Christianization In Rome

In Rome’s empire during the 100-600 C.E. periods, there were cultural and political changes and continuities occurring. The continuity in Rome culturally was Christianization. Christianization was the empire becoming a basis upon Christianity. A political continuity in Rome was the superiority of technology, which aided in the successfulness of the military. Some of the technology was the new armor and the use of the material, concrete. A cultural change in the Roman Empire was the way that the lower classes were treated. The way the lower class was treated had changed a lot and eventually caused them to revolt. A political change in the Ancient Roman Empire was the military strategies. The military at first had a large navy and began to break
When the Roman Empire’s military first came about, it was large and didn’t have as good of organization as it did at the end of the empire. Rome’s military was extremely well organized and were prearranged around smaller, more maneuverable units. The Roman Empire had some units of cavalry and the greatest navy power during that period. This was due to the new developed large, steel armor, rather than the previous small armor. The military had also changed because of the weapons to destroy and conquer other peoples. The invention of catapults was exclusive to the navy. The generals began gaining responsibility for justice in the Empire. This was something new for the Empire. Near the end of the Roman Empire, generals were used for more than leading the successful Roman military. Another change of the Roman military was the soldiers. During the first creation of the military, soldiers were not paid and the weak were put in front. The weak soldiers were still put in front but they were trained more so they were more successful. Also the soldiers were paid wages and with the new slaves being introduced, slaves were also used as a major part of the military. The Roman military set up camps and built roads to aid their military. This made it easier for the military to accommodate to where they were fighting at. Watch towers were put on these camps to look out for the city. These camps became prospering cities for the Roman Empire during the period. The Roman military had changed a lot during the 100-600 C.E.