The Pros And Improvements Of Ancient Rome

“It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience. “Julius Caesar. The words of a powerful man describing the tenacity and dedication of one the most powerful and dedicated Armies in history. By the middle of the first century B.C, the Roman army had developed over centuries of all but continuous warfare into a professionally minded force (L.J pg 379). Rome naturally always had an Army from its earliest days as a village by the Tiber bank. At first it consisted of a king and his bodyguard and retainers, members of clan groups living together (Keppie pg 37). Within many campaigns the Empire’s army have known victory and defeat. From

Polybius, a Greek commander who spent years on military campaigns with Roman armies in the second century B.C.E. (Hunt, Al., 2012, 160) Polybius venerated the Roman camp but it was army discipline that authentically fascinated him. It was rigorous to the point of inhumanity. Polybius believed the ideal Centurion was instilled with the Core Values of the Arête, the Greek value of competitive individual excellence. This commitment or drive imbues a zealousness of self-sacrifice, accolade, obligation, and a commitment to culminate ones ' life in the accommodation rather than peregrinate home in disgrace. Utilizing this philosophy a committed army, led by Centurions who Rome wanted “not so much to be bold and eager to take risks, but rather to be capable of leadership and steady and solid in character, nor do they want them to initiate attacks and precipitate battle”. (Vegetius, F. 2011, 176) It was prosperous in incrementing Rome 's elevate in a troglodytic time into a more Western Civilization.

This shows that the Roman military were not very strong or motivated when it came to protecting their people They just gave up and put their life on the line while doing it. Strength and motivation are very important when it comes to having a good army and since Rome’s army did not have any of these qualities, towards the end of the Roman Empire’s life, their army was not any help at all. This is relevant because if the army is lazy and very easy to beat then Rome would be vulnerable and invaders could attack and conquer them at any time. If invaders attacked them then Rome would immediately have to surrender, throwing away all their hard work. Even though the military’s problems were a massive part in Rome’s decline, Rome still had many more difficult situations to deal

Based on the research that I gathered, I gave the Roman government an A in this common good. The Romans did good at providing public service for the people of Rome. They provided public baths, roads, fire departments, aqueducts, and postal services. They proved most things for both genders of the

On Roman Military Matters, commonly referred to as De Re Militari, by Flavius Vegetius Renatus is essentially a field manual focusing on Roman military organization and how to field an army in a time of war. Vegetius discusses not only the development of the Roman soldier, from recruitment to final training, but also the organization, weaponry, strategy and tactics employed by the Romans legions. Though Vegetius, through evidence, had no military background or experience, and it is unclear on what evidence he based his argument, he accurately and in great detail described the structure of the Military of the late Roman Empire.

The Roman Empire was one of the biggest civilizations in world history. They had a lot of different ways of doing things but were they meeting the common good? Rome had to get the needs of everybody and they could only do that by meeting the common good. Some of the ways that Rome could meet the common good would be Promoting rule of law, Protecting rights, and preparing for defense.

I gave the Roman government provide public services a A-. The Romans had a well working government when it came to providing public services. They built roads, post offices, and they had fire departments. The Romans created jobs by building new things they had pavers pave the roads and builders to build the post offices and fire departments. Another thing the Romans were good at was creating new things that made a big impact on their village. The Romans created a bath house where the Roman people would wash themselves by using a sponge on a stick in the bath house they also had toilets to use. The Romans invented a heating system by boiling water so it is hot and then putting it at the bottom of the house and use the steam to keep them warm

This investigation aims to explore to what extent the most significant outcome of the Second Punic War was the changes in social hierarchy within the Roman army. In order to examine whether the impact on the Roman army following the Second Punic War was the most significant outcome, other key outcomes must also be assessed, such as peace treaties, territorial gains and the destruction of Rome’s greatest enemy: Carthage.

Their name alone invokes many vivid images; from heroic men clad in Roman red iron to bloody battlefields, where they stand disciplined and ordered while chaos reigns all around, and even of the quiet corridors of the Emperors’ palace, where a change in power and leadership is only a blade thrust away. These fierce and hardy men formed the iconic symbol of the Ancient Roman Army: the Praetorian Guard. Rigid and unwavering, these soldiers were the bodyguards of the most powerful men in the ancient world: The Emperors of Rome.

The documents I chose were about the roman army (From a book in 450 CE called Concerning Military Matters by a Roman historian Vegetius) and about the foreign invasions ( A map from various sources). Why I chose the document about the roman army is because when you have a military that is not really willing to fight or wear their armor, I don’t think they will be successful in winning the war at all. It probably all started because when Rome was wealthy and full of power, they probably didn’t have a lot of worries so they got lazy and thought they don’t have to go to war and wear armor, but they still went, but not so prepared. So when they went to war (with no armor or anything to protect themselves) they probably ran away instead of fighting, and most of them died because the enemy or the invaders probably knew already from previous wars that now the romans don’t wear armor so they brought archers and just shot them with the bows and they would all die because of no protection whatsoever, and the rest would run away. That is one of the reasons that led the roman empire to fall apart, not having anyone willing to do anything about the war.

First of all I want to emphasize that the video was quite funny and very appealing. It marvelously demonstrates that the romans have indeed actually done a lot for their world. The romans brought forth education, irrigation, sanitation, roads, and medicine. In addition, the most impressive in my opinion the government structure. It was organized and well thought through it was the beginning governmental structure which we most similar use today. As for giving a positive answer to any major empire on whether they have done something positive for others. Absolutely, every empire has something to contribute in some way possible whether it be a new: idea, government structure, culture, language, or as simple as a lifestyle. We can certainly give

Edward Luttwak’s The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire from the First Century A.D. to the Third gives a militaristic analysis of the tactics used by the Roman Empire while also highlighting parallels between Rome and contemporary U.S. military policy. Luttwak divides his book into three chapters, a chapter for each of the 3 identified systems; the first chapter discusses Rome’s use of mobile armies and client states to defend her borders. The second chapter shows border defense as was provided by small groups of marching legionary troops. The third and final chapter details the transition from an offense stance to a more

The Romans were somewhat meeting the common good. When it came to providing public services the Roman Republic earned a B. The reason it earned a B was that the Romans were providing public services by having to make aqueducts, roads and having entertainment. The Romans made aqueducts that were made out of stone, brick, and special volcanic cement pozzuolana. The waterway system ran below the ground and was built to carry the flow of water. Aqueducts provided the Romans water. With the water they had they could take baths, drink water, and even fountains were used to provide water outside. Water transported from underground to the system of pipes below surfaces. When it came to building roads there was an old expression that said: “All roads

They have built really good things in there city for strengh and just to be a good city too.Some reasons would be they built a wall.They built a great city out of what they had to us.They built gates,sidewalks,workshops,houses,shops and foutains.Now this tell you all about why it was so great of a city and was called the Roman City.

The small city of Rome emerged as a city-state right around 600 BC and was located in the Latium region in the Italian Peninsula. On its way to eventually dominating the entire peninsula, it is documented that Rome had a few advantages that gave them the upper hand. Some of these advantages were geographical location, outside influence, innate culture characteristics, and their military power. They started as a tiny city-state (a city and its territory separated from other countries) and over the course of around three hundred years they expanded and began to conquer nearby territories and eventually conquered the entirety of the Italian Peninsula.