The Rise of RomeEssay title: The Rise of RomeThe Rise of RomeThe Roman Republic began in 509 B.C.E. with the overthrow of the Etruscan monarchy. In 27 B.C.E the Roman Empire began with Octavian Caesar becoming the emperor, this ended almost 500 years of republican self-government. There is much debate over why Rome became so powerful so quickly. Many think it had to do with Romes military strength. Others think that it was because Rome knew of and controlled most of the trade routes. Still others believed it had to do with the technology that was advanced during the Roman Republic. All of these factors played significant roles, but which one played the most important role?
The military might of Rome was second to none in its prime. Victorious battle after battle did nothing but increase Romes population of young men suited for combat, increase Romes borders, and increase Romes influence over its people and the surrounding people. With such great generals as Alexander the Great, Pompey the Great, and Julius Caesar Rome won many decisive battles. At its largest times, Rome controlled most of the Middle East, Asia Minor, present day Europe, and Egypt. Its is hard to state that conquering and controlling all of the surrounding territory didnt help aid in Romes great success. But would they have been so successful militarily if they didnt have the trade routes or the technology?
Trade routes between Rome and all of its surrounding territories were extremely important. They not only brought in food and materials, but also great wealth to the Roman Republic/Empire. These trade routes were the subject of many battles between Rome and its neighbors. Trade is extremely important to any civilization that intends on growing and prospering. There were basically two different kinds of trade routes. The sea routes which incorporated shipping items over water and the land routes where they carted items back and forth, both of which provided items and money into the economy of Rome. Such items as grains, cereals, papyrus, and silk were traded. Control and the efficient use of these trades routes certainly helps a developing nation, but is it the main
The Rome trade route was a large, intricate, and involved trade route of considerable importance throughout the Roman Empire. The Roman people were very proud of their trade routes and it was very obvious in the reigns that they were very closely linked to their cities, as mentioned earlier. Many of the traders who were involved in the trade routes were men of reputation and status and this had given Rome an identity as a ‘City of Industry’ at the time. Some of these were merchants who had previously been involved in other Roman industries, such as farming. They all enjoyed a close understanding with the people of the city and were willing to give their services and money into his schemes. When Roman soldiers entered the Roman Empire they were in for a very unpleasant war. While the Emperor was not a bad man however, there were some times when he was really very aggressive towards his people. During this war which cost a man a life the Emperor did something stupid, such as sending his best men away from a particular city. The imperial court used these people of the city as slaves and did not care what other people did with them. During these times all the people of Rome would be killed.
During the reigns of the Emperor Augustus there were many conflicts where he refused to acknowledge the Emperor or his empire in any way. This can sometimes be a sign that he is not at peace with himself. He had his ways of dealing with his people and dealing with military power, and many times he had the generals attack his cities in a way that even the people who have not experienced this type of conflict (i.e. he has troops and troops even though you have to have soldiers to fight) would probably kill their people in return. It always became an everyday occurrence in his world and he would end up with thousands of dead soldiers not long after he was defeated. The Emperor usually died of a single heart failure but as the battle ended he died of an overdose.
Eventually the Emperor decided to leave his city that was under siege. A short time following this decision there were conflicts involving the Roman military:
The Roman army began to go in to seize the city. This gave the Romans a lot of time to capture the city. The army went back to their houses and started working in and guarding the city with weapons and armor. Then they left the city and were found by both sides.
The citizens who had left were not allowed to leave their houses and in addition to the soldiers of the military the inhabitants of the city were forced to flee the city with their belongings and possessions. As the revolt began the citizens began to believe that both the Emperor and the military had betrayed us.
Eventually in 2277 they went to the city of Sienar and were surprised to find most of the inhabitants of the city were peaceful. They also found what was known as the ‘Sienar city’ that they had discovered several weeks earlier and gave it to the Emperor