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    According to the legend, Rome was founded by two brothers, and also known as demi-gods, Romulus and Remus. The legend claims that, they had a disagreement over who would rule the city and where the city would be located. Romulus killed Remus and named the city after himself. This story of the founding of Rome is the most known but it is not the only one. Other legends claimed that the city was named after a woman, Roma, who traveled with Aeneas and the other fighters from Troy after that city had

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    Julius Caesar Flaws

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    The Republic had many flaws including the fact that it was based on inheritance, it had no genuine voice for the lower class, women, or slaves, and it was not strong enough to govern effectively and keep its citizens happy during endless wars. Ancient Rome only truly became powerful when it became an empire. Julius Caesar was a popular dictator of the Roman Republic. He was a successful leader of the military who grew the republic into parts of Spain, Germany, France, Belgium, and Switzerland. He

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    The Ancient Roman society was very class conscious and status was extremely important. By design, Ancient Roman clothing revealed the status of its wearer, which made it easy for society to recognize and differentiate between those who belonged to the upper class and those who belonged to the lower class. Society was divided into six specific classes which were known as patricians, senators, equestrians, plebeians, freed people and slaves. Patricians, senators and equestrians were considered as

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    The Roman Law

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    covers Rome 's judicial system over the course of the empire. With this system, philosophy and the study of law became most prevalent. In today 's world this system is no longer used however pieces linger on in judicial systems now. At Law school, you need to learn Roman Law in order to better understand judicial legal systems currently. Roman Law, like most Roman concepts are continually borrowed and altered throughout history, but the roots still trace back. In conclusion Politics in ancient times

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    influenced by Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome in multiple ways. These ways included republicanism, Ancient Greece’s direct democracy, and Ancient Rome’s branches of government. Republicanism was the principle that states the fact that the people were allowed to vote. In Ancient Rome, the Senators were elected by the patricians who were aristocrats. Aristocrats were wealthy landowners, and they were citizens of Ancient Rome. So technically, the Senators were chosen by the citizens. Ancient Rome had a

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    Rome’s location helped them become powerful in the ancient world. Rome had a stable society due to the tripartite government and its written laws. The later period of Rome was going to a political crisis and was marked by wars. Rome was found along the Tiber river and its climate helped them grow crops and grains. Italy was a peninsula and it had a lot of mountains. Rome had a legendary history with the brothers Romulus and Remus, and Aeneas. The brothers Romulus and Remus were twin brothers who

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    The ancient Roman Senate was a government body that advised the rulers of Rome. It was the only one to survive the long history of ancient Rome. It went through many changes since it was established around 750 BC by Romulus, the founder and first king of Rome. Both the role it played and its structural makeup changed greatly as Rome went through different phases of government. During the early monarchy, the Senate developed as an advisory council that had no constitutional powers. The Senate had

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    Circus Maximus

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    Circus Maximus It is nearly impossible to look at the field that holds the remains of the Circus Maximus and understand what it once held without the aid of a vivid reconstruction. The remains of Circus Maximus lie in the Valley between the Aventine and Palentine hill. Traditionally, the history of the Circus Maximus began with chariot races held in honor of the God Consus in a less permanent structure in the area near Consus’s altar. In later years, this lead to the construction of a circus under

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    questions. For example If the Universal Declaration of Human Rights had been enacted in the times of the ancient world, which of those rights were violated by the Romans, according to what you saw in some videos about slaves, army and navy? All of the rights were violated because slaves didn’t have rights in those times. Other question is; slavery was a very important economic feature in Ancient Rome, why this practice was impossible to sustain after the enactment of the Universal Declaration of Human

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    collapsed within 100 years of each other, and in many of the same ways. Although both Rome and Han China both differed in that Han China experienced natural disasters, while Rome did not, ultimately they are more similar because their militaries played a large part in their downfall, both empires had problems defending themselves, and both were ravaged by disease and food shortages. The downfalls of Ancient Rome and Han China differed in that in Han China, the rapid population growth in earlier Han

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