I remembered the fall of my empire, the greatest empire of all times, the Roman Empire, and how I, the Caesar, was forced to flee to keep Rome alive. And here I was, fighting my biggest war, not knowing how long I would keep myself and Rome alive. ... I shall die someday, then why not die today, fighting for Rome. ... "For Rome," I shouted and attacked the man in front of me. ... I will die today and in some years, the dust from my bones will be gone, but Rome will be remembered forever, Rome is Immortal. ...

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"The bigger they are, the harder they fall"; this can be compared to the Roman Empire's existence. ... This history essay will describe and account for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire in the west from AD 198 to AD 476. The essay will start by giving a brief history of Rome, and then list the primary reasons and account for the fall of Western Rome. ... The Fall of Rome has been debated all over the world by modern historians. ... Another reason for the fall of the Roman Empire was the rise of Christianity. ...

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As the financial crisis continue, Rome's internal trade network slowed down and began to fall apart. ... Although Rome's conquest of vast amounts of lands had helped their economy grow before 100 BC, after 100 AD, Rome's addiction to foreign conquest caused the empire to rot and fall apart (Duran). ... This lack of faith helped Christianity spread after the fall of the empire. ... Constantine's reforms (Constantine being the emperor of the East Roman Empire, later the Byzantine Empire) did not stop the decline of Rome but led to its fall. ... The fall of Rome was when the B...

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Rome was not the first city and certainly not the last, as Rome's empire expanded, there was a need for control throughout its reign. ... Little did Rome know, that enemy tribes had been migrating west threatening Rome's boarders. ... The once strong, boarders of Rome began to crumble, along with multiple other issues which brought Rome to it"s knees. ... At the same time as the blossoming of a new religion, the boundaries once considered invasion-proof, were falling, and fast. ... The once strong Roman empire was nearing its last stages of an actual city; However, as mi...

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The fall of the Roman Empire is a topic that many have found of great interest. ... It was a gradual decay, which makes the fall of the Roman Empire so tragic. ... Most of Rome's assets laid greatly in the slave trade. ... Race mixture played an important role in the fall of the Roman Empire. ... One of the obvious reasons for Rome's down fall was in the way in which it conducted its politics. ...

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The following is guide to Rome's past. ... Rome introduced the practice of viticulture. ... The daily bread of Rome and the more populated areas of Italy used slaves in Ostia and Rome. ... They planted their crops in spring and harvested them in fall. ... Rome had massive congestion. ...

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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. ... They planted their crops in the spring and harvested in the fall; during the summer, they fought in the army. ... Rural life changed after Rome began to expand its territory. ... One thing if all else seems to be true: Rome had massive congestion. Rome became the center of a ro...

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The Decline of Rome and Transformation into Medieval Europe: Contents 1. ... However Christianity left its mark on the world for all time, when the Emperor Constantine adopted the Christian faith as his own, and renounced the gods of Rome. ... Then came the Visigoths who sacked first Athens in 396 and then Rome in 410. ... Rome was again sacked by Genseric a vandal in 455. ... They withdrew later by the persuasion of the Patriarch of Rome, Leo I. ...

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753 BC: The founding of Rome 753 BC is commonly believed to be the founding of Rome by Romulus. ... Later, Romulus founded Rome. ... As with most countries, Rome began as a monarchy. ... There were seven legendary kings of Rome before the fall of the Monarchy and establishment of the Republic in 509 B. ... Most historians believe that the actual reason for the fall of the Monarchy was a power struggle between the king and the leading aristocratic families. ...

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The architectural style of Rome was firmly rooted in the Hellenistic traditions. ... Rome alone needed 340 million gallons of water per day to supply its great arched baths and other needs. ... They made a system of a fall of six inches for every one hundred feet and often added long detours to avoid a too sudden descent. ... The arches were usually built of brick, but in the later years of Rome, the arches were built of cement. ...

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Surprisingly, Roman society did not seem to be affected by such a catastrophe, and Roman Empire did not fall until 400 years after Pompeii's destruction. ... He built The Arch of Titus to show Romans that Rome was favored by the gods. ... When people feel anxious or afraid of something, they were less likely to spend money on entertaining or enjoying, and more severely, turmoil would be likely to fall across the empire. ... The greatest port of Rome at that time was called "Portus Julius", home for western Imperial Fleet of ancient Rome, was located in Baiae, one of the most p...

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(Dorrington, "The fall of Rome") Clearly, the focus of the Roman Empire was military strength and stability. ... In Mehalek "The fall of the Roman Empire") Another important reason for the fall of Rome was the apparent political and social problems. ... (Hooker "Rome: The Late Empire") Rome also suffered many problems due to the system of dictatorship they used. ... (Tacitus "Rome Burns, 64CE") It is also believed that the appearance of Christianity in Rome may have weakened the Empire. ... In Mehalek "The fall of the Roman Empire") Although these are many of the major reasons that could h...

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Roman Architecture The architectural style of Rome was firmly rooted in the Hellenistic traditions. ... Rome alone needed 340 million gallons of water per day to supply its great arched baths and other needs. ... They made a system of a fall of six inches for every one hundred feet and often added long detours to avoid a too sudden descent. ... The arches were usually built of brick, but in the later years of Rome, the arches were built of cement. ... However, when one tends to think of great buildings, one building stands out in Rome. ...

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Early Rome was under the kingdom of Etruscans, who were the wealthy aristocrats. Greeks also visited Rome during the age of colonization. ... The Etruscan monarchs changed Rome from a pastoral community to an actual city. ... In the 2nd century B.C, the senate became the effective governing body in Rome. ... Roman Republic started to fall with lots of civil wars for power and came to an end with Julius Caesar's assassination. ...

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Rome's extensive expansion all started with the thought that the gods wanted them to dominate the world through military use as well as law. ... He used this army to start a civil war in Rome and brutally murdered all of his opponents. ... Roman traditional values played a major part in rise and fall of the Roman republic. ...

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This all started on a conflict between Rome and the king of Numidia, Jugurtha hence the Jugurthine War. ... Like many leaders these men came from a prominent families within the city of Rome. After some time the populace of Rome decided to branch off into two different sections. ... Knowing that their army was about to fall they asked for assistance from Bocchus. ... Jugurtha was seized at the battle and was brought back to Rome where he met his death. ...

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After Caesar's death he formed an alliance with Octavius and Lepidus to govern Rome as a triumvirate. ... After the assassination, he flees to Rome and, with Cassius, raises an army against the triumvirate of Mark Antony, Octavius Caesar and Lepidus. ... (galenet.gale.com) The story begins when Caesar returns to Rome after defeating Pompey. ... Antony tells him he is a friend of them all and loves them all (III, i) At the funeral, Brutus uses flattery trying to convince the people that the reason why he killed Caesar was "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome mo...

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"Then, a few days later, as he was riding through the streets of Rome, a crowd of people who had been led on by the Aristocrats hailed him as King" (Henretta No. 2). ... In Shakespeare's account, a large celebration was held in Rome in Caesar's honor (Henretta No. 4). ... Then fall Caesar!" ... The people were so riled by Antony that they began to march through the streets of Rome calling for the death of the conspirators. ...

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He felt others should know about the Christian faith, consequently, he journeyed throughout rome to spread the Christian faith. ... According to"The Roman Empire Adopts Christianity", "When Constantine, the emperor of Rome, became a Christian it meant that the empire became Christian, with momentous consequences for the Jewish and pagan worlds"(JewishReligions.org). ... Some say that Christianity was a part of the fall of the Roman Empire. ... In addition, the decline in morals and values, political corruption, inflation, natural disasters, unemployment, military spending,...

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Pompeii joined the Italic revolt against Rome, the Social War of 91-87 B.C., and was crushed by Sulla. ... By 79 AD, Latin had replaced Oscan as the principal language, and the laws and culture of Imperial Rome were implanted. ... The eruption caught Pompeians by surprise: "They heard the crash of falling roofs: an instant more and the mountain-cloud seemed to roll towards them, dark and rapid, like a torrent; at the same time, it cast forth from its bosom a showe of ashes mixed with vast fragments of burning stone! ... Tourists can also visit the Antiquarium and see the casts of some of the b...

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