The fall of the western part of the Roman Empire has nothing to do with democratic values. It fell under the strain of the invasions by germanic peoples who took over the empire and formed a number of separate kingdoms. The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for another 1,000 years. Historians call the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part Byzantine Empire.
Constantine was a murderous tyrant, with a long list of victims, including his eldest son and his second wife, Fausta, as well as many whom he had counted as friends. Being an absolute autocrat, he believed that he could kill anyone. Even as emperor, his personal lavishness was so great it amounted to theft from the empire. One could say from this that morality was not in his DNA.Constantine reformed the military and the bureaucracy while maintaining the existing imperial statutes, and added to them nothing of moral value.
Under the rule of Diocletian and Constantine, Rome was going through an inflation (when there is a rise in prices caused by a decrease in the value of the exchange medium). Small farmers were forced to sell their land, and large estates grew larger. Many of these rich landowners left the city and moved out of the city, then some organized and paid private armies and defied government officials who collected taxes. With the declining population, there weren't enough farmers left.
The largest "exploit" of Julius Caesar and even the smaller ones all were a benefit to the Roman empire. The conquest of Gaul was a stunning achievement and brought to Rome vast amounts of riches in terms of gold, taxes and slaves. Gaul was a large area to conquer. Although there would be a number of revolts by the Gauls over the centuries that it was part of the Roman empire, for the most part it was of extreme value to Rome.
First of all, remember that the Roman empire did not start with Augustus. Rome had an empire for hundreds of years before the "empire" that is mistakenly thought to have been founded by Augustus. During the early empire the form of government of the Romans was the republic, while in the later empire the form of government was the principate. During the early empire citizens were more concerned with government and the good of the state as they had voting rights. During the later part of the empire citizens seemed to be more concerned with personal gain as opposed to the well-being of the state.First of all, remember that the Roman empire did not start with Augustus. Rome had an empire for hundreds of years before the "empire" that is mistakenly thought to have been founded by Augustus. During the early empire the form of government of the Romans was the republic, while in the later empire the form of government was the principate. During the early empire citizens were more concerned with government and the good of the state as they had voting rights. During the later part of the empire citizens seemed to be more concerned with personal gain as opposed to the well-being of the state.First of all, remember that the Roman empire did not start with Augustus. Rome had an empire for hundreds of years before the "empire" that is mistakenly thought to have been founded by Augustus. During the early empire the form of government of the Romans was the republic, while in the later empire the form of government was the principate. During the early empire citizens were more concerned with government and the good of the state as they had voting rights. During the later part of the empire citizens seemed to be more concerned with personal gain as opposed to the well-being of the state.First of all, remember that the Roman empire did not start with Augustus. Rome had an empire for hundreds of years before the "empire" that is mistakenly thought to have been founded by Augustus. During the early empire the form of government of the Romans was the republic, while in the later empire the form of government was the principate. During the early empire citizens were more concerned with government and the good of the state as they had voting rights. During the later part of the empire citizens seemed to be more concerned with personal gain as opposed to the well-being of the state.First of all, remember that the Roman empire did not start with Augustus. Rome had an empire for hundreds of years before the "empire" that is mistakenly thought to have been founded by Augustus. During the early empire the form of government of the Romans was the republic, while in the later empire the form of government was the principate. During the early empire citizens were more concerned with government and the good of the state as they had voting rights. During the later part of the empire citizens seemed to be more concerned with personal gain as opposed to the well-being of the state.First of all, remember that the Roman empire did not start with Augustus. Rome had an empire for hundreds of years before the "empire" that is mistakenly thought to have been founded by Augustus. During the early empire the form of government of the Romans was the republic, while in the later empire the form of government was the principate. During the early empire citizens were more concerned with government and the good of the state as they had voting rights. During the later part of the empire citizens seemed to be more concerned with personal gain as opposed to the well-being of the state.First of all, remember that the Roman empire did not start with Augustus. Rome had an empire for hundreds of years before the "empire" that is mistakenly thought to have been founded by Augustus. During the early empire the form of government of the Romans was the republic, while in the later empire the form of government was the principate. During the early empire citizens were more concerned with government and the good of the state as they had voting rights. During the later part of the empire citizens seemed to be more concerned with personal gain as opposed to the well-being of the state.First of all, remember that the Roman empire did not start with Augustus. Rome had an empire for hundreds of years before the "empire" that is mistakenly thought to have been founded by Augustus. During the early empire the form of government of the Romans was the republic, while in the later empire the form of government was the principate. During the early empire citizens were more concerned with government and the good of the state as they had voting rights. During the later part of the empire citizens seemed to be more concerned with personal gain as opposed to the well-being of the state.First of all, remember that the Roman empire did not start with Augustus. Rome had an empire for hundreds of years before the "empire" that is mistakenly thought to have been founded by Augustus. During the early empire the form of government of the Romans was the republic, while in the later empire the form of government was the principate. During the early empire citizens were more concerned with government and the good of the state as they had voting rights. During the later part of the empire citizens seemed to be more concerned with personal gain as opposed to the well-being of the state.
inflation happens when money loses its value and it affected the Roman Empire.
Emperor Constantine I was a ruthless tyrant who had few compunctions about killing those who got in his way. He was a successful military leader, but not a great administrator. He debased the currency used by the lower and middle classes, while maintaining the value of the gold currency used by the state and by the wealthy. He plundered the pagan temples to provide precious metals to pay for his extravagance. And he persecuted those who chose to worship the ancient gods. He destroyed the ancient Roman culture and set in train the process that led to the fall of the western Roman Empire. Certainly, his policies led to the eventual domination of the empire by Christianity, but at great cost. In summary, he was a product of his times, a flawed leader without moral scruples, who is best remembered for his one great achievement, the growth of Christianity. Since the time of Constantine there have been many other leaders with some of the qualities of Constantine, and there will no doubt be more to come.
The fall of the western part of the Roman Empire has nothing to do with democratic values. It fell under the strain of the invasions by germanic peoples who took over the empire and formed a number of separate kingdoms. The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for another 1,000 years. Historians call the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part Byzantine Empire.
The Roman Empire did use gold coins (Aureus)
Constantine was a murderous tyrant, with a long list of victims, including his eldest son and his second wife, Fausta, as well as many whom he had counted as friends. Being an absolute autocrat, he believed that he could kill anyone. Even as emperor, his personal lavishness was so great it amounted to theft from the empire. One could say from this that morality was not in his DNA.Constantine reformed the military and the bureaucracy while maintaining the existing imperial statutes, and added to them nothing of moral value.
Under the rule of Diocletian and Constantine, Rome was going through an inflation (when there is a rise in prices caused by a decrease in the value of the exchange medium). Small farmers were forced to sell their land, and large estates grew larger. Many of these rich landowners left the city and moved out of the city, then some organized and paid private armies and defied government officials who collected taxes. With the declining population, there weren't enough farmers left.
When the Holy Roman empires was obliterated, it was destroyed by tribes of Slavs, Vandals, and other Gothic tribes, who made a point of coming in from a north-east or north-west direction and BYPASSING the northern areas of the Empire, since it had no great value to them aside from random plundering due to it being a branch-off and was mainly used as farming and small towns; the "meat" of the Empire lay in the East and West. As such: there was, in fact, no "northern" roman empire. The empire, when it was eventually split and destroyed due to a huge number of causes -best outlined in the book The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, written by Edward, Gibbon- was separated into the Western and Eastern halves. The Eastern half came to be known as The Byzantium Empire. The Western half became known as Mediolanum. This last attempt at a more wide-reaching "civiliaztion" ended in ~480AD. After that time, it would become informally, and then formally known as "The Dark Ages."
A:It is possible to exaggerate the importance of the Edict of Milan to the Christian Church, since it had already been granted official recognition by the Edict of Toleration. Emperor Constantine's Edict of Milan went further by granting additional rights to the Christian Church, including compensation for expropriated properties. However, the rights granted in the Edict of Milan come in the context of Constantine's patronage of the Church, which was of far greater value, both financially and spiritually, than the Edict of Milan. What the Edict did do was demonstrate throughout the Roman Empire the extent to which Constantine was prepared to favour Christianity over the more ancient beliefs.
w is not assigned a value in roman numerals.
Roman Numeral DXII is value 512.
The largest "exploit" of Julius Caesar and even the smaller ones all were a benefit to the Roman empire. The conquest of Gaul was a stunning achievement and brought to Rome vast amounts of riches in terms of gold, taxes and slaves. Gaul was a large area to conquer. Although there would be a number of revolts by the Gauls over the centuries that it was part of the Roman empire, for the most part it was of extreme value to Rome.
The value of the Roman numeral XIV is 14.