Rome always had problems, right from her beginnings.
Prior to Augustus, Rome was in true chaos from civil war and a republican government that was so susceptible to infighting, greed and class warfare that it simply could no longer deal with the problems. Augustus ended the Republic and replaced it with the Empire, concentrating supreme power in the emperor, thereby ending all sources of infighting. . His rule was long and successful, and it started the Pax Romana which, which brought almost two centuries of peace and prosperity to Rome.
Rome's political capital was the city of Rome. It was briefly moved to Ravinia, and then Constantinople became the capital.
1. Infighting amongst each other. 2. Conquest by Macedonia. 3. Takeover by Rome. 4. Takeover by the Ottoman Turks.
No. Rome fell because it's swollen beurocracy fell to infighting between groups, and allowed the northern tribes to succeed in resisting Roman rule.
1. Infighting amongst each other. 2. Conquest by Macedonia. 3. Takeover by Rome. 4. Takeover by the Ottoman Turks.
He didn't. The Roman republic collapsed basically because of stubborn political infighting. Titus Pullo is just a soldier mentioned by Julius Caesar in his War commentaries. That's all we know about him. If you want the fictionalized version of him, read a review of the movie Rome.
There was a disproportionate number of emperors. The Western Roman Empire started to disintegrate when parts of it were invaded by the Germanic peoples. There was a lot of infighting and political instability. No one stayed in power for very long and many usurpers proclaimed themselves as emperors of proclaimed their sons emperors.
In Rome.
Republican
The members of Rome's Second Triumvirate were Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony), Gaius Octavius (Octavian), and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. Formed in 43 BCE, the Triumvirate was established to consolidate power and defeat the assassins of Julius Caesar. While Octavian and Antony became dominant figures, Lepidus played a more marginal role in the political dynamics of the time. Ultimately, infighting led to the dissolution of the alliance, with Octavian emerging as the sole ruler of Rome.
Two factors in South Vietnam were constant irritants: political corruption and the Catholic vs Buddhist infighting.