Western Roman Empire

“Duty-Bound Aeneas” Often mistaken, fate and free-will were not complete opposite concepts to the Romans. Fate outlines destiny, however, an abundance of wiggle room remains. Although Aeneas’ journey is preordained, it’s important to note that he does have free will. His slavery to duty is not necessarily forced, but rather his own choice in accordance to Roman belief. In “The Tragic Queen of Carthage,” Aeneas tells Dido he is not leaving because he’s being forced to leave by the Fates, but…

This religion is Zoroastrianism, they thought good thoughts, did good deeds, and said good words. This religion is what separated the Persian Empire from the Mesopotamian and Egyptian Empire. We also talked about the Mayan Empire which were polytheistic and had gods that controlled the agriculture, and everything else including priests, human sacrifices were normal for them. The Silk Road was a major event that effected religion. With…

structure their societies very similarly through their military, social structure, and religions. And while these civilizations were great, when their empires fell, their falls were from the same source of problems. These civilizations also had differences through how they first started expanding, how the people they conquered assimilated, what their empire were influenced by, and what happened to China and Rome after their falls. A major similarity between China and Rome was their dependence…

Charlemagne was a medieval emperor who ruled western Europe. Around the year 771, he became the king of the Franks, which consisted of different Germanic tribes in Europe. During his reign, he had a specific goal. His goal was to unify all the Germanic tribes into one kingdom and to convert his enemies into Christians. He battled against the territories that were under Muslim rule. As a skilled strategist, he pushed the Muslim rule in Europe further away. Between the years 777-778, Charlemagne…

Do you know how Christianity spread? Do you know how Rome was saved? In this essay, I will be talking about how Constantine saved Rome and spread Christianity. His father, Flavius Valerius Constantius, was one of the members of the army. In 208, Constantine 's father left his wife and married the stepdaughter of Maximian and he was elevated to the deputy emperor under Maximian. Since his father was the Deputy Emperor Constantine wanted to fight battles with his father so he joined the army.…

During the age of Antiquity, the Romans were without a doubt the most powerful empire in the known world. It was traditionally thought that the Roman empire dissolved in 476 BC after the last Roman emperor was deposed. However this was not the reason Rome fell, there were many different factors that would lead Rome off the proverbial cliff. These factors range from unstable economic decisions, government corruption, reliance on slave labour, to military campaigns and religious debacles, but the…

In the third century, Christianity then headed over to Persia dealing with people that where scientist and educated, they were always suspected of the Roman empires loyalty. Moving to higher heights, Armenia was the first state to adopt Christianity as a religion. Syrian and Persia were the core churches of the east; their missionaries had spread Christianity father out towards the east. Muhammad was born…

The Collapse of an Empire It has been said by many, “All great empires will fall.” This is a powerful statement, and history has shown it to be true repeatedly. By definition, an empire is a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority. Empires have existed since the beginning of time; for example, the Ottoman Empire, the Persian Empire, the Mongol Empire, and most notorious, the Roman Empire. Furthermore, all…

When Greece and Rome are brought up, one might not think much of them since they are relics of the past. One of the most fascinating things, in my opinion, is how Western culture uses the discoveries, ideas, and inventions of the Greco-Roman time as its foundation. These surviving ideas from the past not only influence our modern world, but also influence my personal life quite considerably. I did not realize it at first, but a lot of things I do are closely related to the creations and…

amongst his men turned back and went back to their homeland. Two years after the failure of the Indian campaign Alexander the great met his end, two years further still and Chandragupta of the Magadha established the Maurya Empire in India. 8. Maurya Empire The Maurya Empire was a power in (c. 322 to 187 BCE) eastern India founded by Chandragupta Maurya. Having taken advantage of Alexander the Greats armies in general retreat, the Mauryans lead by Chandragupta himself overthrew the Satraps in…