1.Southern region of the modern France around Marseilles is called Provence. After Julius Caesar's’ conquest in the 1st century the Roman called that area Provincia Romana, which later evolved in Provence.…
The roman empire was a very important time in history .According to Chua she states that the achaemenid empire was better than the roman. the achaemenid empire was all about wars but the roman were smart about everything they were idealist. The empire started in 753 BC by Romulus. The ruler Trajan was from the origin of Spain his mother was Spanish father was roman. Mostly many rulers were not roman anybody with a education could be a emperor. He established…
2) 507 B.C.E. The establishment of the Roman Republic that lasted till 31 B.C.E. It was established by the members of the senatorial class in early Rome.…
Life in Augustan Rome saw new improvements of Greek ideas under the rule of Augustus. Octavius Augustus came from an average but respected family because of lineage to Julius Caesar. His father died when he was young and sent to live with his grandmother who was the sister of Caesar himself. Julius Caesar was a very popular ruler in Rome and he ruled from the first triumvirate where he and two other men shared control. Octavius soon would be a part of Caesar’s life and because Caesar had no airs and adopted Octavius and made him air. When Caesar was assassinated, Octavius took control arranged a second triumvirate made of up loyal men of Caesar. There was a civil war with Marc Anthony due to political ambition, Octavius was successful in defeating…
The Roman Empire was ruled by various leaders. However, most of these leaders were dictators and tribal. In a line of the ruling, you may find a time when Rome was ruled by people of the same family. For instance, a son succeeded the father, and the grandson succeeded the son. For this reason, it clear that democracy was changed and that some people were selfish and didn’t let others lead. However, the Julio-Claudian Empire refers to the first five leaders who ruled Rome. They include Tiberius, Claudius, Augustus, Nero, and Caligula. Also, the Julio-Claudian Empire may refer to the family of which the five empires belonged. They ruled under the foundation of Augustus…
3. Augustus: (63 B.C.E.-14 c.e.) Honorific name of Octavian, founder of the Roman Principate, the military dictatorship that replaced the failing rule of the Roman Senate. After defeating all rivals, between 31 B.C.E. and 14 C.E. he laid the groundwork for several centuries of stability and prosperity in the Roman Empire.…
Scullard, H. H. (2003). From the Gracchi to Nero: A history of Rome, 133 B.C. to A.D. 68. [S.l.]: Routledge.…
* “Nero’s death did not immediately solve all problems: the lack of an heir undermined the hereditary principle of succession. This was decided by the army groups in mutual rivalry” (Scullard)…
The Republican period of Roman history began in 509 BCE after the last Etruscan kings was dropped. The Republic was controlled by the Senate, which was an assembly by dominated upper-class families. This dominance by the aristocracy led to tensions between the social classes, especially among the lower classes who fought for equality in both the economy and the government. Despite these inner struggles, Rome's military power strengthened throughout the 5th and 4th centuries BCE and by 270 BCE they commanded the entire peninsula. 264 BCE brought the beginning of the three Punic Wars fought against Carthage over control of the western Mediterranean. These resulted in victories for Rome which granted them access to the wealth of Greece, Egypt,…
In “Twelve Caesars”, Suetonius writes the anecdotal memoirs of the 12 kings of the Roman Empire, starting from Julius Caesar all the way till Domitian. His work is unparalleled in detail and is a rich primary source on the history of Rome. Suetonius writes a detailed memoir about each of the kings, outlining in vivid detail their actions, their lives, their accession to the seat of power and their deaths. There seems to be a general mix of virtue and vice in the character of these kings. Using the real life incidents occurring in their lives, Suetonius gives the reader an idea of the different good and bad qualities of these illustrious men as emperors. These kings exhibit qualities of being modest, just, doing public good, improving and repairing the building and infrastructure of the empire and improve the administration of the empire as well as vices of cruelty, incest, extravagance, decadence and vanity. In what follows, these qualities of what constitutes a good emperor and a bad emperor will be discussed with the help of Suetonius’ biographical memoirs in Twelve Caesars.…
3. Why have Caesar and his attendants gathered in a public square near the Forum?…
In the later part of the Roman Empire’s existence, their political and government was fraught with political corruption and incompetent leaders. The…
“The Emperor Nero possessed a character so insecure and self-obsessed that he was completely unsuited to govern the Roman Empire.” (Baker 187) Nero rose to power through the conniving tactics of his own mother. This festered inside him his entire career, and the paranoia it caused eventually drove him crazy. With roots in his distrust of his mother and no true appeal to the throne, Nero’s insecurity manifested itself in his lust for attention and disapproval of dissent; this ultimately caused his downfall and the bankrupting of Rome.…
Legends say that Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus to twin brothers . They were left to drown in a basket on the tiber but , they were found by a wolf .After, Romulus killed his brother he became the first king of Rome . Rome ‘s history started with seven kings . The last three kings were Etruscan . They built temples and the first sewers .…
BCE. It is known as one of the strongest empires. The Roman Empire fell during 476 CE. The main reasons were because of military weakness, foreign invaders, and weak leadership.…