Roman Senate

being Greek and Roman. The Roman Empire has given most of the modern world and much of the medieval world its governments in not only its forms but also in its substance. The barbarian tribes who succeeded the empire adopted much of its laws and many of its forms of governments. For instance the Visigoth kingdom of Italy had a senate and for a time consuls. They came up with a system of laws that is used mainly by the USA, an example being "innocent until proven guilty". Romans used arches, and…

Throughout history many great peoples have held power throughout the world but none have come close to that of the Roman Empire. At its height a person could walk from one end of Roman controlled territory to the other with nothing but the words “I am a citizen of Rome” and be completely protected. Rome had conquered over half of the known world at one point in time. Rome started off as a small farming community around 900 b.c. but was later founded by twin brothers, Romulus and Remus, during…

One of the unique features of public service in the Roman Republic was the delicate balance between refining Rome and gratifying the aristocracy that overpopulated every legislative body. Those courageous enough to defy typical conventions and the hierarchy of Roman politics encountered delightfully diverse methods of death. The most notable examples of Roman politicians who died in infamy were Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, tribunes who encouraged populist land reforms and repeatedly flouted the…

The Roman Forum was a great center of commerce, an architectural wonder, and most importantly a governmental supercenter. The Roman Forum was an architectural wonder due to its massive size. The Forum was made up of many buildings, including; The Curia (a senate building), The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, The Temple of Saturn, and more. The Roman Forum was also very architecturally significant because it created the style that we use today for our state capitols. This proves that the…

empire. In doing so, I shall evaluate the role of both the Senate and individual equestrians under the Julio-Claudian emperors. I will investigate Augustus’ actions towards the Senate and his raising of the Equestrian Order, Tiberius’ relationship with the Senate and the role of Sejanus, Gaius’ relationship with the Senate, Claudius’ actions towards the Senate and his promotion of equestrians, and finally Nero, his relationship with the Senate, his use of freedmen and the role of Seneca. Whilst…

give power to the Republic by upgrading Rome’s military, but it backfired causing substantial political impact which caused long term problems all leading up to the decline of the late Roman Republic. There was a major recruitment problem which came from public land being bought off by powerful groups from the senate around 180 BC to 170 BC. They used this land to produce cash crops from farm slaves. Being a part of the military was more of a privilege than anything. Only certain people could…

The ancient Roman government was a very complicated system. In some respects it is a little bit like the American government it had a Senate and the people chose who got to be in it. Their government was broken into three parts each of them represented the different types of government monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. The consuls are the group that represents the monarchy. The consuls are in charge of all public affairs. They don’t leave the city very much and they present other kings or…

Monarchy was the earliest form of government for the Roman city-state. Their Kings governed in consultation with an assembly made of the most prominent and wealthiest families of Rome called the patricians and formed a privileged social group called the plebians (citizens that was allowed to vote). After the death of each King, the patrician assembly would choose his successor. Later after the Etruscan King was overthrown, the Romans founded the Roman Republic. The republic differ from the…

importance of the Roman army in modern times centuries later. The commander of the United States Army is the President. Tacitus in The Annals of Imperial Rome, illustrated the effects of the relationship between the Roman emperor and the Roman army. Tacitus…

Alps and into the Italian peninsula. Though he lost around a third of his men Hannibal’s forces were revitalized by galls who opposed Rome’s conquest of their land in northern Italy. Hannibal brought around 40000 infantry and 10000 cavalry while the romans brought around 80000 men and 6000 cavalry to the battle of Cannae. When Hannibal arrived at Cannae he took his position…