Rome had a State level government in place for years. This was found in the shape of a republic with a senate and a forum where the senators, representing the people, met. The second factor for the rise of the Roman Empire was the high agriculture potential on the Italian peninsula. As much of Italy was covered in volcanic soil, which is extremely fertile, Farmers could produce large amounts of crops letting enormous numbers of people head to large urban areas such Rome. The most prevalent crops found here were wheat, grapes, and cattle.
By 272 BC almost all the south of Italy was in Roman hands. Rome then came into conflict with Carthage. The Phoenicians from Lebanon founded a colony in North Africa, which they called Carthage. In time Carthage became very powerful, ruling North Africa, Sardinia, Corsica and part of Spain. The wars between Rome and Carthage are called the Punic wars.
With a population of approximately 30,000 as for 2017, Timbuktu was the product of African and Arabs architecture but is continuously being restored because the monuments today are under threat from desertification. Paragraph 1 Timbuktu was founded as a World Heritage Site in 1988. The criteria on UNESCO states why Timbuktu is a cultural World Heritage Site. Timbuktu is listed under 3 criterion, numbers 2, 4 and 6. Timbuktu falls into criterion 2 because the mosques and holy places of Timbuktu have played an essential role in the spread of Islam in Africa at an early period.
The Roman Empire had territories governed by army generals and governors to help maintain regions in the Roman Empire, as well as senators to be in assistance to the citizens of the district. The Han Dynasty had a well-organized bureaucracy with set governors and bureaucrats running different regions of Asia just like the Roman Empire. Rome and Han had very comparable size and scale of their regions, but were different in which part of the land they had ruled, Rome had ruled lands all along the seacoast of the Mediterranean while the Han Dynasty ruled vast landmass and used their rivers for trade. Both the empires used violent conquest to unite their empire into one bigger empire. On the economic side both empires depended on agriculture as the bases of their economics.
Art History I Chapter Seven Summary Roman Art – Key Ideas: Roman Art Roman temples developed during the Republican period echo the Greek prostyle plan. Early evidence of Roman building characteristics can be seen in the sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia at Palestrina, east of Rome. From early 1st century, this complex shows an early use of concrete, barrel vaults, and engaged columns. The Forum of Caesar, constructed during the end of Julius Caesar’s life, furnished the prototype for all later Imperial forums. Impressive examples of Roman architecture in the Provinces include the Pont du Gard and Maison Carree in Nimes.
of Justinian's Code Orthodox Christian Church - Eastern half of the Roman Empire that lasted until 1453 Preservation of Greco-Roman Culture What was the Great Schism? Autocratic Government Orthodox Christianity EUROPE Islamic Civilization ASIA AFRICA , 2 List 5 achievements of Islam's Golden Age What are three characteristics of a "Golden Age?'' .MIDDLEAGES was a Frankish king who helped spread Christianity over Eumpe after the fall of the Roman Empire. THE MIDDLE AGES HAD THREE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS How were manors self-sufficient? How did the Church assert authority over rulers?
The Roman Empire vs. Feudalism The Roman Empire, a strongly build civilization, began in the year 758 B.C. when Rome was founded. People of the Roman Empire where in a lot of ways alike compared to people under the rule of feudalism. After the fall of the Roman Empire, which was believed to have collapsed in 476 A.D. people wanted protection and where willing to let the lords rule. That was how feudalism began.
How Augustus used Propaganda to maintain his power in Rome. Nehal Housny Professor Jose Gomez-Rivera Western Civilization November 7 , 2013 Augustus was a master of propaganda who employed Ancient and Hellenized Egypt as a means to legitimize his power in Rome after the Battle of Actium. This paper examines the ways in which Augustus molded the people, imagery and religion of Egypt to suit his political needs. This was accomplished through an examination of major Egyptian political figures such as Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Cleopatra . The symbolism of their images was altered to enhance Augustus’ standing in Rome.
The massive expansions made it so that Darius I’s empire was the largest the world has ever seen. The Romans expanded their empire much during the Punic Wars. In the First Punic War, Rome annexes Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica. Rome conquers Spain, Macedonia, and Greek in the Second Punic War, and Egypt becomes a protectorate of Rome after the war. Paranoid of the constant rivalry with Carthage, Rome sieges it during the Third Punic War.
Gaius Marius was significant with his life and career helping the evolution of Rome from a Republic to an Empire. Through him challenging the Senate, his role as a successful general, revealing Senatorial incompetence and his proposal of military reforms, Marius was well known for his improvements to the structure and organisation of the Roman legion. Marius was elected consul in 107BC during the war with the African ruler Jugurtha, King of Numidia. According to Southern “Marius was the first man in his family to reach the consulship so he was a Novus homo”. He was elected consul for a second time in absentia for 104BC as well.