Roman Republic

In times before Rome, many cultures had a common constitution, however, before the Roman constitution, a Greek historian named Polybius claimed these were flawed and too ‘simple’. According to Polybius these constitutions operated under one of four types, kingship, aristocracy, democracy, and mob rule. These constitutions with the formation of civilization, begin and with kingship and work their way down respectively and are cyclical, as Polybius would point out “Constitutional…

in the Roman world since Romulus and Remus gave birth to “the city on the hill”. We see art and architecture used in the Roman world to convey meaning, often, a meaning of change or remembrance. While this change or remembrance does not always revolve directly around personal identity, it contributes to the identity of a time period; it gives us an understanding of what was important to the people. This, in essence, is what Torelli describes in his article regarding architecture in the Roman…

Crises of the Late Republic Early Rome’s expansion may have been a good idea during that time, but when the Roman Republic was introduced, the story of this establishment tragically went downhill. Early Rome expanded their territories because of avarice. They wanted power and wealth. With the expansion, the Roman monarchy was overthrown by what is known as the Roman Republic in 509 BCE.3However with great power comes great responsibility. The expansion of the Roman Empire was necessary, but…

influenced heavily by the Greeks. Multiple popular assemblies made up the Roman Republic. The centuriate assembly consisted of adult males. This assembly incorporated different classes in Roman society; however, wealthy classes retained the majority rule. As an aristocratic republic, Rome was dominated by the small percentage of the population who were wealthy. Plebeians and patricians made up the social formation in the early Roman republic. These two groups were much different from one…

its republic, one of the most democratic places in the world. Democracy, of course, is a government in which people can vote to select/elect a leader. Romans had a government which allowed (essentially) all men to vote. Their republic lasted from 509-27 B.C. The Romans’ total democracy was built off of assemblies, voting, and legislative powers given to the citizens. Assemblies were one of the biggest parts of the Roman Republic.…

Jerry Carroll-Parks History of Ancient Rome I have chosen the topic: “What caused the fall of the Roman Republic?” and so in this essay I will highlight the history of the Romans and briefly explain the events that led up to their destruction. In the history of Europeans, the collapsing of the Roman Republic was seen as an example of the failure of constitutional system. Civil war between Caesar and Pompey became inevitable when the senate ordered Caesar to surrender command of his army and…

In the late Roman Republic, the external expansion of early Rome was a surprise to many. The era of the great expansion of Roman power and civilization is the era of the Roman Republic, in which its Senate ruled Rome and its assembly, which were establishments, formed at the beginning of the monarchy. The Republic had a history of many conflicts, aiding the Republic in becoming so powerful, thus making Rome become unstoppable. But as we all know from the conflicts that aroused in the past with…

The reforms by Gaius Marius, was originally intended to give power to the Republic by upgrading Rome’s military, but it backfired causing substantial political impact which caused long term problems all leading up to the decline of the late Roman Republic. There was a major recruitment problem which came from public land being bought off by powerful groups from the senate around 180 BC to 170 BC. They used this land to produce cash crops from farm slaves. Being a part of the military was more of…

Ancient Rome started being a Roman Republic, this meant there was not one person whom lead Rome instead they elected representatives to run Rome as a government which gave citizens a voice. This way leadership was thought of to stop an official from being too powerful and over throw the city. The Roman Senate being the main form of government in Rome was set up to appoint representatives, issue currency, and even conduct war. This power allowed the Roman Republic to take action and leadership in…

you know that the Roman Republic was only a little bit democratic? The Roman Republic was from 509 BC to 27 BC that's 482 years. They was located in and around the Mediterranean Sea. The Rome Republic can be interpreted many ways, a little bit democratic but not much, because they were strong in voting but they are weak in some points like not having a leader and having a government that starts with a group of leader and goes down to a slave. They vote in the roman republic which is…