articles‚ “How Democratic was the Roman Republic?” written by Alan Ward shows the Roman Empire could not be considered democratic because the rome citizens have no likelihood of being able to cast their vote regularly‚ but a group of unrepresentative voters can easily dominate sovereign popular institution. So wishes of the people as a whole are not expressed. First‚ there were very practical barriers to fair and equitable voting in the popular assemblies. For instance‚ “ all voting had to be conduct
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Why was the Roman Army so Successful? The legions of Rome were one of the biggest factors in Rome’s success as an empire. They conquered vast quantities of land‚ and were often used by the government to improve the morale of people living in cities‚ which often had parts that were cramped and unsanitary. The legions were set apart from contemporary armies due to their level of organisation and especially as they fought as a unit and not as individuals‚ as many tribes did. The swords of the Roman
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Why was the Roman army so successful? The Romans were probably the most successful empire ever. However what made them such a driving force was the power and organization behind the fearsome legions of the Romans. To most people the Roman army just seems like a normal army that you hear about. Well it is much more that that‚ there are a lot of reasons why they are as successful as they were. Here are some of them: weaponry‚ equipment‚ organisation‚ discipline training and its tactics. Some
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Formations of the Legion The entire foundation of Roman infantry tactics was the idea that by keeping troops in order‚ one could fight more effectively. Most military commanders of the day simply had their troops rush wildly at the enemy‚ relying on superior numbers‚ better soldiers‚ or luck to carry the day. The Romans realized that they could not always rely on these‚ so they turned to strategy. Each situation was handled differently‚ taking into account terrain‚ the type and strength of the
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There are many explanations for the fall of the Roman Empire‚ but I don’t believe blame can be solely placed on the immorality of Rome. Babcock (2012) states‚ “Rome was always immoral‚ and it always tolerated a whole range of immoral acts throughout its history” (p. 136). It would be hard to imagine that things continued to get worse until the morals were so bad that the empire collapsed. Although I do agree that “the explanation for why all human societies and empires collapse (is) because of
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This is Britain! The Romans were in Britain until the beginning of 5. And the south-eastern part of the island were much Romanized. It was formed by five municipalities in the Roman style: Kamulodunum (now Colchester)‚ Verulamium (St. Albans)‚ Lindum (Lincoln)‚ Glevum (Gloucester) and Eborakum (York). All but Verulamiuma‚ were military settlements. Other cities were founded as centers of areas. In architecture and urban planning‚ they followed the Roman models‚ as well as villas‚ being built
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After all this years‚ the main cause of the fall of the Roman Empire is still in discussion. There are several theories that explain the possible causes but none of these theories has been confirmed. The topic has created an ongoing debate and historians continue to look further into the facts of the events that led to the collapse of the Roman Empire. Historians discuss different theories like natural disasters‚ military failures‚ and problems with taxations‚ religion‚ among others. One of the
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During the first three hundred years of the Roman Empire the issue of succeeding as Emperor was decided either dynastically or by Adoptive succession. In Dynastic succession the current Emperor selects one of his relatives to succeed him. In some cases like with Augustus choosing Tiberius‚ the choice is only made because the intended successors are no longer a viable option‚ in this case due to the deaths of his intended heirs. Throughout the rest of the Julio-Claudian line and also with Commodus
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Why was the Roman Army so successful? Dorothy Kwok The Roman army was the most successful and powerful army in history‚ they built the Roman Empire‚ which spread over continents and lasted for a very long time. The Romans achieved fame for its amazing army. There are many reasons why the Roman army was so successful. The army offered Roman citizens to return with glory and money after serving Rome in battles. Their weapons and equipment was a lot more advanced than their enemies‚ which requires
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be winning the political battle. And one of these years we might actually end up taking Keynes’s advice‚ which is every bit as valid now as it was 75 years ago AFTER ALL.” The U.S.‚ now the world’s largest debtor‚ embraces the great British economist’s 75-year-old argument (Skidelsky‚ 1996)Born in a total different world of ‘Capitalistic Individualism’ was John Maynard Keynes on the 05th of June 1883‚ to save the ‘Capitalistic Individualism’. Which if left unchecked would make a ‘authoritarian state
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