Roman Kingdom

destroy him, or should he cross into Italy with his legions and deal with his enemies by strength of arms? “The die is cast” was Caesar’s answer as he marched onto Rome to put an end to decades of political infighting. It was also the signal that the Roman Republic was dead. It would take the assassination of Caesar and decades of unrest and civil war before Caesar’s adopted son, Octavian,…

of building a prosperous Kingdom. Italy was seen as the ideal location for settling, provided that famine, war and plague left them teetering on the brink of collapse. Both Christianity and Catholicism presented as prime religions during the Lombards rule. In addition to modifying their religions, the Lombards also bettered their society by merging Roman and Germanic traditions into their culture. Arising from the trifling Scandinavian tribe Winnili, to a formidable Kingdom which showed their…

be on the years 500 B.C. to 500 A.D. As a whole the Germanic tribes contributed different kinds of warfare, politics, and weaponry. An example of this is the two edged-sword, which became more wide-spread in the third century. Although it was the Romans who first developed it, it was the Germanic tribes who made the use of the sword widespread. There were four main Germanic tribes. They were: The Goths, Vandals,…

the emperor of Rome while his was inspecting the Roman border in Germany. He did not return to Rome until several years later. When he arrived in Rome, he generously gave money to his soldiers and the poor thus continuing the system of governmental benevolence initiated by Nerva. In 101A.D. Trajan set…

displayed morality known by all. He was a peacemaker, which made his kingdom a prosperous and joyful one. Numa not only built on top of Romulus’s work, but he made it a better, happier, and bigger kingdom. Above all the rulers in Plutarch’s Lives, Numa Pompilus showed morality, good judgment, and self sacrifice. The decision made by the Romans and the Sabines that Numa should become king was one of the first agreements that they, as a kingdom, had made together. Numa was known all over Rome by…

Visigothic Spain: o The Roman Empire began to show symptoms of it’s soon to be demise around the 3rd century AD. Taking advantage of the weakened Roman Empire, Germanic tribes migrated to Spain during the 5th century. These Germanic tribes were the Visigoths and the Ostrogoths. The Ostrogoths were short lived, however the Visigoths rule lasted until the Islamic conquest. One of the oldest and most well preserved churches from the Visigoths rule is the San Juan Bautista de Baños de Cerrato.…

extremely large history; it is full of wars, examples of assimilation, cultural alienation and new formations of new identities. Once a country in which many different nations lived, now it is a united kingdom where there is no cultural imperialism left and every nation forming this united kingdom has right to say what to do. Of course, many struggles and effort have been made throughout the history to unite people or nations living in that area, and by looking back to the history, it is quite…

World History Impact of Geographical Factors on the Greek and the Roman Empire Geography can be considered as one of the integral parts of the development of the Greek civilization. Notably, the geographical factors had a significant effect on the Greek social, political, and economic growth. One of the principal reasons why the Greece was majorly dominated by tiny states and some other independent towns as opposed to being dominated by one all-powerful king was the geographical status. The…

by his kingdom. After doing so, both rulers wanted to expand their kingdoms and modernize it in order for them to be able to compete on an international trade level. They wanted to educated themselves further and their people so that their kingdom would be able to grow and in hopes to put an end to slavery in their region. Although Nzinga and Afonso had their minor failures, they both had a big impact in the history of slavery in Africa. Without their intelligence and love for their kingdom, the…

Aistulf and his troops. In these letters, Pope Stephen II claims powers that were previously held by the Roman Emperor. In this paper, I elucidate that these letters show the shifting of the strength from the Byzantine Empire to that of the Pope and to that of the Frankish Kingdom. In his first letter, Pope Stephen addresses King Pippin and his sons, Charles and Carloman, as “Patricians of the Romans” thereby claiming the right to bestow that title upon whomever the Pope wishes; formerly,…