Rome Essays

In year 27 through 600 C.E. Roman civilization went through some cultural political changes as some continuity. Tarquin the proud soon established Roman Republic, then turned into an empire by Julius Caesar and Augustus. Starting off, Roman Empire was one unified eastern and western Empire to then what we later …

The Conrad Demarest model was created to help understand the reasoning behind the rise and fall of empire. While it was based off of American civilizations, such as the Aztecs or the Incas, it should also fit civilizations in Eurasia and Africa. For Rome, the empire fits the model almost …

Hadrian’s Wall and the Antonine Wall are two of the greatest building achievements completed by the Romans. There are many differences between these two walls most notably the materials used in there construction. Hadrian’s wall was made a both stone and turf while the main material used on the Antonine …

The Pantheon stands today in the heart of Rome, exhibiting the grandeur of civilizations, the majesty of the emperors who established and the genius of the architects who evolved it, even after two hundred centuries it stands revered and magnificent of its beauty. The opulence of the material used, its …

Introduction: Pax Romana, based on the context of Bruce W. Longecker’s’ The Lost Letters of Pergamum, characterizes the clash between two kinds or facets civilization and codes of morality. Underneath the extensive interlude of relative peace during the centuries-old reign of the Roman Empire was an evolving new face of …

It remains one of history’s great questions: What caused the decline and fall of the Roman Empire?             The when of the question is also a matter of debate. The traditional date acknowledged is September 4, 476 when Romulus Augustus, Emperor of the Western Empire, was deposed by Odoacer. But …

Rout: (N) –an overwhelming defeat. “disorderly retreat,” 1590s, from Middle French route “disorderly flight of troops,” literally “a breaking off, rupture,” from Vulgar Latin rupta “a dispersed group,” literally “a broken group,” from Latin rupta, fem.pp. of rumpere “to break? innumerable (adj.) –very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless. mid-14c., …

The Roman Empire was one of the most powerful and influential empires in the world. The history of the Roman Empire is vast as was its area of dominion. However, the scope of its influence on the world is seen in the fact that even to this day, many countries …

             While it is both tempting and convenient to ascribe a specific date for the “founding” of Rome, such speculations, like those which regard identifying a specific date for the “collapse” of the Roman Empire, seem more indicative of the historian (and student’s) longing for certainty and specificity than in …

Roman portraiture was one of the most significant periods in the development of portrait art. The characteristics of Roman portraitures are more modest, realistic, idealized, and natural. Also, the body compositions, muscles and facial expressions of portraits and sculptures are more advanced. Many roman portraits are directly linked to specific …