Roman Senate

century BC, The Romans were sovereign. Rich people ruled politics. In order to become annually elected ‘magistrates’ they were like the civilian police but with a little more power. The voting system was rigged for the rich people, so they can have more influence over the poor.All magistrates of The Roman Republic continually deteriorated throughout the 5th century to the 30’s BC, the senate continually had lost power. Some say it’s a direct relation to the fall of power to The Roman senate.…

The answer is “yes” with no doubt about it, the Roman Army and war were the central shaper of Roman history alongside the government, culture and the economy because in history these things go together hand and hand or they are a factor of one another. However the government, culture and the economy together were more important in shaping the history of Rome than the army and war alone. The people of Roman overthrew the Etruscan kings to form their own form of government which they called a…

The Romans and the Athenians had two unique citizenship systems. The Romans handed out citizenship to many types of people, and they all enjoys many rights and privileges. The Athenians had a more scrutinizing system and let everyone participate in government. Ultimately this culminates to a clear cut conclusion. The Roman Empire had a superior citizenship system because they let more people become citizens, they’re citizens had more rights, and they’re government wasn’t run by any bum who had…

If there was one man in the history of the Roman Empire who had the greatest effect on the Roman population, it was surely Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar, in his brief period in charge of Rome, made great improvements to the city and the lives of its inhabitants. His changes brought benefits to all the classes of Rome, from the plebs to the Nobiles, as well as setting up the Roman Empire for many more prosperous years to come. He made changes to all aspects of Rome, from the political system to the…

hand, some argue that Caesar was such a great ruler hat we was named dictator for life. On the other hand, however, others argue that Julius was the reason for the fall of the Roman Empire. I will be addressing a few main points I found interesting about Caesar’s life and the difference between how he was seen by the senate and how the citizens…

The influential and dominant Roman Empire fell due to overexpansion which led to the Empire being split and created vulnerability among the Empire. When Romulus Augustus died, the Roman Empire lost sight of their polytheistic and slave driven society, which lead to disagreement of right and wrong amidst the people. After Romulus Augustus no one man was able to govern the whole Roman Empire, this forced Diocletian to divide Rome into two Empires, the Western and Eastern Empire. Once Rome had lost…

south, and nearly to the Euphrates on the east. The only two frontier nations that threatened to disrupt the efficiency of Rome were the Parthians and the Germans. The Parthians still held the standards lost by Crassus, a great source of shame to the Roman people. However, using diplomatic channels, he was able to reclaim the standards. A symbolic victory only for there were whispers of disenchantment for not avenging Crassus and his legions with war. In an act of pure political propaganda,…

My viewpoint to the roman republic will consist of why the roman republic ended. I will start off by explaining the formation of the roman republic then talk about the rise and the fall of it. The roman republic lasted a long time in which it shows its strengths. A big reason why the roman republic lasted so long was because the success of the great leaders. Overall, the fall of the Roman Empire wasn’t caused by a single event. Describing the foundation of the Roman Republic in my opinion was…

his people told him to do or gave them more power in order for the people outside the senate could cement their loyalty to him. One of Augustus’ main threats to his power was the senate, but if he had support from the equites, the senate couldn’t do much. During his fifth consulship, Augustus increased the number of patricians at the command of his people and the senate and he also revised the roll of the senate three times.5 This is an example of Augustus doing what his people asked him as he…

of the Roman empire, 100 C.E. to 600 C.E., there have been many changes and continuities in this classical era. These include both political and cultural impacts such as the formation of a centralized government, the spread of the Latin and Greek languages, and the transition of religion. A political continuity would be the fact that Roman laws were based on the Greek’s foundation of democracy. During the Roman Republic, a constitution was developed which characterized laws about the Senate,…