A nation is commonly known as a group of people whose common identity creates a psychological bond and a political community. Their political identity usually comprises such characteristics as a common language, culture, ethnicity, and history. What is it that shapes the nation's political inst...

There was a great crisis in traditional Roman values during the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. After the Punic Wars the traditional values of Rome fell by the wayside for a new way of life that eventually led to the Roman Empire. The Cincinnatus image, rise of violence...

From the ground up, Rome was built on violence. From the hills in Palatine, to the conquests of the Roman Empire at its height; Rome was violent. The Romans reveled in death. Political leaders pitted their own armies against one another as a lifestyle. Violence was not merely a side show in Roman c...

Many would agree that the Roman Empire was truly one of the most superior and complex civilizations of all its time. Those who stood in its path suffered the brutal and bloody consequences and were shown little, to no mercy at all. From the very beginning of its history to the chaos of civil war, t...

The Life of Caesar Sulla, a man that julius had to grow up with, had taken all power to defend the Republic and tried to purge the state from its enemies. Caesar was eventually pardoned, he predicted that the stubborn boy would become dangerous. Caesar was the last descendant of the ancient clan o...

Julius Caesar was a man who took a falling city and made it in to a glorious empire. Caesar did many things that we still use today and that helped shape the western world as we know it today. Those things include many reforms that changed the city of Rome and in changing the city of Rome and its wa...

The Roman Republic 1000 B. C. – 27 B. C. -know the myth of Romulus and Remus (pg. 130 – 131) -Rome is a central point between the Alps and Sicily -at point where it was easy to cross the Tiber river -key point for trade routes Three Main Culture Groups 1) The Latins - ...

Julius Caesar was born on July 13, 100 BC, in Rome. Born in one of the well known and oldest families of Rome, the history of his family can be traced back to Aeneas, the mortal son of goddess Venus. Julius Caesar was named after Julius, the son of Aeneas. Son of rich parents, his upbringing was...

Julius Caesar Julius Caesar was born on the thirteenth day of the month Quintilis in the year of 100 BC. His full name was Gaius Julius Caesar, the same as his father's. Gaius was his given name and Julius was his surname. He was a strong political and military leader who changed the history o...

In the thousands of years men have formed nations and established dominance over one another, no other event has made as much an impact on military history as the Punic Wars during the fourth and third century BC. The Punic Wars served to demonstrate to all of the known civi-lized nations at that t...

RomeThe LandItaly is a peninsula jutting out into the Medditerranean sea west of Greece. Italyhas poor mineral resources and very few useful harbors, however it is wealty in bothfertile land and precipitation. Three - quarters of the peninsula is covered in foothillsand mountains. The alps, a mounti...

How We Relate to the Complex Ancient Roman Republican Government Rome was built on the famous seven hills overlooking the Tiber River, midway down the Italian peninsula and about fifteen miles from the western coast. Rome became an independent state about 500 B.C. By the time of the collapse of...

Activity 1 – Laying the Foundations (Knowledge & Understanding) Concepts Mycenaea 6500 BCE Neolithic farming starts to develop also the production bronze starts, there is trade and use of natural resources. Archaeologist called this new culture Mycenaean, after its largest political centre,...

Rise of the ancient Roman Empire by MARIOAncient Roman Empire Rome had a war god in its lineage and wolf milk in itsbelly, implying that its citizens had a knack for warfare, which they would prove againand again. Early in Rome's history, the city was conquered by the Etruscans, the mostnotable civ...

Like many great leaders littered throughout the ages Antony stands on the pedestal of his public image, relying solely on his past achievements and other people's opinions of him to maintain a facade. He is not alone in this dilemma, for many of his fellow world- conquers have fallen into the s...

"The cloud appeared to come out of the top of the mountain that was a long way away. The best way to describe it is to say it looked like a pine tree. It shot straight up like a very tall trunk. At the top of the trunk, the cloud spread out like branches. Parts of the cloud were very bright, and par...

Julius CaesarJulius Caesar was born on July 13, 100 BC, in Rome. Born in one of the well known and oldest families of Rome, the history of his family can be traced back to Aeneas, the mortal son of goddess Venus. Julius Caesar was named after Julius, the son of Aeneas. Son of rich parents, his upbri...

Of Gods and RomansThe Romans during the time of their Republic relied on their advanced technology, social structure, leadership and politics to achieve as much as they did. To these people, their gods affected all of these factors and the relationships mankind had with them. The contractual relat...