The Rise of Rome Rome is recognized as one of history's greatest empires. ... In the beginning, Rome took over most of present day Italy by establishing an efficient government and social system. ... Along with the Romans, there were also Etruscans and Greeks living in Italy. ... It soon controlled the Italian plain as far south as the Greek city states. ... Rome rebounded and conquered the Greeks, leaving the Romans free to conquer the rest of Italy. ...

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Italy was in dyer need for some reforming. ... Soon after the death of Tiberius Sempromius Gracchus, Italy was in need of more reforming. It was the brother of the slain Tiberius who stepped forward, the idea to develop new colonies in Italy itself, and also in land beyond Italy. ... Naturally he developed a strong distaste for the noble class of Italy. ... Throughout History it has been seen that the Roman army is most likely the most powerful of all time. ...

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The First Punic War marked the first Roman involvement outside of Italy, and was the beginning of the Romans conquest of the Mediterranean. ... In the late 300's Campanian mercenaries which had been hired by the Greeks seized the town of Messana on the straights separating Sicily from Italy. ... But the Mamertines were of Italian origin other hand, and Rome now stood as the very aware and efficient protector of all things Italian. ... The Romans decided that the whole force couldn't be supplied during the winter in enemy territory, so one consul returned to Italy with part of the tro...

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The Romans were tribal people who lived in central Italy and like other Latins; they tilled small plots of land pastured cows, pigs and goats and tended flocks of sheep. ... This defeat was very significant in Roman history because it made them adopt new and more effective military weaponry. ... Slowly the Romans pushed Hannibal out of Italy and forced Carthage to ask for peace. ... Throughout its early history Rome constantly came up new innovative ideas have the upper hand over its enemies. ... The Romans would now begin to expand their empire past Italy, and with great success, come to ru...

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One of the bloodiest acts in Roman history then occurred. ... After this battle, they all returned to Italy and Mark Antony took command of eastern Rome. ... Antony formed a friendship with Cleopatra while Octavian began to gather power in Italy. ... Sometime between the end of 23 BC and the start of 22 BC, Augustus left Italy to straighten out Rome's eastern boarders. ... Aeneid by Vergil and Livy's enormous Roman history were written (Augustus). ...

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Machiavelli's Discourses Throughout his discourses, Machiavelli gives a political and philosophical interpretation of the first ten books of Livy's History. ... Machiavelli tends to put a strong emphasis on Roman religion by addressing the fact that it held the Roman Empire together for such a long period of time, unlike Christianity of his day which kept Italy in disunity. ... Machiavelli's focus on liberty and greatness of empire can be seen throughout his discourses on Rome's history. ... He not only discusses Rome's history and accomplishments, but he also equ...

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Instead, Caesar crossed the Rubicon River into Italy and fought against Pompey, which created another civil war in Rome. ... At the same time he reduced debts, changed taxes, and let non-Italians become Roman citizens. ... Caesar's life was one of the most important in Roman history. ...

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The book "Spartacus and the Slave Wars" is a brief history with many documents from various sources. ... The book mentions "he had been sent to Italy as a prisoner to be sold as a slave" (2). ... They were strong in numbers and full of confidence, and they went about Italy ravaging everything in their way" (133). ...

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A baby was born on July 12 or 13 of 100 BC in Rome. Little did the proud parents of this baby know that he would rule most of the known world. This baby was born to the name of Gaius, his personal name, Julius was the name of his family's clan and the name of his family was Caesar meaning hairy. Cae...

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There is believed to be many reasons as to why the Roman Empire fell: Christianity's emphasis on a spiritual kingdom undermined Roman military virtues and patriotism; traditional roman values declined as non- Italians gained prominence in the empire; lead poisoning through leaden water pipes caused a mental decline; plague decimated the population; Rome failed to advance technologically because of slavery; and Rome was unable to achieve a workable political system. ...

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Rome had first expanded into other parts of Italy and neighboring territories during the Roman Republic (509-27 BC), but made wider conquests and solidified political control of theses lands during the empire. ... The Romans and their empire gave cultural and political shape to the subsequent history of Europe from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the present day. ...

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Pompeii lay on a plateau of ancient lava near the Bay of Naples in western Italy in a region called Campania, less than 1.6 kilometers from the foot of Mount Vesuvius. ... In 1748, a farmer discovered a wall and the authorities in Italy began a series of excavations. ... The Italian government has provided funding money for this project. ...

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Caesar's behavior towards the senate and Cassius was very different in Shakespeare's tragedy in comparison to Caesar's actual history. ... (Act 1.2.194 -195) On the contrary, Caesar was actually a friend of Cassius and thought of him as a brother In conformity with history, Caesar was a great war hero in the eyes of Rome's people. ... Following this, Caesar chased Pompey out of Italy. ...

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Although control over the military and the provinces passed to the emperor, the Senate managed proconsular provinces, and in a sense Italy as well since it controlled the consuls. ... The History of the Ancient World, The Romans World: 30BC to AD 138 and A History of Rome to AD 565 provided information on events that occurred in Ancient Rome and the powers of the Senate. ...

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Julius Caesar Julius Caesar was a strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of the history of the Greco - Roman world decisively and irreversibly. ... When he was young Caesar lived through one of the most horrifying decades in the history of the city of Rome. ... He left Rome and remained in Gaul until his invasion of Italy. ... The optimates in control of the senate, now awake to the immense increase in Caesar's personal power, wealth, and prestige, kept Pompey in Italy, allowing him to govern his Spanish provinces by deputies. ... When Caesar was out of Italy after 49 BC ...

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Julius Caesar Julius Caesar was a strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of the history of the Greco - Roman world decisively and irreversibly. ... When he was young Caesar lived through one of the most horrifying decades in the history of the city of Rome. ... He left Rome and remained in Gaul until his invasion of Italy. ... The optimates in control of the senate, now awake to the immense increase in Caesar's personal power, wealth, and prestige, kept Pompey in Italy, allowing him to govern his Spanish provinces by deputies. ... When Caesar was out of Italy after 49 BC ...

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Julius Caesar Julius Caesar was a strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of the history of the Greco - Roman world decisively and irreversibly. ... When he was young Caesar lived through one of the most horrifying decades in the history of the city of Rome. ... He left Rome and remained in Gaul until his invasion of Italy. ... The optimates in control of the senate, now awake to the immense increase in Caesar's personal power, wealth, and prestige, kept Pompey in Italy, allowing him to govern his Spanish provinces by deputies. ... When Caesar was out of Italy after 49 BC ...

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The first governmental structure according to the history took place in Ancient Greece. ... This enormous change in the political structure was not easy, it took the conquest of whole Italy. ... Polybius, who was the Greek historian and lived in Rome as a political hostage for 17 years, doubted the Roman Republic and said, " their respective share of powering the whole state had been regulated with such a way that no one could say for certain if it was an aristocracy or democracy or despotism (Reader, The Histories of Polybius, 32). ... In 1453A.D, Byzantine Empire collapsed after a long pe...

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Throughout human history, societies have always fabricated tales. These tales collectively known as urban myths scare people into avoiding certain activities or behaviors. In the short story "Roman Fever" by Edith Wharton, the main characters are "warned" about "Roman Fever" from their elders, and t...

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The Italian dictator Mussolini revived the symbol of the fasces for his government during the 1930's and 1940's, but he was never able to form a government whose prestige equaled that of the Roman monarchy. ... These units proved devastating when used in warfare against other Latin or Italian cities. ... Other events in Roman history attributed to the period of the monarchy included the founding of the port of Ostia, originally situated to work salt deposits near the mouth of the Tiber and the building of Rome's first wooden bridge, the Pons Sublicius. ...

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Thomas Wiedemann states in his book Emperors and Gladiators, "When Caesar invaded Italy in 49 BC, his opponents were particularly concerned about the 5000 gladiators owned by him kept at or near Capua. "3 It is likely that the opponents of Caesar were simply looking for a means to vilify him rather than having any true concern over his use of gladiators in the armed conflict to come. ... Cassius Dio wrote of Cicero's return from exile in his Roman History, "During the very taking of the vote on the measure Clodius, knowing that the multitude would be on Cicero's side, took the gla...

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Consequently, Italy remained self-sufficient within the peninsula for wine, fruits, vegetables and meat, yet many farmers also kept chickens and bees (honey was said to have the same use as sugar today). ... Rome had relied on Sicily for grain from 241 BC, and this grain was Rome's source for daily bread; the more populated areas of Italy used slaves in Ostia (but also Rome) to grow grain. ... The number of soldiers changed little thereafter, as most soldiers were professionals whose training and discipline made the Roman army one of the greatest fighting forces in history. ...

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This is where Livy came in with his sweeping history of Rome. ... Second, he clearly projects the events of his own time onto his history simply because that is what he understands best. ... The events of these two centuries formed the lens through which he viewed the history of the early Roman people. ... This shows that Livy is using the Conflict of Orders to resemble the recent history of conflict between the Optimates and Populares. ... Livy most likely thought of the injustice done to Gracchus when he wrote this account into his history. ...

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Caesar's intentions were not at first to conquer Gaul, but rather Illyria, due to three of his legions being based in Italy. ... Not only this, but he also never mentioned spoils of war or booty obtained by the army, which history shows, is a driving factor in an armies desire for victory. ... History, being written by the Victors, will likely focus their attention more on the great feats achieved, rather than the infamous aspects of their victory. ...

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Many have wondered, why the Roman Empire was so great. Rome was so great because it was the first village that grew into an empire, entertained every one with a vast variety of events, a functional law system, and several advances in technology. Rulers such as Julius Caesar gained popularity by pro...

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