Roman Senate

The Rise of the Roman Republic. Or Empire? The Roman Empire lasted over 500 years and got so big that it fell. The Roman empire began with Augustus Caesar when he became the first emperor of Rome in 31 BCE. It lasted until its fall in 476 C.E. How this empire influenced our world today is limitless. The Roman Empire began as a small republic and eventually became the most commonly known empire ever. The Roman Republic was also a very important time period and system which we copied off and still

there are also many differences. Facts about how government in Ancient Rome worked. First, The Roman Republic had three main units and other small branches, much like America’s government. For the first main unit, there is a dictator that was elected by the people and took total control of Rome during a crisis, such as food shortages, wars, and other things. The second main unit is the Senate that collected taxes and passed all of the laws. For the last unit there are the Consuls that had control

the great things he did to Rome like that he made the senate larger, which gave more representation to the people, reformed the Roman Republic, which directly led to the Roman Empire, and was a great general. Some people may think he is a villain, but I know he is a hero. First and foremost, the people didn’t have any say in things that the government did, but Julius Caesar transformed the senate so that they represented the people. The senate now has 300 senators and they were elected for life.

being one of the best generals Rome has ever had. Julius Caesar was born on July 13,100 BC. His father, a Roman official, was also named Julius Caesar. Caesars’ mother was in charge of his education. She taught him about the Roman religion, history, law, and government. He also learned, like other noble-born young men, to be a soldier. Caesar lived in the time when Rome was a republic. The senate, which is what is what the governing body was called, met in the central area of Rome. There were two different

Julius Caesar was a Roman politician, military general, and dictator of the Roman Republic. Caesar expanded the Roman Republic through a series of battles across Europe before declaring himself dictator for life. A powerful political figure, Caesar launched a series of political and social reforms before being assassinated by a group of nobles in the Senate House on the Ides of March. Although Caesar was only dictator for a year, his political and military leadership, along with his effluence on

Roman society was pretty complex. Starting as a monarchy and ending up as a republic played a key factor in the roman society. Rome hold values into their gods and religious beliefs. The romans got their social status based of wealth, royal bloodline, and ranking in the army. Romans always used war to gain new territory which helped them gain better methods that they used to shaped the way their society was upkept. Rome was founded in 753 (BC) in Palatine Hill by Romulus the first king of rome.

Augustus ruled from 27 BC to 14 AD. He was the first emperor and the founder of the roman empire. He thought wisely and was able to keep the peace. He shared his power with the senate and created police force and fire brigade. Tiberius ruled from 14-37 AD and was a vigorous leader. Trajan was great at leading when it came to war. As emperor, he built public works such as baths, canals, public buildings, aqueducts. Also, the conquest Dacia and the kingdom Parthia in Asia. Claudius ruled from 41-54

able to have access to the houses of the rich and hence some hope of an education and future. The plebeians were important because they were the most numerous group of people making the Roman states along with the slaves. And because they were so numerous they had a fundamental role to play not only in the roman government but also in the development of the society. The plebeians played an important

When you hear the word “empire” many things can come to mind. The word is commonly associated with the Romans. In modern society, many people tend to compare the Roman Empire to the United States of America. In my opinion, the Roman Empire and the United States differ in three key ways. The ways being: their form of government, slavery and the colonizing of other countries . To have an empire you must also have an emperor or empress. That being said, my next train of thought leads me to the word

different leaders, emperors, city-states, and empires. The Roman Empire was an empire of many ups and downs with problems, people, and enemies. Octavian Augustus Caesar was the first emperor of the Roman Empire. Caesar had many strengths that through the years left him a glorious empire. Gaius Octavius Thurinus was brought into the world during 63 B.C. in Velletri , a city outside of Rome. He was the son of a senator and governor in the Roman Republic. Octavius’s mother was kin to Julius Caesar by