Although the Roman Empire was the greatest at it’s time‚ it did come to a fall. When it fell‚ the architecture‚ the culture‚ the stories were all lost for thousands of years. There were many contributors to the fall of the empire‚ but these four were the most critical: Political problems‚ economic issues‚ disastrous diseases‚ and finally‚ foreign invaders. The Western Roman Empire had political problems‚ this was the start of the fall of the empire. The first problem was the unfit emperors. For example
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The Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty were considered the two most powerful empires that ruled their respective parts of the world in the Ancient Era. The Roman Empire dominated the Mediterranean Basin and the Han Dynasty east and central Asia. The Roman Empire shares a combination of internal and external problems subsidizing the fall in the western portion. The Roman Empire parallels the Han Dynasty in the internal pressures each empire has faced and the epidemic effect on trade routes and
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the Roman Empire Religion in the Roman Empire was extremely diverse‚ due to Rome’s ability to blend in new religious beliefs from freshly conquered territory into the empire‚ from the Hebrew Religion in Palestine‚ the Classical Greek Gods of Homer in Asia Minor‚ the Druids in Gaul and Germania and Celt’s in Britannia‚ Rome’s religious tolerance was a vital hallmark which greatly attributed in its ability to successfully mend in new people and cultures into the empire. Rome’s
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will focus on the aspects of imperial management comparing the Roman and British Empires. It will explain what made them successful‚ what made them fall‚ and why empires seem to come into and go out of existence as they do. There are two major points that made the Roman Empire one of the longest lasting‚ and most successful empires. First is the governing approach that Roman leadership took in regard to its territories. The Romans took a more hand’s off approach to governing; they would have governors
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Eastern Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire Constantine Roman emperor who transferred the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium (eventually became the Constantinople) in 330 A.D. Constantinople The eastern part of the Roman Empire. Located along the Bosporus shore‚ the shore that links the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. 395 A.D. When the capital of the Roman Empire was returned to Rome. Making Rome as the capital of the Western Roman Empire. 476 A.D. Fall of the Western Roman Empire
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The Western Roman empire was excellent‚ untouchable and perfect. It seemed as if this empire was controlling the world. It was only a matter of time before political problems‚ economic issues‚ dastardly diseases‚ and foreign invaders looking for conquest. The Western Roman empire was falling‚ one of the major contributing reasons being political. There were many unfit‚ greedy and violent emperors that were in control of the empire. Emperors inherited the throne‚ yet lacked the ability to rule a
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Rise of the Roman Empire The legend about Rome ’s origins puts the founding of the city at around 735 B.C. It is said that a Vestal Virgin gave birth to twin boys‚ Romulus and Remus‚ and claimed that they were the sons of the god Mars. The Vestal Virgin was the sister of a king. The king believed that she was lying and imprisoned her. He put her two boys in a basket and threw it into the Tiber River. A she-wolf found the twins and raised them. The twins‚ Romulus and Remus‚ came back and killed
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All good things must come to an end; consequently‚ the impressive Roman empire crumbled into decay. Rome had been standing and growing for an awfully long time. Its large‚ exposed‚ and inviting borders encouraged many barbarian tribes outside of Rome to try to usurp Rome’s riches. Furthermore‚ religion had augmented a rift in the Roman people and other nations and tribes. Corruption amongst the government and civilian populations slowly crept in. The overall chaotic disorder made Rome an easy target
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On the last years of Rome‚ the Roman Empire faced many problems. The Romans suffered from inflation‚ unemployment‚ and barbarian invasion. Inflation was the rise in prices of food and water. Since the food and water was so expensive‚ the poor couldn’t buy it so they died or had hard times living without food. Unemployment was a big problem in the Roman Empire. Most of the poor and farmers did not have any jobs so they over crowded the cities‚ overcrowding of the cities was bad for the rich and the
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The Western Roman Empire The Roman Empire gave the world many fascinating things. Rome gave the world Christianity‚ which is now the world’s largest religion. The Romans also gave the world their language. The Romans spoke Latin‚ which is the base for most languages used today. Many of these languages include English‚ Spanish‚ Italian‚ French‚ and Portuguese. This leads the reader to question‚ "If Rome was such a powerful empire‚ then what led to the decline of the Roman Empire?" The fall
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