The Roman Empire was arguable one of the greatest settlements to have lived on this planet. It was like no other in its time, or for years to come; its military strategies, art, religion, inventions, political structure, and gladiator fights, made it what it was, an Empire.
It bore some of the greatest leaders in history such as; Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar,
Justinian, and Scipio Africanus who have inspired leaders for years. The Roman Empire has given us battle tactics that are still used in modern warfare, inventions that have been built upon and improved!
This historic empire came to an end however, but how?
It wasn’t a steep slope to their demise but it was a slope none the less. What started the fall was the rule of a negligent Emperor,
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Commodus met his death not on the battle field, but in a gladiator ring, strangled to death by a slave! No one suspected it and it sent the empire into a spiral of chaos.
For the next hundred years, leaders of the most unusual backgrounds held the title of
Emperor proclaimed by the Roman Army. A slave, fortune seeker, a man who bought the title at an auction, a general, a son of a priest, and a shepherd with a muscular build, all took turns on the thrown.
In 212, emperor Calacila announced that all free people living within the borders of the
Roman Empire could become a Roman citizen. The thought of people in Egypt (and other places) being deemed Roman was amazing!
By mid-century Rome was in a crisis, and the whole province started splitting off. The Galls
, who were located in what is today France, named themselves their own empire. Diocletian, a
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General, restored order, and gave himself the title of Dominus (which means supreme ruler). He completely changed Rome by splitting the Empire into 4 core rulers and 4 capitals. Its famous senate became nothing more than a town council, meanwhile rome was being ruled by
First, the Roman Empire grew too big, some areas became unstable and attracted many invaders also called Barbarians. The Barbarians all came to Rome and attacked. Farmers from tribes threatened Rome’s borders due to their weak armies. (textbook pg.31) Groups of Barbarians attacked the empire at about the same time and the Romans didn’t have enough soldiers to defend. (Doc. C -Rome DBQ) Invasions came
How can a civilization that has been so powerful for a thousand years suddenly decline? This civilization was Rome. Rome was a Republic for five hundred years, and a Empire for five hundred years. During this time Rome did amazing achievements that we still use to this day. The Romans made buildings out of concrete, Olympics, drama plays, an arch , an a collision which we call a studium, their Empire expanded as far east as India.
The Roman Empire was considered the biggest empire. The empire conquered 3 million square miles of land and it managed to do this because of it’s stable government and its military. Rome maintained much of its peace from 27 bc to 180 ad and this era is called Pax Romana which essentially, was the golden age of Rome. However, after Pax Romana, Rome declined from 180 ad to 476 ad. During the declination of Rome empire, the Roman empire was divided into an eastern and a western empire and was controlled by 2 emperors; one in the east and one in the west. Rome did this in order for the emperors to share power and to manage between situations such as war effectively. Since Rome was divided into 2 sections, barbaric groups such as goths, started
Mistakes were just bound to happen. Many reasons contributed to this downhill climb. The most important reason Rome fell was because of military mistakes. Unfortunately for Rome, most of these military leaders were too busy fighting among themselves to be protecting the empire (textbook pg. 34).
Did you know that the Roman empire was one of the strongest and one of the most powerful empire? Well as we all know the Roman empire fell for these reasons. The first reason is because the population decreased. The next reason is because the Roman empire had a economic crisis. The final reason is because the Roman empire had tons of invaders invading Rome at the same time so Rome couldn’t fight all those empires!.
Octavian, the heir to Rome’s previous leader Julius Caesar, was given the title of Augustus, meaning “Revered One” in 27 B.C. He took power of Rome in 43 B.C and formed the Second Triumvirate which consisted of Marc Antony, Lepidus, and himself. Octavian and Marc Antony quickly shut Lepidus out of power and then later had a civil war over control of Rome which Octavian won. Octavian was humble and generous to the Roman citizens, he kept peace, and restored damages in Rome. Due to his effective leadership qualities, Octavian earned his new title of Augustus.
(Doc.3). As the economic, military, political, and social problems worsened the empire was eventually split into the western and eastern Roman empire, in which only one would live. Diocletian originally split the empire to try to save the western half which was experiencing factors such as a decline in trade and commerce, internal rebellions and loss of territory. Rome, being a plunder economy, was severely weakened by a lack of territorial gain, loss of plunder, and its inability to defend its borders due to imperial overstretch.and its rapid loss of territory. But, as Rome overstretched to northern Europe, it was not able to adequately maintain the empire. It became too difficult to control such a large empire with such diverse needs. As a result, when the empire stopped expanding, it’s plundered resources decreased. This imperial overstretch had numerous, devastating effects on the
When Pompey returned to Rome he formed an alliance with Julius Caesar known as the first triumvirate (Ancient Rome and the Rise of Christianity, 1000 BCE–500 CE,). He received three wealthy provinces in Gaul in 58 B.C.E (Ancient Rome). He then went out and attempted to gain control of the rest of the region for Rome. We all know that he successfully did that because of how far the Roman empire spread and how big it was. He declared himself dictator for life. After Pompey’s wife Julia who was Caesar's daughter died in 54 B.C. and Crassus was killed in battle against Parthia the following year, the triumvirate was broken (Ancient Rome). He died after being stabbed by his political rivals (Ancient Rome). Julius is remembered as one of the greatest military minds in history and he created the foundation for the Roman Empire. Another great leader was Augustus, he was a very important Roman emperor. Augustus led the change from a republic to a empire right after Julius Caesar (Anderson 47). He contributed by creating a strong military, created important architecture and created laws. He also laid the foundations of the Pax Romana which was Roman Peace that lasted for 200 years (Anderson 47). These two dictators and emperors are the ones who turned Rome into what it was. These guys set everything up and the other leaders
Augustus was now in full control of the Roman state. He did not want to be known as a dictator or king, he preferred the title princeps, which means first citizen and his government would be known as the Principate.
provide land to the landless, and brought down Roman debt. He built an empire from very little using these reforms. This became an important part of Roman history.
He became the first Roman emperor after he saw a vision of a cross of fire with the words “By this sign you shall conquer” under the cross the night before he battled Maxentius. He put this cross on all of his troops and even though the odds were not in his favor, he won. he was now the sole emperor of Rome.
good leadership. Beginning the leadership of Rome during its Golden Age was first with Nerva in
Rome was the leader in many things whether it be political, economic, or social. Architecture was also one
The Roman Empire was the period of time after the Roman Republic and before the Byzantine Empire from 29 B.C. to A.D. 476. It was the highest point of Roman civilization, greater than any prior empires and towers over even the empires after it; it triumphed over the world .
The era dominated by Roman empire is one the most well-known and influential periods of history, home to famous names from Julius Caesar to Jesus Christ. At its height, Rome’s territory stretched from the Atlantic coastline to the Middle East, reigning over 60 million people, one-fifth of the population of the ancient world. However, the Roman empire’s treatment of their conquered people’s and their own citizens ultimately led to the permanent downfall of Rome.