Rome was hilly and had very good soil. Greece did not, Greece was mountainous and had bad soil. Greece and Rome also relied on different water sources. Greece got their water from the Mediterranean and Rome got water from the Tiber River. These two places also had different locations.…
Sparta and Athens were both dominating powers of ancient Greece, and had many differences, but which one was superior? Spartans were known for their superb military strength while Athens was known for their arts, music and philosophies. Sparta and Athens had many differences, but few similarities. Their view on how they ran society was very different while their militaries had some things in common. A big difference was their government, Spartans had an oligarchy while as Athens had a democracy.…
In Saudi Arabia during the classical period Mesopotamia was taken over by the Persians around 500BC (7, 1). The first leader of Persia was Cyrus. He allowed the people he conquered, to keep their religions and cultures. Cyrus was succeeded by his son Cambyses. After Cambyses Darius became the leader.…
When reading this paper, it is important to keep in mind that many of the sources that were used were written after the events had already occurred. With saying that, one should still take into consideration that these pieces of written history are valuable and can shed some light on Roman history, culture, ideologies, and beliefs. Most of the information in this paper comes from the works of Polybius, who lived between 200 and 118 BCE, Livy, who lived between 59 and 17 BCE, and the Twelve Tables, which was supposedly created around 450 BCE. Through the works of these authors we can conclude that Rome was so successful at international expansion due to their ability to adapt and adjust to certain situations when a new threat arose, their…
The Roman Empire was a better than then the empire of Greece. Charistrics of a good government include; allowing many people be citizens, which is good because the government would have more people to support and expand the government; giving citizens, many rights, which is also good because it gives citizens rights so they can make the government stronger and by having a senate because it ensures the decisions and laws are correct. The first reason the Roman Empire had a better government than Greece is because of the Roman Senate. The Roman Senate was made up of 300 men who inherited their spots.…
A comparison of the Athenian and Roman governments demonstrates that the Athenian Limited democracy is the more effective type of government because citizens have more of a say in government, the Roman Republic has many risky outlets for greediness for power, and the Romans had no way of dealing with oppositional factions. Citizens had more say in government. They were able to be in the Athenian Assembly, which held power like making laws, passing laws, conducting political trials, and electing government officials. Even the poorest citizens had equal opportunities and this is very important because people can express their opinions clearly by proposing laws on their own. All citizens, which was limited to natural born males complete with…
Anyone who didn't meet the standards of the censors could be demoted in rank. This is why Rome is better and they have better requirements than Athens. Which is better with government, Rights, and Qualifications? Citizenship in Athens and Rome: Which was the better system. Rome had it better because they had more requirements.…
Moreover, the Roman Empire produced a plethora of products on a massive scale for consumption by the masses (Carthwright, 2013). Ancient figures place consumption of wine per year in the city of Rome alone at a level of 1,000,000 hectoliters and the quantity of oil exchanged per year at 23,000,000 kilograms (Carthwright, 2013). These numbers are uncanny and are further evidence that Rome and the provinces shared a mutual benefit in their economic arrangements which allowed both to prosper. Further acting to strengthen the economic ties between the provinces, Rome maintained a state owned merchant fleet, which served to keep the trade routes perpetually open (Carthwright, 2013). Furthermore, this streamlined the tax collection process so that Rome was able to easily tax the imports and exports of products between the provinces as Rome controlled all of the merchant ships (Carthwright,…
Being a good citizen is like being a good father/mother. Good parents have to take care of their child like feeding and making sure they're safe and healthy good education and responsibility and a lot more. Athens and Rome was the first countries to have this idea. About 590 BCE. They also had citizenship well they had the idea of it so they did they actually did it in many way.…
In this part the author focuses on the neighboring cities to Rome. He refers to these as a “more traditional and convenient target (p.191)”. Using other articles and books as his sources, he proves his point that the outsiders to the Roman Empire were potentially the most dangerous enemy it ever had. Also by continuing chronologically through time he demonstrates examples of outsiders being a violent disturbance to the Roman Order.…
Not confined only to wars for religious or political reasons or against terrorists and enemies, Rome went to battle for the sake of its very survival. Their economy depended greatly on the acquisition of new territories, whose “plunder was a major source of wealth for commanders and soldiers alike...the Romans developed highly formalized ways of acquiring it and distributing it” (Boatwright 146). With each new conquest, the size of the republic ballooned, enabling them to control much of the trade and travel around the Mediterranean and replenishing food supplies through the annexation of hundreds of miles of farmland and crops. The quality of life skyrocketed with the influx of slave labor that enhanced the travel infrastructure with new roads, provided amenities such as running water from new aqueducts to beautiful bathhouses, and promoted religious zeal by creating impressive temples to honor the gods.…
The United States of America has a great chance at becoming a superpower country. Its military, government, population, and land give the greatest advantage over other potential superpower countries. For example, we have a strong government leading powerful branches in our military. The foundation, our government is greater than others because the people determine who the best leaders are.…
The development of early Rome was fundamental to the rise and fall of the political and economic developments of the late Roman Republic. In 753, we begin to see the…
So what I have gotten from the first couple of pages is that Greek city states are starting to get over populated, because of this there is a shortage of food. So in order to compensate for that the government took its first steps towards municipal socialism. Which meant that liberals would be in power now. Of course the poor people of Rome did not like that. They lived in squalor.…
Conclusion The ancient Roman and Greek civilizations had well-organized political processes that greatly influenced the manner in which later governments were structured in Europe and the United States two thousand years later (Classroom) The ancient Greeks developed a great deal of what we today take for granted: practice of medicine, modern philosophy and many math and science discoveries. This is why Greece is often known as the Cradle of Western…