There are many other reasons why Rome fell, but most of them are consequences or subsets of these three: overexpansion, political instability caused by Christianity, and foreign invasion by the Vandals and Visigoths. ... The military and infrastructure budgets both suffered as a result. ... What Florus is conveying here is that overexpansion of the empire caused wars that were unnecessary, which would have needlessly dwindled Rome's military numbers, wasted it's already low military funds, and caused deaths of soldiers that could have been put to work elsewhere. ... As people began ...

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In the modern world, to refer to somebody as Antonio has an indirect connotation of a legend or master of political and military life. ... In this military conquests Mark tormented his opponents and on most occasion defeated them or surrendered. ... This political strategy enabled social tranquility and order within the Roman Empire, and influenced military victories over foreign empires and kingdoms. ... The fragility of the state of Rome during the rise of Antony is significant for this study, as it explains why Antony, together with his fellow triumvirs, was so ill-bent to manipulate the Ro...

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Control is achieved by military means to gain economic and political advantages. ... A far-flung empire may satisfy a nation's desire for military advantage or recognition as a world power. ... One of the best-known theories focuses on economic profit as the chief reason for a nation to seek foreign territories. ... Military strategy is another important motive for imperialistic activity. ...

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He divided up his forces into units quite similar to the military or to branches of the Federal Government as we know them today. ... One of his mistakes was to take people who couldn't make it in the military and make them into his guard and police. ... What I found out from an article that I read was that the reason Augustus could do all this was that he was raising a new military force, the 9,000-strong Praetorian Guard, to act as personal bodyguards of the Emperor and to specifically protect the city of Rome from all enemies, foreign or domestic. In doing this, he offered them m...

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And also, the military had drastically weakened, which made a huge difference. ... The military strength worsened the fall of the empire. ... This caused the military to have less and not as good equipment than their rivals. ... The military strength was totally worn out from all the fighting. ... Also, if the military had been stronger the empire might have survived. ...

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Military Causes The long-term military causes were the threatening northern tribes. There were many immediate causes that would rise if anyone attacked Western Rome, such as very weak military due to poverty of the Western Empire. ... Now there were many foreign soldiers who served for pay, which made it that much harder to be able to hold a large army. ... There were many causes that also relate to Political, Social, Military, or Economical that I did not mention because they may not have been as important. ...

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The long-term military causes were the threatening northern tribes. There were many immediate causes that would rise if anyone attacked Western Rome, such as very weak military due to poverty of the Western Empire. ... Now there were many foreign soldiers who served for pay, that made it that much harder to be able to hold a large army. ...

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Meanwhile, the rich citizen's, or Patrician's, land was being worked by foreign slaves who were living in better conditions than the poor citizens. Tiberius planned reforms for land redistribution to benefit the lower class, motivating them to want to be a part of the military rather than allowing the rich to dictate who gets what land and leaving the poor to die out and ultimately, weaken Rome as a whole. ... This waterfall effect caused and anger and dissension within the Plebeian class, and when the rich began to take control of the new land, "the poor who were forced off the land...

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The consuls led the senate, were involved in foreign affairs, and could be overshadowed by dictators. ... Only in times of military or extreme inner crises, a dictator was elected by the two consuls. ...

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America's greatest threat does not reside on foreign soil. ... This country has spent an ungodly amount of money on defense; the United States accounts for 40% of the world's military expenditures (source: ESPN's Men In Blazers). ...

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Tiberius began to take steps against foreign beliefs because he thought they were a threat to traditional Roman values. Tiberius established a central camp for the Praetorian guard in Rome so the military could be quickly called to put down civilian violence. ... They feel Tiberius had great military and political abilities. ...

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Gaius Octavius, the great-nephew of Julius Caesar, was born in Rome on the 23rd of September, 63 BC (Southern 1). After Julius Caesar's death on the Ides of March in 44 BC, a struggle for power in Rome ensued, even though 18 year old Octavian was the heir. Marc Antony, a good friend of Julius C...

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Without empress Irene, the icon would not be restored The Iconoclasts represented a principle, which we know to have been forced into the Greek-Byzantine world as something foreign. ... Finally, he strengthened the military power to the Franks by having Frankish army engage in campaigns and conquer lands that they must defend. ...

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