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Nazareth, in galilee. At age of 12 Jesus had accompanied his parent to on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and become separated. The great roman civil war also known as Caesar civil war. It was of the las politics and military fights at Roman Empire. It began as political and military confrontations between Julius Caesar, his political supporters…

Junius Brutus, Caesar’s second choice as heir, and Gaius Cassius Longinus, along with many others. Caesar was stabbed twenty three times and died at the base of Pompey’s statue. Julius Caesar assassination initiated the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman…

The Fall of the Western Roman Empire Many factors contributed to the fall of the Western Roman Empire, but the four major reasons included opinionated politics, economic conditions, life taking diseases, as well as invasions by foreign groups determined to take over Rome. The fact that Rome did not respond to these issues had a colossal impact in the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Politics were one of the reasons responsible for the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Rome was run by many…

The Mongolian and Roman Empires were both vast and expansive empires. Both societies were able to accomplish tasks that no other empire had previously achieved. Although both empires were extremely successful in very similar ways, there were many differences between the two vast empires. This paper will explore both the similarities and differences between the two sprawling empires. Similarities The first example of the similarities between the two empires is the way they treated subjugated…

has given him the capability of expanding the Roman frontier as far as the Vistula River, and also accomplished his father’s conquest of the Germans. Under his rule, Roman Empire has become stronger than ever, in terms of conquest and domination. After the successful invasion of Caesar, the territory of Roman increased humongously and the process of “Romanization” is widely spread across the land. With the domination of the Roman over the Germans, Roman citizens don’t feel the need to study the…

leadership, and the strict training regimen he gave his troops all played a role. The battles of the Roman Civil War were no exception and the battle of Pharsalus against rival general Pompey is an excellent example. The battle of Pharsalus, in some opinions, was tipped in Caesar’s favour before it began. Pompey had recently been driven out of Italy by Caesar’s return and had had trouble there raising his legions of veterans. He did not expect Caesar to act so very quickly in pursuit, but…

Political problems were a major factor in the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Many of Rome’s emperors were greedy, cruel, and lacked the skills needed to rule an empire. In addition, multiple emperors were mentally unstable. An outstanding example of an emperor with these traits is Nero. Nero 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…

Julius Caesar is one of the most well-known Roman leaders of all time. He was admired both for his bravery and the concern he showed for his people, especially the poor. Although his reign was before Christ, many modern people are familiar with him from the many biographies that have been written about him by well-known authors, and probably most famously, Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar”. Gaius Julius Caesar was born in July 100 BC to an aristocratic family. When he was 15 years old, his…

rise of the Roman Empire. He was a military genius who conquered much of Central Europe which led to Rome’s increase in size and power. His self-proclaimed dictatorship impacted Rome greatly by lowering the unemployment rate and the introducing the Julian Calendar that was used well into the 1900s (Tøndering). His influence and fame struck so far that even Caesar’s own name was used to title a ruler up to two thousand years after his assassination. His death led to the end of the Roman Republic,…

Cycles in the Roman Empire Rome was the one of the most influential empires in history. Present-day countries, such as the United States, look up to Rome for its remarkable accomplishments: its invention of civil law, representative practices. However, with the impressive resume it has, Rome still fell in 476 C.E. The reason for Rome’s decline is still debated by scholars today. Some believe it was the rise of Christianity that hurt Rome while others state the weakening of the Roman military,…