King of the Romans

counterparts; specifically, to those territories under the control of the Eastern Roman empire. The Eastern Roman empire was comprised of great monastery influence, wealth, high population, and urbanization. In contrast, the West, being the worst of the heirs of the Roman empire, was impoverished. It lacked monetary funds, education, and sufficient infrastructure to sustain itself. The West represented remains of the old Roman world, as if it were left in the past. Remarkably, the British Isles fell into

With the decline of the Western Roman empire Western Europe was a disjointed land that had no true unifying structure till the rise of Christianity. In Roman antiquity people used the State or empire of Rome to define themselves and give them a sense of unity despite having a diverse group of people within the empire. When Western Rome fell this belief based on a Roman cultural identity disappeared and no longer were people able to identify themselves with any particular group as they once have

society today. But greed has been present for a long time. King Henry the 8th (VIII) was married six times and killed all six of his wives two of which he had beheaded. He did that because none of them were able to produce a son. He also played a critical role in the English Reformation which turned his country into a Protestant Nation.

but with great loss in order to do so. This term came from the King of Pyrrhus’ battle in Asculum, and his quote: “If I should ever conquer again in this fashion, it would be my ruin”. This term can be used to describe many battles throughout history, but it is important to understand the original Pyrrhic victory. King Pyrrhus of Epicus had a great army, with noble reason to fight, but he was fighting too formidable a foe. King Pyrrhus’ army was very large. It consisted of between 25,000-30

Pofue Yang Mrs. Killian English 8 Rome’s Good Side and Rome’s Bad Side When people hear or see the word “Rome”, many of them think of the ancient Roman culture. The Roman culture consists of the Roman Gods, myths, their way of life, and arts. The surveyors wrote things such as “Romans Gods”, “Jesus”, “Architecture”, and “Ancient”. But the most surprising thing was that barely any of the surveyors mentioned Rome’s dark side; conquership, enslavement of people, forcing other people to fight for entertainment

Rome is known for its’ empire (The Roman Empire). Rome started out small and ended up becoming this huge and undefeatable force of nature. Rome received their success by either attacking other nearby towns/neighbors or granting them treaties or citizenships. E. Badien, the author who created an article called, The Organization Of Italy, explains how Rome organized Italy, and got their neighboring cities and nations to join them and turn ancient Italy into a leading state of power. In Badien’s observations

great man and the general of a Roman army. In 49 BC, he marched his roman army over the Rubicon and took over Rome. After which, he had himself made dictator for 10 years. Which was later extended to dictator-for-life. In 44 BC a conspiracy group was formed, led by Marcus Brutus and Cassius Longinus and involved 60 senators. In march 44 BC, Caesar was murdered by said conspiracy group under the accusation of attempting to making himself king. Which was a taboo in the Roman civilization. (Barlow, 2018)

dreary time for the Ancient Roman Empire. Many of the people turned away from the god of old and began to believe in a god that gave salvation and hope. Salvation from this life and onto the next. This ideology would eventually come in many different forms, languages, and ideas. However, they were all waved under one flag and one religion; the cause of Christianity. The Gospel of Matthew: Chapters 4-7 quite accurately covers the main threats that Christianity posed to the Roman Empire. Why was Christianity

foundation of the Constitution of America was built upon the government systems of the Athenian democracy and the Roman republic. However, although America was formed as a combination of the two structures, its historical background, separation of powers, co-rule between the government and the people, and the way in which its leaders were elected, makes it more closely resemble the Roman republic. All of these countries were once ruled by an aristocratic body. Athens was controlled by the Areopagus

architecturally and civically, and contributing to the eventual success of the urbs. According to myth, Rome was founded by the twin brothers, Romulus and Remus. The twins were the grandsons of King Numitor of Alba Longa, who was overthrown. The new king, King Amulius, was worried that male heirs of the old king would come back and take the crown from him, so he forced the twins’ mother to become a Vestal Virgin. The mother became pregnant and as a punishment for breaking her vows, was locked away. The