Roman Republic

For a long period of time, Rome seemed like an unstoppable empire. It conquered the majority of the land surrounding it, including Greece, Turkey, Iraq, and many of its other neighboring countries. It seemed as though Rome would conquer the entire world, as it was the center of it, until it began to decline in 476 C.E. The very aspects that made it so successful were the ones that caused its collapse. Various political, religious, and economic reasons caused its downfall. The fact that the entire economy of Rome collapsed and money became worthless was a major reason for the empire’s collapse. In addition, the loss of a common religion and lack of efficient ruling in relation to its vast territory affected the empire. The Roman

The Romans reformed their government and modified their political institutions. The concept of imperium, meaning the right to command was essential. Those who had imperium had privileges related to governing. The government's administration was given to two groups of people, the consuls. These consuls were responsible of the military affairs of Rome. They were chosen every year. Later, in 366 BCE, the status of praetor came to life. The praetor was responsible of the creation of laws and for taking care of pending tasks during the consuls’ absence. The Senate was also a major part of the Roman Republic’s political institutions. This group was composed by three hundred men, who

Some policies and institutions of the Roman Republic were useful to help them succeed in conquering first Italy and then the Mediterranean world. Before of the institution of the republic, the romans were a monarchy since their beginning and they were basically a pastoral people. Rome suffer several changes and improvements under the control of the Etruscan kings. The Etruscan were civilization settled north of Rome in Etruria, and they once had control over almost all the Italic peninsula. The Etruscans influences in Rome were profound, they transformed Rome from a pastoral community to a city (91). The Etruscan built the street and roads that help the development of temples, markets, shops, streets, and houses. They basically brought urbanization to Rome. It is fairly to say that the Rome republic was a fusion between the elements of the Etruscan civilization and the Rome elements. The combination of the different political institutions and policies made the Romans succeed in their conquest territories.

Many people think that the Roman Republic was the first democracy, but how democratic was the Roman Republic actually? While Rome was democratic from 509 BC-27 BC, the majority of government offices during that time were held by Patricians. Rome’s government had 3 parts: Elected Magistrates and Consuls, the Senate, and the Assemblies. Plebeians could only be a part of the Plebeian Council, which only played a small-scale part in the whole government. Rome wasn’t very democratic due to the fact that the people only had a small part in the decisions, those people weren’t well represented and magistrates were the only ones who could propose laws.

For approximately two thousands five hundred years ago, democracy a government ruled by the vote od citizen has played a vital role in the world political the preferred political system of free people through the world democracy originated on the streets of athens and because ingrained in greek. Society in 508 b.c clothier an athenian ruler, had reformed by the people theise he established the world's first democracy.

Many anthropologists and historians have speculated about the different causes and effects of the fall of the Roman Empire. Some have even stated that Rome did not fall but instead, was merely transformed. However, there were many causes that did end this prodigious empire. Many seemingly small decisions made by powerful emperors over the course of just over a century lead to its destruction. In this paper it will be established that the Roman emperors, in an effort to save their political power, made adjustments to warfare/treaty practices and made political changes which over time lead to the inevitable collapse of the realm, this caused a drastic regression in the living standards of the Roman citizens, implying that the Empire did indeed collapse and not transform.

I gave the Roman Republic government system an A when it comes to providing public services to their people. They provided public services free, if not for a small fee. The Romans provided their people with bath houses, making Rome one of the cleanest Republics in the ancient world. People were able to bathe at anytime they’d like, preventing the spread of disease. The government system also built intricate aqueducts that collected water miles away in the mountains to provide for their people.

Since its collapse, historians have attempted to explain the struggle for power and control over both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire that followed. To explain the complexities of the Roman Republic, the Empire, and their political complexities can be a daunting task. For nearly ten centuries Rome would rule most of the known world before the fall of the Western Empire (Byzantine) in 476 C.E. Before that fall occurred, a fundamental change would take place that would transform the original Republic into the Roman Empire. Many factors would be directly and indirectly responsible for this transition. These would

The Roman Republic was only somewhat democratic because of the restrictions on who could vote and who was able to be in the Assemblies. In Rome, the only people who could vote were the citizen men. In 1998, Professor Fergus Millar stated that there was no formal exclusion of the poor meaning that free slaves could also vote. The Roman government did allow the men to vote because they were considered to be the ones who could make the best decisions, therefore they were not completely democratic or undemocratic. The exclusion of the citizen women was very undemocratic because they were also citizens and they had just as much right to be in Rome as the men so they should be able to contribute their opinion in what happens to their home. Overall,

There was a Roman Revolution and it took place during the later years of the Roman Republic which had lasted 500 years from 509 BCE through 49 BCE. The process of Rome turning from a Republic to an Empire is due to many reasons. Brunt stated “the differences between factions, even when this term is taken to refer to small and transient groupings and not to the large cohesive, and long-lasting alliances of modern invention, are of far less significance that conflicts of principle and interests which divided optimates and poplars.” The Roman Republic had been around for nearly 500 years and during the later years of the Republic there was a division amongst the Optimates and the Populres. The Optimates held to the traditional forms of Roman

The Roman Republic was a “democratic” republic, which allowed first citizens to vote, and to choose their governors in the senate (Hence, their consuls). However, it was a nation ruled by its aristocracy, and, consequently, the entire Republic`s power was concentrated in a few individuals. Furthermore, the Senate was controlled by Patricians, which directed the government by using wealth to buy control and power over the decisions of the senate and the consuls. This situation aroused the inconformity of the people; as result, a civil war took place in the Republic (destroying it), and then the Roman Empire was born.

The highest position in the Roman Republic was a consul and consul’s were elected annually as well.

Over two thousand years ago, the city of Rome ruled much of the world. However, it could not rule itself (Donegan, n.d.). In the first century, Rome was a republic state, which meant that the highest power was held by most of the people that lived in that area and the representatives that were elected. The state also nominated a president instead of a monarch, which at this time was the Senate. The senators of Rome were not concerned for the people but were fighting for power between each other (Donegan, n.d.). No one presented attention to the people and instruction had turned into turmoil. The head of state, who were always men never women, abused their power and sat on top of all social order (Donegan, n.d.). The nobility, which was a group of people with a hereditary or honorary title, were not given credit and order was given into chaos (Donegan, n.d). During this time the only recognized power that seemed to work was military tyranny. On the other hand, the face of the Roman republic was going to transform later on by the acts of a famous general, statesman, and dictator. He would be the one to side against the upper class and change the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.

Roman Empire began under the Roman Republic was formed by the Roman emperor of the Italian Peninsula. Rome fought to establish itself belonging to Mediterranean and territories of rivals. This way Rome acquired Sicily (241 BC), the two provinces of sardine and Corsica (238 BC); most of the Spain (197 BC); Macedonia and parts of northern Africa (146 BC). In early years of Rome Empire, each province was given its constitution, agreed and loosely surprised by the senate in Rome. For each region, a separate governor is appointed. By the time Augustus, a hierarchy of provinces had developed some considered it as a “public-provinces.” From the beginning of the economic benefits of the empire made, they felt in Rome, and the city soon grew

The personification of the Roman Republic was not embedded in philosophy or art like the Greeks or similar civilizations, but instead the virtues of Rome where build on conquest, government, laws, and architecture. The Roman’s were a pragmatic civilization the measured progress by how much influence and wealth it could gain by expanding their boarders through conquest. One of the major personifications of Rome’s power was the development of an elaborate road system that stretched into many areas it conquered. The roads allowed easy access to the development of commerce that supplied Rome with the bounty of their conquered areas. It also provided an efficient means for Rome’s powerful military easy access to all parts of the Republic. Also,