However, after the assassination of the first dictator, Julius Caesar, it seemed the republic would not last. Octavian Caesar took the role of dictator, and later named himself emperor after changing the law. The imperial rule of Rome is very similar to that of Han China, which was ruled by a sole emperor with very strict rules. Octavian Caesar began a period of peace and prosperity for Rome, this is known as the Pax Romana. With many innovations, the complex road system was built throughout the empire built very large and expansive building projects.
Things like killing the ruler of Rome and throwing the whole empire into turmoil. For their argument they argued that because they loved Rome so much, that is why they had to kill Caesar because they could not have a ruler over Rome. Their forefathers had fought for the freedom and republic of Rome and they even killed a guy who tried to be ruler. Brutus and Cassius had the right idea in trying to protect the republic but they didn’t think it through enough and that is where their plan failed. Caesar was given a crown three times and the people wanted him to have it, but all three times he rejected it to look good in front of the people.
Rome sought peace through gold rather than by military might, paying some of the barbarian leaders to remains outside the Empire’s borders. In 444 A.D. Attila became the sole ruler of the Huns. He was the most powerful and the most feared man in the Europe of his time. Stories of his cruelty were so frightening that Christians called him the “scourge of God.” Both the eastern and western branches of the Roman Empire paid him tribute to keep him from attacking. But when the emperor in the West, Valentinian III stopped paying tribute in about 450 A.D., Attila invaded Gaul with an army of 500,000 men.
The Code of Hammurabi was developed by King Hammurabi and governed the Mesopotamamian society. This code was derived from the Sumerian laws. It contained 282 laws that governed a vast array of daily life. Draco’s law was developed in ancient Greece. The punishment for most violations was death.
Sandra Quinones HIS 103 World Civilizations I Instructor: Pamela Huckins Wednesday, August 01, 2012 There were many things that the Roman Empire had from ambition to lust and even murder. But the one thing that had set Rome apart from any other cities was its technology and engineering, and the technology that the Romans had achieved with the building of huge buildings, stadiums and roads and aqueducts made the Roman Empire one of the most power nations in the world. As early as 44 B.C when the most powerful roman of all was found dead on the senate floor murdered by his own people, Julius Cesar had engineered a rise to power that would never be challenged. The one thing that Julius Cesar wanted to do, that no other person had ever done
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One of the innovations of the Roman Republic was the notion of equality under the law. In 449 B.C.E., government leaders carved some of Rome's most important laws into 12 great tablets. The Twelve Tables were the first Roman laws put in writing. During the last three centuries of the republic Rome experienced a long series of civil wars, economic as well as political issues, and civil issues with the dictator ship of Julius Caesar. After Caesar’s death, another civil war broke out destroying what was left of the Roman republic.
It is absolutely full of a variety of hotels, unique shops, and mainstream stores as well as a plethora of banks. Government Street perhaps contains the most expensive real estate in the downtown area of Victoria, and draws in the wealthier portion of clientele. Chinatown is full of history and excitement, around each twist and turn there is culture, demonstrated through paintings, art, the diversity of stores, and vitality of the street. This unique place is a huge tourist attraction and fittingly has an ample number of Chinese restaurants. Also found there are many small, unique, and cultural shops, in historical buildings, that when combined with the cultural aspect of Chinatown make this place a must see for all.
There were many reasons why he had choose Nero to be the next roman emperor in the first place. Claudius had died so his son couldn’t become emperor so Nero had to become emperor after him. After his death he was acclaimed emperor in a fast and carefully way. Nero had inherited his rules from Claudius even though Nero was his adopted son. The long term affect on the Rome was when Rome was ravaged by a great fire that had burned over 3-4ths of the city.
* The Byzantine Empire began as the Roman Empire. Emperor Constantine founded the city of Byzantium on the site of a former Greek city-state, and made it the capital of the Roman Empire. The official founding date was 11 May, 330AD. * Early French epics and romances tell of the wondrous foods, spices, drugs, and precious stones that could be found in the palaces of Constantinople. * He also decreed that Christianity would become the official religion, although at the start nobody was forced to be Christian.