1. Tiberius Ceaser
The soldiers and the Plebeians praised and respected Caesar. ... In Document 1 a soldier explains why he respects Caesar. ... This soldier obviously respects Caesar. ... The soldiers liked him because he gave them more money. ... Some good, some bad. ...
When Spartacus sees the soldiers of Capua coming to fight the gladiators he does not run but instead tells his men that ""We will fight like soldiers... ""(160) Spartacus shows his courage when he tells his soldiers they are to ""go to war against Rome."" ... He also tells the soldier to deliver a message to the ! ... Part of the message shows his bravery by openly contesting the Roman senate. "" All that is good in mankind belongs to us...What a foul crew you are and what a filthy mess you have made out of life"" (214-215). ...
It was simply becoming too large for it's own good. ... Also, the soldiers began to have less loyalty to the "power centers," which obviously had an effect on the military power, since it is very important for soldiers to be loyal to their army and those in charge of them. ... Another factor which had a huge effect on the falling apart of the military was a lack of recruited soldiers from "Romanized" backgrounds. ...
After the Punic wars, many soldiers returning home to farm found their fields practically unworkable. ... These volunteers became professional soldiers, counting on their general for food, clothing, and shelter and expecting a bonus, usually of land, upon retirement. The general then had to obtain the means to pay his soldiers from the Senate. ... He carefully chose new members from wealthy men of good character with some political experience as lesser magistrates. ...
"Augustus won over the soldiers with gifts, the populace with cheap grain, and all the men with sweets of repose, and so grew greater by degrees, while he concentrated in himself the functions of the senate, the magistrates, and the laws."... He also had the soldiers of the army, which numbered 250,000 to 300,000; swear a personal oath to him. ... Augustus was a good ruler at heart. ... He did do good things for Rome during his rein. ... Augustus, although a good man, opened the floodgates for his heirs that would not be as virtuous as he. ...
The senate chose Nerva as the new Emperor and he established a plan that provided the empire with a succession of good rulers. ... The five good emperors were the ancient Roman imperial succession of Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius. ... The last good emperor, Marcus Aurelius chose his son Commodus, as the next Roman Emperor. He was corrupt and did much to undermine the political stability that had been established by the five good emperors. ... The new emperor Theodosius I, resettled the Visigoths and integrated many of their soldiers into the Roman army. ...
Every civilization relies on a good economy for it to survive. ... To deal with the money problems the Emperors were having in the government, they decided that it would be a good idea to tax the citizens. ... It consisted of over 200,000 soldiers who had to train for 25 years with low pay and in hard conditions. ... One of the most important elements in the decline of military power was the scarcity of Romanized soldiers. ... With these untrained soldiers enlisting in the organization it fell apart and the chaos began. ...
As Rome began to fight wars overseas, it required more soldiers, and they had to serve for longer periods. ... In time, however, more and more soldiers were recruited from the provinces. ... 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. Roman soldiers did not only fight, but also built roads, aqueducts, walls, and tunnels. ... Citizens included small farmers, city workers, and soldiers. ...
As Rome began to fight wars overseas, it required more soldiers, and they had to serve for longer periods. ... In time, more and more soldiers were recruited from the provinces. ... The number of soldiers changed little thereafter. ... Roman soldiers did not only fight, they also built roads, aqueducts, walls, and tunnels. ... Citizens included small farmers, city workers, and soldiers. ...
Just because they had a good army, doesn't mean they are fit to run an empire. ... With all of this fighting, the Romans had not the money, nor the people and soldiers to defend themselves against all of the invasions. ... With the high prices of food, people began looking for jobs and this even lessened the amount of soldiers in the army. ...
So novices were most likely to be in the front of the foot soldiers, where more experienced fighters could be used in other areas of the battle. The amount of soldiers was approximated at forty-eight hundred men. ... This was actually good for them, because it made the plan of the Roman's falter. ... This was a good idea, considering that the Numidians had little to no chance of winning the war anyway. ... There are good parts to each of these books, but they are not my cup of tea....
Samnites wore the heavy, magnificent armor of soldiers. ... If they thought that he did not fight a good fight, they would give the thumbs-down. ... This made all the gladiators try their best to win the crowd's approval by putting on a good show. ... Spartacus and his army were finally destroyed in 71 B.C. and many of Spartacus's soldiers were crucified. ...
Samnites wore the heavy, magnificent armor of soldiers. ... If they thought that he did not fight a good fight, they would give the thumbs-down. ... This made all the gladiators try their best to win the crowd's approval by putting on a good show. ... Spartacus and his army were finally destroyed in 71 B.C. and many of Spartacus's soldiers were crucified. ...
(Forsythe, "From Republic To Empire") The resulting weakened Roman Empire caused the soldiers to have a lack of confidence and spirit. Soldiers had no reason to fight for the glory of the empire, there was no longer any imperial glory. ... "Rome became perhaps, too good" (Heitman "About the fall of the Roman Empire") Many of the more affluent members of Roman society exercised excessive extravagance and luxury, this coming at the expense of the state and the common people. ... The largest problem with his new system was that there was no good way for the empire to change leadership. ...
The classes consisted of a variety of men ranging from them in full suited armor and good weapons, to the men only armed with slingshots. ... The soldiers wanted their political rights, and if they weren't granted these rights, they threatened that there would be consequences. ... He accepted this approachment and took side of Tarentum and with his twenty-five thousand soldiers and twenty elephants, defeated Rome. ...
Rome is believed to have been born around 625 B.C., where people known as the Etruscans influenced the early stages of the growth of Rome. When these people came to Rome they saw much prospects for development so they imposed their culture and technology on this pastoral community and left behind a...
Great loyalty was shown to good leaders in Rome and Marcus Aurelius was considered a great leader. ... But in "The Gladiator," everyone, including the emperors, gladiators, soldiers, noble women, common citizens, and children were dressed exactly as you would see if you actually lived during the Roman Empire. ...
When he drafted soldiers to fight, he did not draft a certain number of men but rather a number of legions. ... Unfortunately, this unintentionally created the black market because there was not enough product to go around on the good market. ...
The Fall of the Roman Empire Imagine an empire where peace and stability finally overruled war and chaos. The Roman empire was much like this. After years and years of war the empire was finally uniting. Stretching from Spain to Syria and Scotland to Egypt, the empire was flourishing in th...
The Romans were very powerful people; their customs and traditions exceeded other cultures. Some of the customs are used during every day life, like some of the marriage processes and dinner extravaganza. After many centuries, Roman lives fascinate people. The Gladiators followed instructions, w...
Whether to do good or bad is the main conflict. ... (galenet.gale.com 1) Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius) is a professional soldier and public official. ... The main conflict is good vs. evil. ... He tries hard to get on Caesar's good side and succeeds. ... The people fall for it but Mark Antony gets on their good side. ...
Was Caesar intending to make Rome a global power house for the good of the people or was it just to build is name, his legacy and to conquer the world for himself? ... This man started off by conquering and spreading Romes empire, building roads and sharing land from the rich to the lower class it was almost too good. ... The Pharaoh of Egypt, King Ptolemy was so scared of Caesar that he turned on an old ally in Pompeii and had him killed to keep on Julius' good side. ... Julius' decisions were based on impulse at many times, he thought that a good leader needed to be able to make t...