The Romans have had almost every type of government there is. They've had a kingdom, a republic, a dictatorship, and an empire. ... In general, the Romans were very power-hungry. ... th me In cherishing the Romans, the master-race, The wearers of the Toga. ... Finally it was decided that the Romans would pick a Sabine king. ...
"Let Rome in Tiber melt and the wide arch Of the ranged empire fall. ... At the peak of its civilization, the Roman empire covered 30 modern states of the world and has over 50 million people living in it. Under Augustus Caesar the Roman Empire expanded as more overseas territories were added. ... Shakespeare has little to do with her Greek inheritance as she is presented as Egyptian beauty who moves the Roman Empire through immeasurable beauty. ... The irresistible beauty of the queen shakes the foundations of reasonable heads of Roman Empire. ...
Born in 69 BC, Cleopatra VII was the inheritor of the Greek Macedonian, Ptolemaic Empire in Egypt. ... Cleopatra concluded that to hold onto her kingdom she need strong Romans on her side. "Cleopatra was to base her foreign policy on Roman alliances." ... Caesar's association with the foreign queen stirred up much resentment and gossip among the Romans. ... Octavian was victorious at the Battle of Philippi in 42BC, upon when the empire was divided between Octavian to the west Lepidus with Africa and Antony to the east where she soon allied herself with the promiscuous and handsome Roman g...
With Caesar being born straight in to Roman politics he was bound to get involved and be a part of the Roman political future. ... Along with the debts came the unemployment, many Roman citizens had no job and were struggling to survive. ... 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. ... Caesar tried to establish a monarchy and he tried to achieve much more than just a Roman dictator. ... Caesar had grown to think only of himself and had lost interest in the care of Roman citizens. ...
When Augustus took control of the new empire, he needed to reassert to the people that Rome was now what it always had been, with only a few changes. ... Furthermore, Ab Urbe Condita is rife with retrojection because Livy's mindset was firmly entrenched in the Roman world of the past two centuries. The events of these two centuries formed the lens through which he viewed the history of the early Roman people. ... After all, they were still Roman citizens. ... The treatment of Gracchus is precisely what Livy thinks the Roman people must avoid to keep away from ruin, but are continuously s...
