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How The Roman Empire Affected Modern Society

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The Roman Empire was found in 753 bc on April 21, by two twin brothers names Romulus and Remus who were raised by a she-wolf. They were the children of Rheas Silvia and Mars after Amulius there father dies, the brothers rejected the citizens offer of the crown of Alba Longa. The brothers built there own empire. As they sought to become the next king, Romulus became angrey and killed Remus. And therefore, Romulus becoming the king of there land and naming it after his name.

Rome has created itself to become one of the world's greatest empires known. It's government, amry and engineering has a major affecting on modern society.

As time passed the Romas conquered many places such as Londinium, Treveri, Lugdunum, Arelate, Ostia, Roma, Siscia, Sirmium, Serdica, and Heraclea. Many Roman citizens conquered the lands next to them like Egypt, Arabia and Syria back in time. In 332 BC, Alexander the Great conquered Egypt after he died Rome deided to conquere it. …show more content…

The Jews taken as slaves and treated terribly as there punishment. Working on farms, in mines, and at mills. Their living conditions were brutal, and their lives were short. They payed taxes while christians did not. No-one knows how many slaves existed in Rome but it's thought that 25% of all people that lived in rome were slaves.

In the end rome was destroyed loseing a great deal of their empire to different german tribes. It ended between AD 406 and 419.

Rome has created itself to become one of the world's greatest empires known. It's government, amry and engineering has a major affecting on modern society.Learning that Rome was a great empire conqureing lands throughout Western Europe. Also, for there impowenment of enslaving

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