Ancient Rome

When the Roman monarchy was overthrown and replaced by the republic, the king was replaced by two annually elected consuls who were the heads of the republic and the army. As time went by, more executive officers of state (who were called magistrates) were created until there were five types: the consuls, praetors, censors, aediles and quaestors. They were elected annually, except for the censors who were elected every 18 months. The Roman Republic did not have a centralised government like an administration or a cabinet. Each magistrate acted independently within the remit of his office.

Feasted. They would even eat until they threw up. Once the have to vomit they go into a special room and vomit and come back out and eat more. They would do that 7-9 times in one night.
yes they did when the roman emperor became a Christian he replaced the old pegan holidays with "Christain'' holidays so the date that the emperor set to celebrate Christmas on was oreganally a pagan holiday yes they did when the roman emperor became a Christian he replaced the old pegan holidays with "Christain'' holidays so the date that the emperor set to celebrate Christmas on was oreganally a pagan holiday

There was civitas optima jure, which was full Roman citizenship, which included the right to vote and there was civitas sine suffragio; that is, citizenship without the right to vote.

Some famous battles of Ancient Rome include the Battle of Pharsalus and the Battle of Actium. The Battle of Actium was fought between Octavian (Augustus Caesar) and Marc Antony. Octavian won the battle. The Battle of Pharsalus was fought between Julius Caesar and Pompey and it ended in the victory of Caesar and the escape of Pompey to Egypt.

no one will ever know because it is a legend. it was passed down verbally so it could have altered the story some. also there is no proof that they were ever alive. no one isthat old to know that fact. after all it was 2500 years ago at the earliest.

There is no precise date for the fall of the Roman empire. The demise of the mighty civilization was a very gradual process from an abundance of factors. At one time, the empire was split in half, the eastern and western Roman empire. To best answer your question, the western Roman empire (in Europe), in which in large part has influenced the western world the most, fell in the 5th century for an appropriate estimate. Just remember: since the Roman Empire became an empire from the transition from a republic (in about B.C. 33), everything began to slide downhill. The empire itself was a major factor to Rome's fall.

well some new things were that people found out how to fix broken legs and how to help people give birth. another thing was that they invented ournumberss that we use today. 0-9!! thatz a longgg time to keep the same numbers.........!!

If by "their western counterparts" you mean medieval Europe, this is how. First of all, the Byzantines were citizens of the Eastern Roman Empire, originally controlling north Egypt, Palestine, Asia Minor (Turkey), and the Balkans (up to the Danube river). This in itself plays a huge part in their culture. For example, the Romans bathed more, traded more, learned more, read more, wrote more, built more, and resorted to diplomacy more than the rest of Europe. Unfortunately, they didn't fight more, so their armies, along with most of their empire, crumbled under the experienced (and religiously motivated) Arabian conquerors. This left them with the Balkans and a select few coastal provinces on the Black Sea. Another difference they had between themselves and Europe was that they (and some other places in eastern Europe) followed Orthodox Christianity, led by the Byzantine emperor in Constantinople, while western Europe largely followed Catholic Christianity, led by the pope in Rome. Back then what kind of Christian you were was just as important as if you were a Christian at all. The Byzantines were also very smart. They managed to use Greek fire, a type of fire that ignites and burns only on or in water. This technology was so sophisticated that even modern scientists aren't exactly sure how it worked. Yet another difference is the Byzantine government. The rest of Europe was almost frozen (as far as progress is concerned) under Feudalism, where 90% of people are too oppressed to create scientific achievements and everyone else is yelled at by the church if they do. The Byzantines worked in a capitalist monarchy much more familiar to us today. All of this makes one wonder why we are told tales of knights in shinning armor instead of the Byzantine comestantine. The answer: as smart as the Byzantines were, they were pretty much seen as in the way and were pushed around until their final defeat in 1453 at the hands of the Ottoman Turks (who gave Constantinople it's modern name -- Istanbul).

The consuls were Rome's most powerful elected officials.

There are actually quite a few. One is Via which means road and another one is Veritas which means truth.

During, especially the days of the ancient Roman, the office of dictator was created to handle a serious situation most expeditiously. A war was a perfect example of when decisions needed to be made quickly. The usual process of a program or project working its way through the Roman government was too slow in a time of war, when time can be so very important.

The term of office was a year at most and with any luck the crisis could be resolved

within a year. If not a dictator could be appointed or reappointed.

Anytime a mass of power is directed into one hand, there is always a danger of abuse. All of human history has shown that absolute power can be absolutely corrupting.

The dictator system seemed to work as best as it could, as mentioned in the early republican days. However in the time of Sulla, as example, his dictatorship can be called to question regarding abuse of power.

By the time of Julius Caesar's dictatorship, the "dictator for life" term was clearly a step away from the original purpose of the republican dictator.

Poor people wore the same type of clothing as the wealthy but of inferior material. They wore the tunic and cloak or tunic and toga if they were citizens. However, the fabric of their clothing was coarser wool than the elite and the poor more than likely had a lot more patches in their tunics. The colors of the clothing of the poor was often simply the brownish/beigeish color of undyed wool. If their clothing were dyed at all it would have been some combination of the red and yellow as these two dyes were the cheapest.

Even after Carthage had been destroyed, people still thought of him with fear. A defeat like Cannae was not lightly forgotten.

Three miracles occured: the river Tiber they were supposed to drown in, instead carried them to safety; a she-wolf found them and instead of eating them, suckled them; and later on, a woodpecker fed them.

Greek literature during the Golden Age was characterized by realism, and religious ideas. Much of Greek literature was poetry, history, or drama.

Some Greeek writers and historians during the time of the Golden Age were Herodatus, who wrote the history of the Persian Wars; Thucydides, who wrote the history of the Peloponnesian War; Aeschylus, who wrote tradgedies; Sophocles, who wrote dramas, Euripides, who wrote psycological tradgedies; and Aristophanes, who wrote comedies.

The emperor Titus was in power in 80 AD.

There was no Roman general named Sulka. However if you mean the general Sulla, he tried to revert the power in the government to the patricians, and to a extent to the plebeians, while limiting the power of the equites.

Romans. Suicide was an acceptable, even honorable way to die. A Roman who failed in his duty might commit suicide to atone for the failure. Also, it was not uncommon for a disgraced political figure to kill himself before any official charges could be leveled against him. If he died at his own hands, his property would go to his heirs. If not, the government could confiscate all of his holdings. He'd still end up dead, but then his family would be paupers. Certain Emperors were notorius for trying to raise money for their treasury by arresting and convicting rich citizens. Also, by committing suicide one could avoid charges of cowardice, especially for military leaders who had been defeated.

they were're Celtic and not roman :)

The Colosseum was begun in 72 AD and finished in 80 AD. Although after its dedication, both Titus and Domitian added finishing touches.

Ultimately, all gods evolve from the spirits worshipped in animism. In many cases, the gods and goddesses were absorbed from other cultures, mostly in the Archaic period.

The storm god, Zeus is believed to have come from the ancient Indo-European culture of eastern Europe. Athena, known in the Archaic Greek period as Athene, came from Phoenicia via the Aegean islands. During Roman times, the Greeks syncretised some of the Egyptian gods into their own.

The highest christian official is the pope. The pope represents God on Earth. He has a special gift that god gave him. He can not make a mistake when saying the word of god.

the three traits that were taught to the roman children were piety,gravity and dignity. =]

Background of Tiberius:

Tiberius was born in 42 BC. He was the step-son of Augustus and his mother was Livia. Tiberius father was also called Tiberius - his name was Tiberius Nero. His father was from the Claudian family who was very rich and powerful. When Tiberius was only 3 years old, his mother LIvia, divorced Tiberius Nero and married Ocatvian, who would later become the emperor Augustus.

Tiberius real father, Tiberius Nero, died when Tiberius was nine years old. As he was growing up, his step-father Augustus sent him on missions to give him experience so he could become a leader and rule the Roman Empire. For example, he was sent to fight with his brother, Nero Claudis Drusus, to fight against the Germans in the Alps, north of Italy.

Tiberius married about 20 BC, when he was 22 to Vipsania Agrippina, who was the daughter of Augustus' favorite general Agrippa. In 13 BC, they had a baby son, who they names Julius Caesar Drusus. Agrippa died in 12 BC and Augustus forced Tiberius (who was 30 years old) to divorce Vipsania and marry Agrippa's widow, Julia Caesaris, even though Tiberius didn't want to.

Tiberius won many battles. But he was very unhappy with his life. In 6 BC, when Tiberius was 36 years old, he quit his army positions and announced he was moving to the island of Rhodes. His step-father, Augustus was upset because he had no other sons to succeed him. After Augustus died, Tiberius was forced to come back to Rome and become the next emperor.