...and Fall of Rome The Economics Behind an Empire 4/18/2013 ECO 120 Seb Jaramillo The Rise and Fall of Rome To many people, the ancient world has always been a topic of great interest and study. The ancient world is essentially the explanation for how the world ended up where it is today. Our ancestors laid down the foundation that would help form and mold today’s civilization and the way people live out their lives in modern times. Perhaps no civilization of the past did more for the future than the efforts and contributions of the Roman Empire. For almost a millennia, the Romans controlled the vast majority of the world. Their Empire made it possible to spread wealth and knowledge to the far corners of the world and lay down a base common knowledge that helped pave the path for people to follow. This paper shall look into the background of Rome and see what economic forces helped lead to the formation of such a formidable empire. What allowed these people to become so wealthy and construct a vast territory? Why was it easy for the Romans to do so much while many other nations are still set back in our day and age? The paper shall also look at the forces at work near the end of the Western Empire that brought an end to the glory and majesty of Rome and how this knowledge can perhaps produce a means of prevention of the same fate for the United States. The city of Rome became a Republic around the year 509 BC. By the end of the first century BC Rome controlled almost...
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...The Fall of Ancient Rome Rome was one of the greatest empires to ever rule in History. They gave modern society a large amount of archaeological advancements, such as the roads traveling everywhere, along with columns, arches, and concrete. Their Latin language has become the language in which many English words are derived from, even though the original language is dead. The Romans also gave us the representative government in which the people rule. How did such a dominating and inspiring civilization cease to exist? Even though we base our society on Rome, the Political, Economic, and Military problems caused enough problems to lead to the empire collapsing. The presentation on Ancient Rome at first focuses on how much Caesar Augustus did for the Roman Empire with his reforms and his image. Citizenship in Rome expanded and Augustus established the Pax Romana, a period of lasting peace and prosperity that insured the survival and eventual transmission of the Greco-Roman heritage and the diffusion of Christianity (Roman Empire). There were problems though, such as internal unrest, social and economic weaknesses, cultural stagnation in transformation, spread of mystery religions, and spiritualization of philosophy that made Rome’s decline a long process. In 476 AD, the western half of the Empire fell, and a Germanic Emperor was put on the throne, ending the long rule of Rome. The textbook gives similar viewpoints to what...
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...1) The two legends are that there were brothers Romulus and Remus who were raised by a wolf. While Romulus was building a wall for Rome, Remus mocked him and got killed. Then, Romulus went on to become the first ruler of Rome. The second legend was that a Trojan hero named Aeneas sailed down the Tiber after the Trojan war and the local king gave him his daughter in marriage and he united the people. 2) They were the cruel ruling Etruscan family. 3) A republic is a state or country where the ruler is elected by the people and the citizens have the right to vote. 4) The Roman military were well-trained who were organized into legions. They were happy to fight. 5) 6,000-10,000 soldiers were in a legion. 6) The Roman Confederation was a system where people got citizenship under the Roman law. 7) A Roman dictator is a ruler with absolute control in an emergency situation. In an empire it isn't just for an emergency. 8) Cininnatus was a former consul who ran a farm. He was called to be dictated when Rome was surrounded by enemies. He surrounded the enemies overnight and stopped supplies from coming in. 9) There were the patricians and the plebians. The patricians were wealthy land-owning citizens. The plebians were the commoners, so basically everyone else. 10) The tree branches were the senate, assembly, and consul. 11) They revolted because the patricians didn't tell them the laws and the plebians couldn't run office. What happened was that the plebians got to run assembly...
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...John Heywood used the expression “Rome was not built in a day” to make the argument that great things take time to build. In the song “Clique”, Kanye West boasts, “so I just meditate at the home in Pompeii/about how I could build a new Rome in one day” (101-102). In these lines, the always hubris Kanye accepts Heywood’s challenge and plots how he can build a new Rome in one day. There is no question that Kanye cannot rebuild the Roman Empire in one day, nevertheless the real question is how could one of the most powerful ancient empires fall? Over the years, historians have attributed the fall of the Roman Empire to many different factors. I believe that immigration played the biggest role in the fall of the Roman Empire...
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...Rome is a huge empire and still today is concidered as the greates empire standing. it is well rounded and respected. Rome however, did not start so huge, it started as a samll citty state, which was easy to handel. then more people, and non romans known as foreigners came into their small ctity sate. as time passed by Rome transformed into a a world power empire. there transformation made a huge impact on how they ran thier empire. the Roman Republic decayed and made the transformation into the Roman Empire was because of the changes in governement and the different people that came in to conquer. This shift made Rome stronger than ever, and made them how we know them today. At the beginig of 500 BC. Rome became a republic. a republic is a form of government whe power is controlled by the common people. Senators were elected by the people to run in government. In the Roaman Republic the first punic war began. this was the war with catherage. catherage wanted to protect its tdradding agreements with Rome, and Rome wanted to keep catherage groups away from thier territory. Then came the second punic war. In this war general Hannibal tried to establish Romes italian allies to leave, but then they rebeled.so after the the second punic war ended, it marked the end of Rome finally defeating thier enemy cartharge. in addition Rome's economy grew after the puic wars then a man by the name of Tiberius who was a politian at the time and he was then elected tribune....
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...Beginning with Phillip II’s campaign Greece became a very successful and large territory. Following Greece, Rome became an even larger empire created by Julius Caesar. There were various changes between Greece and Rome rule regarding governmental structure, land ruled, language used, and social structure. Although a there was much change between the empires, there were many continuities as well such as religious views, social class relations, philosophies, and social activities. One of the major changes between Greece rule and Roman rule was the territory that was controlled. The Greek Empire stretched from Macedonia to Punjab. It could have been expanded further, but Alexander the Greats troops did not wish to push farther into India after...
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...The Western Roman Empire expanded into three continents, Africa, Asia, and Europe. The Roman Empire once was the greatest There were many different religions and cultures in the empire. In 284, Diocletian became the strong emperor. Diocletian tried to help the empire by doubling the army and hired German mercenaries. Diocletian also had the idea of dividing the Roman Empire in half. Diocletian took over the East half while Constantine took over the West. In the East and the West they speak different languages. In the East they spoke Greek, while in the West they spoke Latin. During the ruling of Constantine and Diocletian, the capital was moved to the old city of Byzantium, which was renamed Constantinople. The Eastern Empire became the...
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...Long essay How Christianity affected the empire * Think in term of centuries * Constantine Germans, army, borders * German influence lead to the end of the empire * Battle of Adrianople Germans beat romans * Start taking parts of Rome * Bad emperors in west * Bad economy lets Germans in Short essay The splitting of the empire * Why do they split * Why does the west fall * How are they different in culture, language * West has bad emperors * East pays people no to invade Emergence of absolute autocracy * Augustus * Power of the emperor Who is the most important person in second triumvirate * Augustus * Sets of empire * What world did he create with reforms * Makes it seem like he is going back to old time values Dates Edict of toleration 313 AD Founding of Constantinople 330 AD Fall of western Rome (fall of the roman empire) 476 AD Start of the empire 27 BCE When Germans sacked Rome 410 CE?? Study 11-5 to present Christianity Chronology 64 First persecution of Christians under Emperor Nero 274 Birthdat of Constantine 303 Great Persecution begins and Diocletion issues edict that bans the practice of christianity 312 Constantine embraces christianity after vision 313 Edict of Milan tolerates christians 324 Constantine is sole emperor of Rome 326 Edicts of Constantine against Christian heretics 330 Constantinople "New Rome" 341 Imperial...
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...According to tradition, Rome was founded by two brothers, Romulus and Remus (Coffin 169). These two brothers had no idea of how this land they founded would grow to be the grand empire it would eventually become. Throughout the course of centuries, Rome would go through many trials and tribulations that would eventually lead it to greatness. However, as all good things, this too came to an end. Rome’s empire did not start out as this large domain of land. They went through a series of changes and wars to expand their borders. They started off with the Etruscan kings ruling the land. However, the rape of Lucretia, a Roman woman by a son of the Etruscan dynasty, turned the Romans against this dynasty and changed the form of government going forward (Coffin 171). They now focused their government in an aristocratic way. This divided the people into two classes, the plebeians and the patricians. After fighting for rights, the plebeians began to gain some recognition as being equal. With this aspect of Roman life settling down, they were able to continue their expansion. They thrived on the strength of the military. There were many wars including the Punic Wars and the Macedonian and Syrian Wars that were victorious for the Romans and assisted in their continued expansion (Linderski 3). Because of the success of the wars, Rome encountered wealth which would change the political and economical standing of the republic. However, this wealth did not benefit the poor class...
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...The Powerful Roman Empire There is many reason why the Roman Empire become more powerful that we talk about and apply it our reasons today. Some of the things that made it powerful include its religious experiences, technological innovations, and social conceptions of virtue which made it so powerful and organized in an Ancient world dominance. The first thing is its religion, the roman adopted the Greek religion of multiple gods such as Zeus as Jupiter, Poseidon as Neptune, Hera, as Juno, Athena as Minerva, Aphrodite as Venus and Apollo as Apollo and many more. It was important to the Romans had to do things the right way and there priest were not professional and to have proper morals and behaviors in the Roman Empire. Also an important ting was the Emperors introduced a cult or a way that is acceptable even to and emperor and most town in Rome head statues of the emperor to install fear that they are always being watch and Rome was not very inclusive to other forms of gods....
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...Roman Period Early History * 1000 BC - Latins begin to settle in Italy. * 753 BC - The city is allegedly founded in this year by Romulus and Remus. * 750 BC - Tarpeia besieges cities, and hands it over to the Sabines * 700 BC - Near Rome, the Etruscan civilization more or less begins. * 659 BC - The enemy city of Alba Longa is destroyed by the Romans. * 616 BC - The first Etruscan king of Rome, Tarquinius Priscus establishes a Forum and a Circus Maximus. * c.600 BC - Cloaca Maxima is probably first built around this year. * 578 BC - Servius Tullius becomes the next Etruscan king of Rome * 565 BC - Servian Walls are built. * 534 BC - King Servius is assassinated. * 510 BC - Temple of Jupiter on the Capitol is completed and consecrated. * 509 BC - Lucius Brutus founds the republic and expels the Etruscans and Tarquin the Proud from Rome. * 508 BC - A Treaty is made between Rome and Carthage. * 507 BC - The famous war against the Etruscans begins, featuring hero Horatio. Republic * 499 BC - A battle against foreign tribes commences, including the construction of the Temple of Castor and Pollux. * 396 BC - The Etruscan city of Veio is defeated by the Romans * 390 BC - Rome is sacked by the Gauls after the Battle of the Allia * 380 BC - The once destroyed Servian Wall is reconstructed. * 312 BC - The Via Appia and Aqua Appia are constructed. * 264 - 241 BC - First Punic War * 220 BC - Via Flamina is...
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...City Paper 05/13/2016 Rome originally was a small town on the banks of the Tiber River, Rome grew in size and strength, early on, through trade. The location of the city provided merchants with an easily navigable waterway on which to traffic their goods.Greek culture and civilization, which came to Rome from Greek colonies to the south, provided the early Romans with way to build their own culture. From the Greeks they borrowed literacy and religion as well as the fundamentals of architecture. The Etruscans, to the north, provided a place for trade. Etruria was also well set for trade and the early Romans learned the skills of trade from by the Etruscans who were in the area around Rome. Early on, the Romans showed a talent for borrowing and improving upon the skills and concepts of other cultures. The Kingdom of Rome grew rapidly from a trading town to a prosperous city between the 8th and 6th centuries BC. The ruling class in Rome called themselves Optimates or “the best men” while the lower classes, were known as the Populares or “the people”. In general, the Optimates held with traditional political and social values which favored the power of the Senate of Rome and the superiority of the ruling class. The Populares, favored reform and democratic side of the Roman Republic. Early forms of the Roman religion believed that spirits were in everything around them, even people included. The first citizens of Rome also believed they were watched over by the spirits of their...
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...their recording system was also simple, the testimony of which is seen in archaeology. Of the ancient civilizations the Roman civilizations was a prominent one in respect of political, social and economic approach. It was one of the ancient civilizations which were based on commercial trading. The language and the legions were supported by trade while being at the same time part of its backbone. Romans were businessmen and the longevity of their empire was due to their commercial trade.1 Overview of the ancient civilizations: There were many civilizations in the ancient world. The most dominant ones were: a. b. c. a. The Babylonian Civilization. The Egyptian Civilization. The Greek Civilization. The Roman Civilization. Name of the Civilization The Babylonian Civilization The Egyptian Civilization The Greek Civilization The Roman Civilization Time period 3000 BC - 2000BC 3000 BC - 1000BC 1000 BC – 100 AD 100 AD – 500AD The Roman Civilization: The Roman civilization was first introduced in 753 BC. Romulus was the first king of Rome which is named after him. This...
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...‘To what extent did the Emperor Constantine reunite the Roman Empire between 312AD to 324AD?’ On the 28th October 312, Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus and Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius collided on a broad plain in front of the Milvian Bridge. The outcome of this fight would determine who the next Augustus of the Western Roman Empire would be. Maxentius, the current Emperor was facing down the usurper at Rome’s door, the young Constantine. The 40,000 hard-bitten legionnaires of Constantine had fought down through Italia and the 100,000 of Maxentius’s auxiliary and untested forces to the gates of Rome itself. Backed by his sudden belief in Christianity, Constantine and his Cavalry exterminated rank upon rank of Maxentius’s men, and routing the majority of those remaining in a panic, causing the Milvian Bridge to collapse beneath them, marking the unforeseen end to the final battle of the civil war for the Western Roman Empire. The general Constantine had won his greatest military victory. He was now sole ruler of the Western Roman Empire, and he had achieved this through his new found faith, support from the men who loyally followed his footsteps from Britain to Italy and his deep understanding of the political arena. But to what extent did his own success and prowess led to the unification of the Eastern and Western Empires by the time of his death? When Constantine the Liberator entered the great City of Rome, he passed through a blizzard of flowers and offerings...
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...Many have tried to conquer the world, but none have succeeded. Rome, however, did become one of the greatest empires this world has seen. During 600 BC to 1453AD this region grew. Rome’s empire grew rapidly by conquering other nations around them. How was this possible back then? How could a growing nation themselves start to conquer others around them, and eventually be one of the biggest empires during this era? The leaders of Rome, despite their hunger for power, were no fools. An advantage Rome had on its enemies was its strong and balanced government. In the long run it made the Romans stronger than anyone else. Government can either aid a country or destroy it. Depending on the type of government ran, will determine overall what strengths...
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