second thought to most ancient Romans. It never carried the same prestige as that of a legionary. Before the First Punic War the Roman navy consisted mainly of allied ships and a few Roman ships that had crews that were very inexperienced. When entering the First Punic War they realized they needed to develop a navy to match the superior Carthaginian fleet. The fleet that the Romans had before the war would never withstand any naval battles. In building their navy‚ the Romans were able to utilize their
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this Republic that Rome grew and expanded by conquest into the most powerful nation in the world at the time. As Roman territory increased‚ however‚ politicians and generals became more and more powerful and hungry for power. A series of events during the 1st and 2nd centuries B.C. led to the demise of the Roman Republic. Under the reigns of Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar‚ the Roman Empire was formed. The Empire was ruled by an emperor‚ who had complete control over his people. Power was no longer
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Cultures Hour 7 The Spread of Christianity 30 May‚ 2013 The Spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire The spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire was made possible by many things including the birth of Jesus‚ apostles‚ poverty‚ travel‚ roads‚ language‚ and the Roman army (PBS‚ 2006). The major people who took part in the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire were Jesus‚ the apostle Paul‚ the Roman army‚ and Constantine (Thorpe‚ ND). After the death of Jesus‚ his word continued on
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Every five years‚ each male Roman citizen had to register in Rome for the census. In this he had to declare his family‚ wife‚ children‚ slaves and riches. If a the male failed to complete his census‚ his possessions would be confiscated and he would be sold into slavery. Since registration meant freedom‚ a master wishing to free his slave needed only to enter him in the censor’s list as a citizen (manumissio censu). Registration in the census was the only way that a Roman could ensure that his identity
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The Roman army was an awesome force‚ their size and power wouldn’t be matched for over a thousand years after the fall of the Roman Empire. The Romans believed they were the decedents of Mars; Mars was believed to be the god of war. This essentially made all romans the children of the God of war. The Roman army started small just farmers and land owners fighting for what was theirs or trying to take over new land because theirs had become un farmable. This group of framer/citizen warriors over
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How Civilised were The Romans? Civilised means to have a good culture‚ education and to treat people with respect. It also means to have rules‚ help others‚ be clean‚ be organised and being polite. I think the Romans were civilised for several reasons: Aqueducts: An aqueduct was built to transport water. It was a sort of bridge‚ built on arches. On top was a channel to carry water. The Romans used aqueducts to supply towns with water from springs‚ rivers or lakes. A lot of the aqueducts have disappeared
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for the Roman Republic are 509 to 27 B.C. The latter part of this period from 133 to 27 B.C. is known as the late Republic. It is also known as the Roman Revolution. The result of this revolution was the emergence of the Roman Empire and the catalyst has traditionally been linked to a single Roman citizen called Tiberius Gracchus. The wake of his brief political career left Rome much different than it had been. Like a crack in the wall of a dam‚ Tiberius revealed a weakness in the Roman system of
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Roman theatre began in the 4th century B.C‚ which they stole ideas from the Greeks and improved them. Roman theatre had three major influences‚ Greek drama‚ Etruscan influences and Fabula Atellana‚ this helped them create comedies and added more entertainment like acrobatics‚ fights and athletics. Just like Greek theatre‚ Roman theatre also had festivals to honor the Gods but the Romans deity was the Goddess of Love (Venus). In this paper I will describe structures of Roman theatre‚ like the size
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spiritual force that conquered the Roman Empire; one of the decisive elements in the growth of Western civiliztion (Bunson 9). Throughout history Christianity has played a major role in changing our society into what it is today. "Christianity won the professed allegiance of the overwhelming majority of the population of the Roman Empire and even the support of the Roman State (Latourette 65). Not only did Christianity thrive‚ but it also succeeded in changing the face of Roman culture. <br><br>Consider the
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Although the human race evolves with time‚ there are still many architectural replications of Greco-Roman forms in modern day society of today. The times of the great Ancient Greek and Roman Empires have longed passed‚ but the people of today are still able to admire and honor their inconceivable architectural innovations. The Greco-Romans were very creative societies that worked collectively to build larger and more majestic things than had ever been built before. These stylistic ideas and works
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