Roman Senate

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…

After years of civil war a young Octavian, finally restored order and stability on an exhausted Roman state. After his victory over Actium in 31 BC, Octavian found himself in control of the Roman Empire. The answer came in the first meeting of the senate when Octavian theatrically relinquished all his powers to the Roman Senate. In exchange for these powers Octavian received a new name, Augustus. In Discourses (III. Xiii. 9) Epictetus tells us, "For you see that Caesar appears to furnish us with…

thousands of Roman citizens…

immediately orders his guards capture the advisor, and they do promptly (9). They, too, capture king Ptolemy (11). Caesar then realizes that outside the Egyptian leading general, Achillas, has the Egyptian army outside (10). Caesar orders the remaining Roman soldiers to set fire to the Egyptian army, and they…

involvement of the Senate of Rome during the declaration and proclamation of damnatio memoriae. The evidences, or to say better, the non-evidences found in various artefacts suggest an increasing use of Damnatio Memoriae during the Principate period. The curious fact is that the majority of those erased inscriptions and alteration of images have been proclaimed by the senators of Rome and had as protagonists not only emperors but also their families. Damnatio Memoriae was used by the Romans to…

survive but succeed where Julius had failed? During the Roman Empire, it was best for a leader to be cautious of how they decided to use their power since the Senate was the judge and jury. The Senate had exceeding power, which meant anyone who dares to defy them will surely meet their end. It is no folklore that the Senate was behind the death of Julius Caesar, and other leaders who thought they could get away with disobeying the Senate. But once in a while, there comes a leader who is…

an astute general, and a strong dictator of the Roman Republic. He was born on July 17th, 100 BC and was assassinated on March 15th, 44 BC. Caesar’s rise to power was difficult, but in 73 BC he was made Pontiff in Rome. He gained a lot of popularity because of this and also because he sided with those powers outside the circle of nobles, who at that time governed the Roman senate. He also attained popularity with the Gauls by supporting them for Roman citizenship, eventually becoming the…

status given by a government to some or all of its people. Rome gave citizenship to most of its people, whereas Athens gave citizenship very few of its people. The Roman government was more lenient to its population 45,000,000 people. The Roman government had a system set up for those who were foreigners and wanted to become citizens. The Romans may have been lenient, but they had limits for citizens too. Along with their limits they had a social structure within the government to keep…

be first most important event that caused the Roman Republic to fall. Augustus Caesar becoming emperor of Rome would be the second major event. Last but not least, I think that Julius Caesar being assassinated, would be the third major event that caused the Roman Republic to fall. Firstly, I think that the event of Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus joining forces to create the First Triumvirate would be first most important event that caused the Roman Republic to fall. I think this because it…

institutions have a lot to with the great success and expansion and the ability to control so many territories. I feel 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…