By 46 B.C., through the military genius of Julius Caesar, Rome conquered most of the land surrounding the Mediterranean, which was most of the known world at that time. However, this expansion hurt Rome more than it helped Rome. The Romans had an ever changing government to meet the demands of a growing empire. At first Rome had harsh Etruscan kings, but they soon had enough of these cruel tyrants and eventually ran them out of Rome. In there place they created the Roman Republic, which was modeled after the Greek Democracy.
resulted in important changes to Roman political system. For instance, Rome permitted their military leaders to control and there was an expansion in the number of magistrates to accommodate the growth of the Roman territories. Hannibal, the son of Hamilcar took rule over the democratic magistrates. The Democracy was troubled and Rome's constitutional power was disturbed. This could be proved by the words, "This time the Carthaginian strategy aimed at bringing the war home to Romans and defeating them in their own backyard" (Spielvogel 123).
The 1st Punic War is both powers growing and expanding while the 2nd Punic War is one man’s fight Hannibal against Rome and Carthage’s hatred towards Rome. Hannibal will forever be known as Rome’s greatest enemy. Since the East is off limits because of they’re power and Rome has taken it’s islands this pushes Carthage further west to take most of Spain led by Hamilcar. Remembered as one of Carthage’s greatest military leaders. After Hamilcar’s death Hasdrubal takes over which is the son of Hamilcar and takes over Spain for Carthage.
The Roman Empire had a very different foundation from the Persian’s monarch grounds. The Republic of Rome began in 509 BCE when the last Etruscan king was overthrown. The Republic was governed by the Senate, a form of oligarchy. The Republic lasted until 49 BCE, when Julius Caesar, a consul of the senate, betrayed Pompey, another consul, marched into Rome and proclaimed himself Emperor. After the third civil war and Caesar’s grandnephew, Augustus Caesar, names himself dictator and emperor for life, the Roman Empire went through Pax Romana, where the empire flourished during a time of
The comparison comes as both nations always try to influence or help other nations that need help with either military force or diplomacy. Adrian Goldsworthy showed to the readers the political and military reasons why Ancient Rome fell apart and compares their ups and downs to a nation now that has overcome their ups and downs and still be strong nation. Many nations now learn from past nation’s mistake and try their harder to overcome it and not to make the same decision again. The Romans were still be a great empire today if they had the written notes about the mistakes they made from one emperors to the other of from one form of government to the new form of government as the current nations have
And finally they started a civil war in which Sulla came out on top. There are definitely similarities and differences between the two civilizations. There were also several interesting paradoxes in ancient Rome that Holland refers to in Rubicon. Some of these paradoxes, such as: Competition vs. Cooperation and Individual vs. Community, can be compared to modern America and used to prove Holland’s thesis. In the ancient Roman Republic, a complex political system was in place.
This shift in alliance resulted in what is known as Caesar's civil war, obviously leading to a Caesarian victory. Pompey's death in 45 BC left Caesar sole ruler of the Roman
Now the prophecy was beginning to take shape and Caesars’ descendant, Augustus was destined to be the king of Rome. Augustus takes advantage of this opportunity and uses the stories of the Aeneid to help his cause for becoming the new emperor or Rome. Soon he dethrones Marc Anthony and uses the Aeneid as political propaganda to convince the senate and the citizens of Rome that he was that ruler that they had all been waiting for. Virgil describes the line of kings as follows: “Now turn your eyes this way, and behold these people, your own Roman people. Here is Caesar and all the line of Iulus soon to venture under the sky’s great arch.
Through the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, many civilizations across the globe documented and recorded primary sources declaring the almightiness off a dominant man known as Octavian Caesar. Being the nephew of the notorious Julius Caesar, Octavian finds himself being put into political power after the historical murder of his uncle, thus being obligated to finish and win the civil war previously started by his dear Uncle Julius. After countless warfare victories throughout the remainder of this civil war, Rome would come to encounter the sole rule of one man; Octavian Caesar. Through his sole rule, Octavian became the first Emperor of Rome, ultimately gaining the renowned name, Augustus. With his new name, Augustus would proceed to write his own conceited “deeds” called none other than “Deeds of the Divine Augustus” .
Augustus Augustus, originally known as Octavian, came to power in 44 BCE, during a time of great political, social and economic instability. Augustus' political, military, monetary, religious and social reforms and decrees, in conjunction with the honours bestowed on him. Augustus’ manipulation of the Senate, helped consolidate the Roman Empire and end the Republic. In order to combat the many problems plaguing Rome and gain the power necessary to consolidate the empire and end the Republic, Augustus employed many tactics, both underhanded and in plain sight. One of Augustus's most successful public policies occurred at the beginning of his political career.