Tiberius

Finally, in the year 133 b.c. a man named Tiberius Gracchus rises to power and restores Rome’s backbone. He made many reforms that gained him great popularity with the lower classes of Rome such as limiting the amount of land one man could own but Gracchus soon becomes too controlling and begins to force all of his laws upon the people and this leads to his death and the death of his 300 followers. Tiberius’ younger brother Gias takes over where he left off and ends up no…

The Ancient Romans of the later empire claimed to be a Republic, this means that they were said to be a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch. In reality, this is only somewhat true in ancient Rome. The truth is that if a person was a citizen they did technically have a say in the way that the government, but the problem is only the rich men had a true say in the way that all of…

Remus and Romulus, twin sons of Mars, the god of war, founded Rome. Placed on the Tiber in a basket to drown, they were rescued by a she-wolf. The brothers defeated the king of nearby Alba Longa and founded their own city on the riverbanks. Later, Romulus murdered his brother and became the first king of Rome. In the Latin Plain of Central Italy, Rome, a single city-state grew into an empire that ruled the entire Mediterranean coastal region. The Roman rule can be divided into two…

Jewel panted. Her voice lost some of its bite. “If I let Tiberius or Alexander make me angry enough, I will.” Laurel shook her head. “She’s holding back a horde of mardocs. Her energy is at the breaking point as it is.” “We have more wood crystals,” said Ti. “Laurel, do you know where my trunk is?” “On the platform.” Lead me to it. Xander, take care of things here.” “Should I gag Jewel?” That was going a bit too far. “Xander.” Laurel tapped her foot. He raised his hands. “Joking. Besides, we…

Rome is the capital of Italy, which is a peninsula. The Latins were the first people to reside in Rome during 1000 BC. Then in 616 BC, the Etruscans took over and helped started Roman culture. Rome started off as a Republic, but slowly transitioned into an empire. Among the emperors of Rome, Octavian Caesar was the greatest emperor Rome ever had. Rome created mankind’s first republican government that was ran by elected officials. It all started with the overthrowing of a monarch king, Lucius…

second time. The second and final part of the judicial reforms was to give the People the ability to prosecute any magistrate who had exiled any citizen without a trial (this was thought to have been as a result of what happened to supporters of Tiberius). Economically speaking, Gaius worked to expand the land reforms set in motion by his late brother. He planned large oversea colonies to provide for thousands of Roman citizens…

The famous words of Julius Caesar “Et tu, Brute? Then fall Caesar!” during his assassination from William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar created a dramatic ending for the Roman Republic (Julius Caesar 3.1.87). Julius Caesar marked the end of the Roman republic and his nephew Octavius marked the beginning of the Roman Empire. Is Julius Caesar the reason for the downfall of the Roman Republic? If not, what were the real reasons for its downfall? The decline of the Roman Republic began many years…

The Chinese 2000 years before are estimated to have had a system of sending messages through pipes at the Great Wall or two paper cones that were connected with rope. In 37 B.C. we have the first documented usage of mirrors from the Roman Emperor Tiberius of sending messages. As we move on, in 11 B.C. the Romans create postal services. The need for something faster than postmen drove to the creation of a system of communication through fire. The transition of the message was happening with fire…

Christianity in Rome was persecuted in its start for several reasons including that it was a threat to the Pax Romana, and it was an easy target to use as a scapegoat. For example, The Life of Tiberius Caesar, written in 100 CE by Suetonius states the persecution of Christians by an emperor “He abolished foreign cults [from Rome], especially the Egyptian and the Jewish rites, compelling all who were addicted to such superstitions to burn their religious vestments and all their paraphernalia.”…

If there is one thing in history that most people can agree on, it is the fact that Rome had one of the most successful empires ever. There are four main components to have a successful empire, they include, military strength, political organization and administrative presence, a vigorous cultural presence, and a viable economy. Two people that wrote about this were Polybius and Aelius. In addition to them, Simon Baker also wrote about it and had a more modern take on it. In their writings, it…