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The Roman Empire is unique in its original and effective ideas Ancient Rome’s government set an example for future countries that used it as generations passed. Rome established a Republic, where citizens voted for The Great Roman empire also contributed a great deal of great ideas of their time and use today, such as the development of the alphabet, sewers and sanitation, the original concept of “lawyers”, and roads. The Roman Empire did invent “Aqueducts, Underfloor heating, Concrete and…

Roman civil war happened caused by the slave group in late Roman Republic to complete political power and the establishment of military dictatorship. Caesar had occupied Rome and the civil war began. Later, Caesar defeated two other opponents. He practiced personal dictatorship, soon Caesar was assassinated and alliance with Augustus. Augustus is the final winner and the civil war came to an end. He established the Roman Empire. In fact, the civil war played an important role in promoting the…

The Romans are one of the most influential civilizations of all time. They might even be considered the second most inspirational civilization only second to Greece. Rome was a great power with great success in its time, which can be attributed to many things. The two main reasons that Rome might have been successful was for its government and its army. The Romans had a well thought out government, which is believed to have been made after the government of Sparta made by Lycurgus. If this is…

Splitting of the Roman Empire The fall of Roman empire started from about AD 190. It was attacked by tribes such as the Goths and the Vandal and Civil wars in the empire further weakened rule. Rome also experienced a succession of poor emperors who were not capable of doing their jobs. The emperor Diocletian knew that something had to be done or the empire would disintegrate. He decided to divide the Roman Empire in half creating Western Empire and Eastern Empires, each with own leader.…

A tribune originates from the Latin word tribunus which is a military or civil official from Rome (www.britannica.com). Roman tribunes have three main groups their separated into. A tribune who is assistant to a legion commander, a tribunus cohortis which would be a commander of a cohort military unit, and a tribunus cohortis urbane which is a urban cohort commander (www.tribunes and triumphs.org). Tribunes were chosen by the people most of the time and the people chose the noble men to be…

ago, a time period called The Pax Romana was a very special time for Romans during the time period of 27 BCE to 180 CE. The Romans have experienced multiple confrontations from their enemies over the many years, but this specific time for the Romans was a “glorified time” for the people who lived in the Roman Empire. Why? The Pax Romana represented a time that piece reigned over the Roman Empire. The people who lived in the Roman Empire were free from all power disputes and the activities they…

the enemy, tribesmen rested again trees and lingered around piles of weapons and captured Roman armor. A grim silence prevailed as though everyone involved had reached the point of total exhaustion, yet they were mentally preparing themselves for the final push to victory. Arminius appeared battle weary to the point of exhaustion, as he and his closest lieutenants had been shadowing and harassing the Romans for three straight days and nights,…

and archaisms. Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Commodus are the focal point of this film. The film gladiator portrays romantic versions of the Senate and antagonistic, more than usual, versions of the Emperor. There are flagrant misunderstanding of the Roman political climates and just how dirty they would play. Commodus's inelegant ascension is way more smooth in the movie than it would have been. Fiction is never obligated to the facts but to the essence of history and should you wish to create a…

inspecting the Roman border in Germany. He did not return to Rome until several years later. When he arrived in Rome, he generously gave money to his soldiers and the poor thus continuing the system of governmental benevolence initiated by Nerva. In 101A.D. Trajan set…

the characters. Some of the characters that we know of are Flavius, Marullus and Casca, who are Roman tribunes. They play a major role in this play as tribunes. Therefore we need to know the role of a Roman tribune in ancient times. Have you ever wished you could veto any law Congress made? One ordinary person who has the ability to veto any law would hold a good deal of power in government. The Romans gave that power to not one, but ten such ordinary people. You might think this would…