phase of greek empire

The Romans dominated the ancient world for almost 500 years. At their zenith, they controlled a majority of land in the European region. It was an area that extended from the Atlantic coastline of Spain in the west, to the shores of the Caspian Sean in the east; from the forests of Britain in the north, to the rain-thirsty deserts of Egypt in the south. As expansive and incredible as this great empire was, it was not built in a day. The progression of the expanse took hundreds of years of accomplishments. More specifically, The Roman Empire went through four categorical phases; The Rise of Rome, The Late Roman Republic, The Early Roman Empire and The Late Roman Empire. Each phase contains specific occurrences, which helped to shape them characteristically as well as key individuals who influenced these times immensely.

The first category of the progression of the Roman Empire is the Rise of Rome. The story of Romulus and Remus depicts the fabled creation of the empire. These were two brothers who embodied Robin Hood type ethics of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. After they participated in overthrowing a tyrant king, the brothers became quite prosperous themselves. Romulus c

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Besides raising membership in the Senate, and organizing the Empire into 20 colonies with the excess population and solders, Julius Caesar is also accredited for the creation of the 365-day, 12-month calendar. Although it was referred to as the low culture of the time, gladiatorial entertainment now finds it way into culture and recognition. This resulted in a decline of leade!

rship with 20 emperors within 49 years. Nerva endeared himself to the people with relief measures of food and the like to a starving Italy. These wars resulted ultimately with the burning of the North African City of Carthage. As a result of all this fighting Rome gained territory and status.

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he Celts returned control of the region for the price of 1,000 pounds of gold. The people of the empire personified hard work, hard wills and even hard times. He loved Greek literature and art, and was considered and intellectual. It is during this era that we see the unfortunate fall of Rome for three reasons. As a result of the volcano erupting, the wonderfully enchanting cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were covered with lava and ash, burying them for us to later discover and reflect upon, as what they could have been. It was during this time that a man by the name of Jesus of Nazareth appeared. Trajan personally cleaned up the Provincial governments, ranking on a par with renowned Augustus. He also took humanitarian interests and maintained the protection of the empire.

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