Mediterranean sea, built on seven hills on the Tiber River. The first Romans were Latins, greeks, and Etruscans, who competed for control of the region. Latins found an…

The Roman Empire is renowned for being one of the greatest empire of the ancient world. The military played a crucial role on making Rome’s glory withstand the test of time. In addition, it was a significant aspect of Ancient Roman society as it shaped the Roman Empire and the Western civilisation. This is due to Rome’s military potential to campaign a wide-scale war with its neighbouring nations resulting to form the Roman Empire. The military was regarded important as it influenced all the…