Han China and Imperial Rome were more advanced than any other empire because they built roads that helped the trade, and become more successful. Another similarity these classical empires shared is that they both controlled a large portion of the world because they were the most advanced. Lastly, women in Han China and Imperial Rome had no power. They weren’t allowed to make political decisions because they had no power and they were supposed to stay home and do household chores. Although the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire were similar, they also had differences.
The army were forms of bribery. Senate – the First triumvirate was a major blow to the Senate and its influence and role within the Roman society. Yet it played a large role in the formation as they drew the members together. The Senate felt threatened by Pompey’s popularity and Caesar’s power. By promoting and supporting Pompey (sole consul) over Caesar, the
However, the number of Plebeians (non-patrician members in Rome who sought refuge or were war captives) grew with time, and because they could own property, some became wealthy and wanted to be equal to the patricians. Tarquinius Priscus became the first king to introduce the plebeians as lesser people to the Rome Republic while the patricians maintained the honorable status of greater people. This marked the beginning of an end to class differences. Servius Tullius, another Etruscan king, saw that Rome would be more competitive and stronger than her enemies if the Plebeians paid taxes and served in the army, just like the patricians. Therefore, he divided the people in the Roman territory into districts and townships depending on location, with the four in the city called city tribes while in other in other parts called rural tribes, and all paid taxes and served in the military.
The reasons behind Akehenaten’s failure and Constantine success was a matter of support of the populace. Egyptian culture rejected “Atenism”, because the populace and priesthood were left out of the equation. Constantine eased “Christianity” into society while keeping political balance in check. The Pharaoh upset the people by changing hundreds of years of tradition so suddenly, furthermore he set himself up as the only avenue of contact with the God ”Aten” leaving no one to replace him after his death. Constantine included Christianity along without alienating other religions.
Nero’s power and strength derived from his mother, Agrippina the Younger. At the beginning of his rule Agrippina acted as a regent, taking control of many aspects of the empire. She manipulated Nero so much that she in essence ran the empire from behind the scenes. Her constant predilection for manipulation eventually causing her son’s rebellion and possible madness as he began to despise her, giving way to her fall of power and ultimately her death. In the words of Tacitus, “she could give her son the empire, but not endure him as emperor”.
12-20-10 The Han and Romans were very large empires that existed from 200 B.C.E through 200 C.E. Technology was key to both empires but they both had different views on technology. Both empires used water to their advantage but the way they used it was different, for example the Han used water to benefit the everyday man while the Romans built the aqueducts, which only benefitted people that had homes. The way they treated the people was different because the Han followed Confucius’ teachings while the Romans were selfish towards the people. The Romans and Han had a huge thing in common which was that they felt superior to the rest of the world.
This is comparative of doing things such as community service and other orders set by courts in modern day. This changed when the romans invaded Britain in 43AD. It was totally contrated from the peace keeping ways of the Celts. They wanted to instill fear into people and would go as far as sentencing someone to death. They indroduced a govenorship, Agricola initially put a stop to fraudulent practice when selling grain.
Assess the impact of the Emperor Tiberius on the Principate The impact that the Emperor Tiberius had on the principate was contested by both the ancient and modern historians through time. Ancient historians mostly comprised detested Tiberius as it was their obligation to expose the evils of the principate under the Julio-Claudians and portray its degeneration into tyranny. His flaws are highlighted by the end of his reign particularly caused by his enigmatic personality, deteriorating relationship with the senate, influence of Sejanus and the repercussions of the treason trials. Whilst modern sources illustrate him from a more positive perspective pointing out his good intentions, effectively administrating the state, vastly improving
The Gracchi Brothers The Gracchi were two brothers who felt that the Roman Republic was treating its citizens poorly, and sought election in an effort to enact legislation that would broaden the franchise and protect the plebeians from debt, slavery and other social threats. Both were killed by their conservative political opponents. While Roman class and social affairs had for centuries consisted of machinations by various individuals to get their way, the activities of the Gracchi completely altered the state of Roman politics. The Gracchi brothers had the interests of Rome at heart, instead of their own, which wasn’t a common attitude amongst the other senators. The reforms the Gracchi tried to pass were long over-due and their programs
The people who died in Pompeii lived in an advanced society. The Imperial army was set up to put use to previous enemies. It was also undefeated and put roman soldiers to constant training. The competition for status in hierarchy even let Rome control towns without any military enforcement. Roman strategies allowed Rome to control their towns with ease.