Roman Empire Research Paper

The Roman Empire was a period of ancient Roman civilization distinguished by Emperors and large geographic holding around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, Asia and Africa. In Morris Ian article, “Social Development,” he mentioned the City of Rome was the largest city in the world at that time around 100BC - AD 400, with New Rome or Constantinple becoming the largest around AD 500, and Rome, roughly, had 20% of the world’s population at the time(Morris Ian). During Julius Caesar years as a ruler, Rome was severely destabilized in a succession of civil wars and political conflict, later on he was assassinated in 44 BC. Executions and Civil wars continued, combining to a climax in the victory of Octavin, the adopted son of Caeser, Over the battle of Actium in 31 BC and the annexation of Egypt. Octavian’s power was impregnable and in 27 BC the Roman Senate granted Octavian overarching power. Then a new name Augustus effectively blemishing the end of the Roman Republic.

They were a web of towns left to rule themselves and territories managed by military commanders. It was not ruled by emperors, but by yearly elected administrators in conjunction with the senate. In the “Constitution of the Roman Republic,” Andrew Lintott mentioned, the first century BC was a time of political and military disruption, which eventually led to rule by emperors. The ambassadors’ military power rested in the Roman Legal concept of imperium which means command. Successful Ambassadors were given honorary titles and named