The Roman emperors had the authority to issue almost anything as commands. These things were variable, such as a proposal for a new law, a donative to the people, the movement of military legions, the construction of new buildings or the issuing of new coins.
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However, Roman emperors would issue edicts, which were commands that were equivalent to laws.
StatutesRoman Emperors issued EDICTS that were equivalent to laws. The English used written STATUTES.
The Roman emperors had a lot of power. They were the leaders of Rome because they had so much power.If you argued with the emperor or disobeyed his/her order you would be executed.
All Roman Emperors were famous in their own way. There were 192 people who claimed the title Emperor of Rome from 27 BC when the Emperor Augustus took control of the Senate until 1185 AD. Some of the later such would now be called Byzantine Emperors, but a the time they called themselves Roman Emperors. Second answer. Generally speaking most historians separate the ancient Roman empire and the Byzantine empire. The Byzantine empire lasted until 1453 AD when the Ottoman Turks took over Constantinople.
The Roman emperors had a lot of power. They were the leaders of Rome because they had so much power.If you argued with the emperor or disobeyed his/her order you would be executed.
No, Roman emperors were not 'born to rule'. Succession had no clear order and many emperors took power by force as opposed to birth. In Roman society, such actions were considered normal with the belief that the most able would take power.
I would suggest taking a look at this site: http://www.roman-emperors.org/impindex.htm
Because the Christians would not partake of Emperor worship and because they were somewhat secretive in their worship, believers received the wrathful displeasure of some of the Roman Emperors.
Antoninus Pius was a Roman emperor who ruled from 138 to 161 AD, during the time of the Roman Empire. Democracy as we understand it today did not exist in ancient Rome. The Roman Empire was an autocratic and monarchic system with emperors having absolute power, so it would be inaccurate to describe Antoninus Pius as a democrat.
There were no two Roman emperors that persecuted Jesus. In fact, it would be accurate to say that no Roman emperor ever persecuted Jesus. Although Jesus was executed during the reign of Tiberius, Tiberius himself, more than likely never heard of him. Underlings passed judgement and sentences of non- citizens in the provinces and Jesus was not a Roman citizen.
If you mean his title, it was "Caesar" or "Augustus" as the Romans did not use the word emperor. If you mean his personal name, you would have to specify the year of his reign, as there were 178 Roman emperors and a few of them had the same first name.If you mean his title, it was "Caesar" or "Augustus" as the Romans did not use the word emperor. If you mean his personal name, you would have to specify the year of his reign, as there were 178 Roman emperors and a few of them had the same first name.If you mean his title, it was "Caesar" or "Augustus" as the Romans did not use the word emperor. If you mean his personal name, you would have to specify the year of his reign, as there were 178 Roman emperors and a few of them had the same first name.If you mean his title, it was "Caesar" or "Augustus" as the Romans did not use the word emperor. If you mean his personal name, you would have to specify the year of his reign, as there were 178 Roman emperors and a few of them had the same first name.If you mean his title, it was "Caesar" or "Augustus" as the Romans did not use the word emperor. If you mean his personal name, you would have to specify the year of his reign, as there were 178 Roman emperors and a few of them had the same first name.If you mean his title, it was "Caesar" or "Augustus" as the Romans did not use the word emperor. If you mean his personal name, you would have to specify the year of his reign, as there were 178 Roman emperors and a few of them had the same first name.If you mean his title, it was "Caesar" or "Augustus" as the Romans did not use the word emperor. If you mean his personal name, you would have to specify the year of his reign, as there were 178 Roman emperors and a few of them had the same first name.If you mean his title, it was "Caesar" or "Augustus" as the Romans did not use the word emperor. If you mean his personal name, you would have to specify the year of his reign, as there were 178 Roman emperors and a few of them had the same first name.If you mean his title, it was "Caesar" or "Augustus" as the Romans did not use the word emperor. If you mean his personal name, you would have to specify the year of his reign, as there were 178 Roman emperors and a few of them had the same first name.
hope this helps: The roman emperor lead the country and took contol in making the difficult decisions. they helped keep the the country in order. They made laws and kept the country at peace.
Yes. The early Christians (whom we consider also to be the first Catholics) often refused to be inducted into the Roman army. They did this for two reasons: (1) the Roman army required its members to sacrifice to the pagan gods, which Christians refused to do; and (2) at times the Roman army officers would issue commands that Christians felt were deplorable, such as to slaughter unarmed civilians.