What Made Rome Great By: Jack Mo There are lots of things that made Rome great‚ its location‚ its government and laws‚ its army and their successes‚ and its great buildings‚ but a few things stood out the most. Its location‚ its army‚ and its infrastructure were truly the most important parts of Rome and why it was so great. Unlike a lot of cities back then‚ Rome was not built on the coast. Romulus‚ the founder of Rome‚ could have easily built the city down by the see but he didn’t and this was
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What Made Rome Great? Rome is an empire that stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Black Sea‚ and with an abundance of reasons as to what made it great‚ Cicero believed that the perfect location chosen by Romulus‚ that truly made Rome great. When building the Capital of an empire there are several factors to take in. Defence‚ distance from the sea‚ and more defence. The Rutuli people‚ were of concern to the Romans as they had comparable wealth and power. Building the city just north
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society a civilization. There are also many things that makes a civilization advanced. Government‚ Religion‚ and culture impacts societies and makes them civilizations. Some of the products that were constructed that plays along with these three characteristics helps make these civilizations advanced. These three things that made up these civilizations have brought them a long way. Government plays a very big part in changing a society into a civilization. The majorities of these civilizations had
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Throughout history‚ men typically dominated societies. Men have always appeared to have more respect and rights than women‚ depending on certain civilizations. In societies like Egypt‚ men were frequently pharaohs and today‚ are considered to be great rulers. Women were often expected to take the job of motherhood in Egyptian society. Although this was their anticipated responsibility‚ women‚ usually upper class and royal‚ were still permitted to get an education‚ to possess property‚ own businesses
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"All roads lead to Rome." This quote holds much truth as what Rome has left to Western Civilization is brought to light. The Roman made countless contributions to Western Civilization‚ but a few are the most significant of all. Rome‚ the most important civilization to the Western World‚ left a great legacy‚ paving the road for the spread of Christianity‚ forming the basis for republic‚ and allowing for a widespread diffusion of culture. Though not Rome’s intention‚ it allowed Christianity to spread
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"Great conquering nation of the world" (Morey‚ n.d) this was dubbed to the Roman empire‚ during the period where they had successfully conquered and colonized vast territories. However‚ unlike other ancient civilizations‚ the kind of treatment they had demonstrated with the inhabitants of their newly acquired colonial possessions were far different from other western civilizations. They have had governed them in a civilize manner specifically in organizing these territories as a compact society
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dismemberment of what used to be the American dream as they continue to feed further in the lie that the lower class deserves to be there‚ the middle class is getting poorer and the rich getting richer and therefore those who refute their oversimplified version of “the truth” must be lazy‚ poor‚ incompetent‚ or just plain out stupid. Essentially‚ what made America great‚ is dead. In this upcoming election we have two options. A vindictive con-man‚ seeking vengeance from a civilization that never did
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The Most Successful Civilization Introduction The Roman people were the most successful ancient civilization. One reason why the Romans were a great civilization is that they conquered a lot of land with their great military‚ and weapons. My second reason is that Romans had a really good numbers. My last reason is that they had really good inventions. Roman Army The land the Romans conquered was Britannia‚ Egypt‚ Spain‚ France‚ Greece‚ the Middle East‚ and the North African coastal region
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What makes a great civilization? A civilization depends on a number of factors which are important. These factors are the components that make a civilization. The main factors are good government and control‚ good geographical location‚ labour specialisation‚ complex beliefs and a unique writing system. Good control and good government is the most important factor in the development of a civilization. Suppose‚ the geographical location is very good for the civilization; there is easy access to
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ROME 1. Macedonian professional army-advantages included a wide range of specialists‚ strict discipline and elimination of large numbers of noncombatant servants 2. Battle of Chaeronea- ended Greek city state freedom once and for all. 3. Philip of Macedon-by his death he had installed his despotic rule throughout Greece 4. Alexander-was motivated by the desire for personal power and glory 5. Despotism-absolute power- of authority of rulers who represented themselves as at least semi-divine
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