Rome And Greece Research Paper

Greece and Rome are not only places I dream of visiting but they are also exciting places to learn about as well. In the following paragraphs you will hear about some of the interesting factors of Rome and Greece. The first thing I want to cover is the fact that where Greece is located was prime for them to be able to rely on maritime trade as a huge economic resource. It was good that they could rely on the maritime trade because they were unable to grow some of the staple crops. Greece consists of a lot of rugged mountains, deep valleys and poor soil that was rocky which was ideal for grapes and olives but not good for wheat. Also being right on the Mediterranean Sea Greece was susceptible to all kinds of natural disasters including earthquakes, …show more content…
He was the most celebrated emperor of the Byzantine Empire. With his wife Theodora crowned empress and co-ruler, who was proven to be invaluable to the team, Justinian was able to stand his ground when a riot broke out in Constantinople. He was known as” the Sleepless Emperor” and was determined to reunify the Roman Empire. He created a large army and was able to take over quite a bit of land. Justinian was able to partially achieve his goal of restoring what had been the entire Roman Empire, decades of fighting against the Germanic people and the Persian Empire proved to be costly, both money and human. “To make matters worse, a plague epidemic that began in North Africa reached the Byzantine Empire in 541 CE, further weakening an already troubled economy. Upon the death of Justinian, an exhausted Byzantine Empire lost all previously gained territory to the very peoples from whom they had taken it” (Acrobatiq, 2014). After Justinian’s death no successors could finish his …show more content…
In the beginning only the wealthy had political rights, over time they gave political rights to a growing number of Plebeians. Under Augustus the senate was changed from only having people with high social standing holding office to having people who proved they deserved the office. There were also the brothers who supported limiting the amount of land a citizen could hold. Many senators did not agree with the brothers which led to the murder of Tiberius and later Gaius committed suicide. Over time the republic developed four legislative assemblies. The Curiate Assembly, the centuriate assembly, the tribal assembly and the plebeian assembly. Then when the republic was established two consuls were created to help the organizations of the states they were called Quaestor and the Censor. In the fourth century 2 new offices were created the Praetor and the