The Decline and Fall of the Roman Republic The disintegration of the Roman Republic is the first example in European history of the collapse of a constitutional system. The fall of the Republic, which occurred from 133 until 31 B.C.E., was more than a single man event. It was a result of several individual actions or achievements, coupled with social conditions that weighed heavily on Roman society. Additionally, massive and rapid expansion from Rome's foundation as a booming city 700 years earlier until the mid 1st century B.C., created monumental holes in the political and governing ability of the Senate. Periods of stability were mixed in with those of near collapse, while powerful generals or inciters of the Roman mob jockeyed for position.
Fascism in Italy and Germany Fascism started after World War I, when the world was in shambles and people were confused as to what to do next. Both Hitler and Mussolini gained power where and when they did for several reasons. Fascism is a political philosophy based on several different things, but includes opposing every other type of politics, the belief that the state is greater than the individuals, and the belief in authoritarian leadership. In my opinion, fascism started in Germany and Italy when it did because of the economic state of the country, the devastation and fear of the people within the countries, and the use of both Hitler and Mussolini’s charismatic personalities. People of both Italy and Germany no longer trusted their own governments and had nowhere else to turn, so they decided to give fascism a fair shot.
1 Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire Elizabeth Kelsey Tuller ITCS 101 05-08-2011 2 The first multinational corporation was Rome; there are many lessons to learn from the rise and fall of Rome (Bing, 2006). There were three Punic wars that invaded Rome over years of dreadful rage. Carthage was a Phoenician colony, also known as “Poenus” (Bing, 2006). A corporation named Carthage was a big problem and won a lot of wars in Rome. The Roman Empire had many troubled relations during its time of becoming an empire.
Italy wanted to become a country instead of individual states. This would make them more powerful against the other big countries across Europe. They had tried to do this previously with revolutions in the 1820’s and 30’s but failed. They hoped they would be more successful in 1848 with the appointment of Pope Pius X1. The main reasons I will be looking at for why the revolutions failed are The Pope’s Allocution, they didn’t have a common goal, France, lack of foreign support and also the power of Austria.
The Roman Republic influenced democracy by showing that any other way of ruling is very unfair. I think that the Roman Republic was the most influential to the ideas of today’s democracies. Athens had many philosophers to increase the effectiveness of democracy and reform Athens feared a civil war between the aristocrats and the peasants. The peasants far outnumbered the aristocrats, so they needed to come up with a way to protect themselves from the peasants. Draco was appointed in 632 BCE, but failed to do much at all.
Beaulieu, Paige Period 3A 10/25/11 The Decline of Spain At one point in time Spain was a great nation, but a series of events working against Spain, from the 1400’s to the 1700’s, eventually led to their downfall. The three major events that led to the weakening of Spain were the Reconquista, the War of Spanish Succession, and the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Although these events were the most prominent in Spain’s deterioration there were several minor incidents involved as well. Rapid Inflation, the diminishing of gold and silver flowing in from the new world, the decreasing market for goods, and plagues are all examples of separate details that are less eminent. The Reconquista played a vital role in Spain’s downfall.
In the context of the question, localism played an irrefutably large role in the failure of the revolutions. Due to the prior collapse of the Napoleonic Empire it was necessary to decide whereabouts the power over the different states would reside. It was decided at the treaty of Vienna that former Monarchies and States would be reinstated. Following this each state would then find its own source of tribulation and from that public discontent would arise leading to a number of attempted revolutions, all of which would later fail. One of the causes of these failures was that the discontent that prompted the people to initiate a revolution was in most cases of a local nature meaning that revolutionaries in different states would have had very little if not no incentive to come to each other’s aid.
Roman expansion into Germanic territories was essentially halted and the assimilation of the Germanic tribes was a failure. Later, barbarian tribes from this region will pressure the Roman authority along its boarders. Three hundred years later Emperor Diocletian creates political and economic reforms in an effort to strengthen the empire against growing external threats. He felt that the empire had grown to size that was too large for one to rule. He splits the empire into two halves and implements the rule of tetrarchy.
The Fall of the Republic: Corruption or Success? From its roots as a city-state ruled by kings to the notion of power by the senate and assembly, and finally to the ascension of empirical control, Rome has reverberated throughout history as an ever-transforming entity. Though the Republic solidly survived nearly five-hundred years, it remained anything but static. As this governmental system commenced to wane, it was due to a compilation of both individual actions and social conditions. It has been stated that the very success of the Roman Republic in war and imperial expansions led to its defeat.
Many have come to the question: What were the contributing factors to the fail of the Roman Empire? Political downfall, social wrecking, economic destruction, and military confusion brought on the collapse of the Roman Empire. What was once a thriving republic that the public knew and loved turned into an unjust and corrupted empire and with it brought confusion. Julius Caesar, a military leader, had earned the support and trust of Rome and was appointed dictator. Caesar would later destroy what was left of the republic.