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Augustus started it by trying to establish defensible frontiers, going beyond them in punitive raids only, and trying by diplomacy to cover the non-defensible areas (eg with the Parthians on the Syrian border. Some later emperors tried expansionism (eg Claudius in Britain, Trajan in Dacia, Hadrian in Dacia and Mesopotamia) but the beginnings of the massive movements of Germanic and other peoples brought it back to Augustus' policy of using the Rhine-Danube line as the European border which could be defended. Eventually, of course, even that was breached under pressure of the hordes moving westwards.
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∙ 12y agoWell, in pulling all troops out of Britannia the Western emperors were trying to protect the core of the empire. Italy and Rome. That, or the parts of the empire given up were so overrun with barbarians that these parts could not be reclaimed.
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∙ 10y agoThe Roman Emperors did not start giving up the lands they conquered by the end of 100 AD. The emperor Vespasian (ruled 69-79) undertook the conquest of Wales and northern England (the southern part had been taken in 43). The emperor Domitian (ruled 81-96) conquered a small part of central Germany and under his rule there was a push into Scotland, but then troops had to be diverted to deal with a war against the Dacians.
The Roman Empire reached its greatest extension under the emperor Trajan (ruled 96-117 AD). He was at war with the Dacians in 101 and conquered Dacia (present day Romania and Moldova) by 109. In 107 he annexed Nabatea (in present day Jordan) and in 113 he was at war with Persia. In the course of this war he took over the Armenia and Mesopotamia (present day Iraq) by 116.
It was the emperor Hadrian (ruled 117-138) who decided to abandon the Roman conquests in Armenia and Mesopotamia to avoid war with the Persians. He also withdrew from Scotland, probably because he through that war in the difficult highlands of Scotland was not worth it, and built Hadrian wall to protect the Roman province of Britannia from attacks by the Picts of Scotland. Hadrian's reign was a peaceful one. After this there was no more giving up of Roman territories, there was a further attempt to push into Scotland and further wars with the Persians.
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∙ 11y agoThey feared the empire had become too large to defend efficiently!
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∙ 6y agoThere were too much EARS
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Who was Emperor divided the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western parts to make it easier to control.?
It was the historians of the Middle Ages that first began using the terms eastern and western for parts of the Roman empire. This was not meant to give a false impression, but to clarify their positions and their theories on Roman life.
Who were the Empores of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire?
The emperors of the Roman empire (the so-called Eastern and Western parts) were the men who ruled. For the names of specific emperors and the times that they ruled, type "Roman emperors" into your browser and you will come up with several websites that will give you lists of their names.
What date do most historians give as when the westeren Roman Emipire fell or ened?
476 AD is the date that is given for the fall of the western Roman empire.476 AD is the date that is given for the fall of the western Roman empire.476 AD is the date that is given for the fall of the western Roman empire.476 AD is the date that is given for the fall of the western Roman empire.476 AD is the date that is given for the fall of the western Roman empire.476 AD is the date that is given for the fall of the western Roman empire.476 AD is the date that is given for the fall of the western Roman empire.476 AD is the date that is given for the fall of the western Roman empire.476 AD is the date that is given for the fall of the western Roman empire.
Ships that traveled the Rhine had to give to nobles who controlled the river in the years after the Roman Empire?
tolls
How might western civilization be different with out the cultural legacy of the roman empire?
idiots u didn't give me the answer and why should i give it to you. says me jade
Who was Emperor divided the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western parts to make it easier to control.?
It was the historians of the Middle Ages that first began using the terms eastern and western for parts of the Roman empire. This was not meant to give a false impression, but to clarify their positions and their theories on Roman life.
Who were the Empores of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire?
The emperors of the Roman empire (the so-called Eastern and Western parts) were the men who ruled. For the names of specific emperors and the times that they ruled, type "Roman emperors" into your browser and you will come up with several websites that will give you lists of their names.
What titles do Roman Catholics give to their leaders?
They are called:PriestMonsignorBishopArchbishopCardinalPope
Can you give me a sentence with the word empire in it?
There have been many books written on the Roman empire. One of the best known is "The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire" by Gibbons.
When was the empire formed?
Which empire, the Roman Empire? the Persian Empire? the British Empire? Please try to be precise when asking us questions, if we do not know exactly what you mean we can not give you ans answer and that is a shame.
Why the Holy Roman Empire was never able to achieve the unity and power of the English or French monarchies?
The Holy Roman Empire wasn't actually an empire it was the Roman Catholic Church(I'm not 100% positive I'm correct on the answer I'm about to give you) Leaders in Italy wanted to bring back the Roman Empire in the form of the Catholic Church and they never really achieved the unity and power of the English and French due to the fact they were Protestant (i.e Christian, Baptist, Methodist etc.) and they didn't have much of a way to enforce anything. I'm about 80% sure that's the answer I haven't looked at European history in a while.
What date do most historians give as when the westeren Roman Emipire fell or ened?
476 AD is the date that is given for the fall of the western Roman empire.476 AD is the date that is given for the fall of the western Roman empire.476 AD is the date that is given for the fall of the western Roman empire.476 AD is the date that is given for the fall of the western Roman empire.476 AD is the date that is given for the fall of the western Roman empire.476 AD is the date that is given for the fall of the western Roman empire.476 AD is the date that is given for the fall of the western Roman empire.476 AD is the date that is given for the fall of the western Roman empire.476 AD is the date that is given for the fall of the western Roman empire.
Ships that traveled the Rhine had to give to nobles who controlled the river in the years after the Roman Empire?
tolls
What part of the Roman empire survived after the fall of the city of Rome?
culture of the eastern roman empire survived the fall of by still being used by the byzantine empire (but i cannot give specific culture dtails)
Could you give me a sentence using the word project?
I have to present a project about the Roman Empire for my history class.
How might western civilization be different with out the cultural legacy of the roman empire?
idiots u didn't give me the answer and why should i give it to you. says me jade
Why might the size of the Roman Empire be a problem for the Roman Empire administrative administrators?
In pre-mechanical transport era, communication and movement of armies was slow and difficult. So they split the Empire into four to give two emperors and two caesars more manageable quotas.
