Rise Of The Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was one of the most influential civilizations in history. They contributed in the rise of Christianity, the geography was a favorable factor in Rome and to their economy, however, their government is what ultimately lead to their decline of the empire.

The rise of the Roman Empire started around 44 BCE with the murder of Julius Cesar, who was recently appointed as a permanent dictator. Next, the defeat of Mark Antony and his death at the Battle of Actium in 31 BCE followed by the granting of power to Octavias, later named Augustus, by senatorial decree in 27 BCE, led to the fall of the Republic of Rome, establishing its status as an empire. The fall of the Roman Empire took much longer than a day. In fact, the Roman Empire lasted from 30 BCE to 476 CE, over five centuries, far from the familiar adage of Rome falling in a day. Key events that led to Rome’s fall were Constantine converting to Christianity, taking power and focus away from material ends, the deposition of Romulus Augustulus, and invasions by Visigoths and Vandals. Further, the persecution of Christians by Marcus Aurelius and his brutal reign led to uprisings that undermined the power of Rome's rulers and contributed to Rome's 500-year decline.

The Roman Empire was the most influential and structured government in history.Although they were more advanced they could not avoid the pitfalls that all countries face.Throughout history and even now civilizations can be dependant on these basic needs such as just political leadership, keeping the middle class at bay,economy, and religious morals,but unfortunately the Roman Empire had difficulties maintaining these basic needs.

The rise of the Eastern Empire- the Emperor Diocletian divided the empire in half. The Western Empire and the Eastern Empire. The two empire (divided) failed to cooperate with one another to defend themselves from outside threats. They fought over military aid and resources. The Eastern empire continued to grow in wealth while the Western Empire started to face growing economic crises.

The main cause of the newly established European continent was due to the rise of Christianity.  The Romans had a vast empire that stretched far and beyond into Europe but as soon as other forces gained power the Roman Empire started to collapse. The intrusion of the Germanic tribes and the rise of Christianity caused the western part of the Roman Empire to malfunction. Due to the Roman Empire’s large state the cost of building defenses rose to an exceeding number which put them in economic vulnerability. The rise of Islam pushed Romans back toward the Germanic Tribes which also turned out to be unfortunate because the Germans started to pave their way into the Empire. The animosity towards Christianity and culture change, caused massive refines within the Roman Empire.

The Romans were a well-established civilization of immense power in the Hellenistic era, conquering nearly the whole Italian Peninsula and most of Europe. Unfortunately, a time of continuous difficulty led Rome to its decline in 476 CE. The fall of Rome can be characterized as a series of troubling events that provoked an influx of citizens to Catholicism in the hope of receiving eternal salvation. Most importantly, it allowed the Catholic Church to rise in power from 590 to 1517 CE and become the most dominating and influential community in Europe. For one, Rome was unable to govern its excessively large empire, which set the beginning of a steady economic decline. Moreover, the public executions of Christians piqued the curiosity of the population, causing rumors of salvation to spread like wildfire. Finally, Constantine’s reign as emperor changed the tide of Rome from being initially an anti-Christian empire to being a fully in support of the religion. Accordingly, the fall of Rome influenced people to convert to Catholicism, which allowed it to thrive in power in Europe.

When the Western Roman Empire was destroyed 476 C.E. it did not mark the end of Roman culture because, there was still the whole Eastern Roman Empire. The Eastern Roman Empire stood even after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it helped form our lives today. Four elements of the Roman Empires still affect us today, like Architecture. Even today, we use things like domes, and arches. You can see these domes and arches in very famous buildings, like the Taj Mahal, The Capitol, and Florence Cathedral. The second element, is art. Romans have made mosaic, a common floor art that you can see in many places. The Romans also have started sculptures. There sculptures are different because, of how they would be more realistic. An example of a Roman

When the empire started, Christianity was not recognized. When Constantine was emperor, he was actively involved in Christian policy-making. Theodosius made it a state religion during his reign. These emperors were seeking a means to unify the empire. This religion being monotheistic was very much unlike the traditional polytheistic Roman Religion. The change was drastic. Many resources were utilized in trying to enforce Christianity as a state religion.

Chapter 6 is entitled The Creation of the Roman Empire. The main subject of this chapter is that the financial and social tension created by the cost to maintain the military force needed to defend the expansive Roman Empire ultimately led to its collapse. The authors’ purpose in this chapter is to argue that the strain of paying for such a large army as well as outfitting them with sufficient supplies led to financial collapse and plunged the Roman Empire into decades of civil war.1 One piece of key evidence that the authors’ use to support their case is the deathbed advice emperor Septimius Severus gave to his sons’ Caracella and Geta “stay on good terms with each other, be generous to the soldiers, and pay no attention to anyone else,”

Roman Empire began under the Roman Republic was formed by the Roman emperor of the Italian Peninsula. Rome fought to establish itself belonging to Mediterranean and territories of rivals. This way Rome acquired Sicily (241 BC), the two provinces of sardine and Corsica (238 BC); most of the Spain (197 BC); Macedonia and parts of northern Africa (146 BC). In early years of Rome Empire, each province was given its constitution, agreed and loosely surprised by the senate in Rome. For each region, a separate governor is appointed. By the time Augustus, a hierarchy of provinces had developed some considered it as a “public-provinces.” From the beginning of the economic benefits of the empire made, they felt in Rome, and the city soon grew

The Roman Empire began in Italy as a bunch of villages on the Seven hills, a defensible spot due to marshlands from the Tiber. This position is 16 miles upstream the Tiber allowing the fastest route north and south, and close enough to the shore to control trade in Italy.

The Roman Empire, at its peak (c. 117 CE), was a definitive broad political and social structure in western human advancement. By 285 CE the realm had grown too huge to be in any way managed from the focal government at Rome as was partitioned by Emperor Diocletian into a Western and an Eastern Empire. The Roman Empire twisted because of intricacies and military debate. By 300AD the majority of the Roman armed force was grasped of savage troopers, almost no of the predominant legionaries existed. Individuals who were relied upon to join the positions had their slaves secure for them in trepidation of losing their lives.

The Western Roman Empire was a feat to be gawked at, they had advancements in technology and architecture, lively streets and respected leaders. They were Teflon, unstoppable. But every chocolate chip cookie crumbles, theirs was due to political problems, economic issues, lethal diseases and foreign invaders.

Thousands of years ago, the invention of the wheel gave the people the opportunity to complete their work easier, moving around the areas faster. The construction of the Roman Empire roads allowed people to reach the Roman dominion around Europe. Their first effort to create a road system was between 43AD and 400AD, when they conquered Britain in order to have better access to main financial centres. By creating road network, they tried to expand the potential market throughout the empire. The whole network was 3,000 kilometres in length, covered most of England, Wales and Southern Scotland [1]. After the departure of Romans from Britain and the fall of the Roman Empire, little effort was made for the improvement of the network system in Europe. Only at the first decades of the 18th century, due to the Industrial Revolution, there was an increased need for transport. At the first decades of the twentieth century, the demand for faster movement between cities and the increasing use of the automobile (from one third of million at the end of the First World War to over three millions at the end of the World War II) were the main reasons for the construction of different-type motorways around the world. Typical examples are AVUS in Berlin, the oldest controlled-access highway in Europe, in Italy in 1924 between Milan and Varese. Britain created the first motorway in 1958 [2, 3].

The Roman civilization was primarily shaped by religion and politics. When Romans interact with other people, they influence them through worship and beliefs. A family’s religious practice stayed the same, however, the state religion was significantly changed. When Greek Olympus was introduced to Italy, the Romans adopted their ideas and stories about the gods, where they elaborate more and became conspicuous when they worship. However, these changes did not improve their religion. The Roman religion, compelling the ideas of other people, have become an extensive and complex form of paganism. The Paganism and supremacy was successfully eradicated. In 313 BC, Constantine made Christianity legal. Moreover, Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of the Empire, supporting the