How Did The Roman Empire Rise ?
The rise of the Roman Empire began in the year 510 B.C. and stopped altogether on 4 September 476, with the final collapse of the Western Roman Empire. Legend has it that Romulus killed his twin brother Remus and became the Rome's first king in 753 BC. He populated the city by capturing and assembling brave men from other countries. |
He also abducted the Sabine women to provide these men with wives. Rome soon became a large city, well-known for its adventure. During this time, the warriors who ruled Rome were designated as Kings. These kings were considered to be the supreme power in the region and ruled over themselves.
In the early part of the 16th century, the last Roman King Tarquinii was overthrown and the Roman Kingdom became the Roman Republic with the establishment of the republic form of government. A group of wise men, called the Senate, was elected to determine the laws. It was the Senate that appointed a consul to rule the Roman Republic as an emperor for one year. The Roman Republic lasted for 482 years (510 BC -23 BC) until a series of civil wars caused its insurrection into the Roman Empire with a Principate form of government.
The most important event in the history of the Ancient Roman Republic was the invasion of Italy by the Carthaginian General Hannibal. Carthage was an important city of North Africa and was completely devastated by the Roman military towards the end of 146 BC. The geographical boundaries of the Republic were extended from central Italy to the farthest ends of the Mediterranean world by the end of the first two centuries. During the third century of existence of its existence, the Roman Republic managed to expand its territory to North Africa, Greece, Southern France, and the Iberian Peninsula. In the last two centuries, the Republic grew further to dominate the east and the rest of France. At this point, the stage was set for the collapse of the Republic.
The exact event that triggered the end of the Roman Republic and its transformation into the Roman Empire is a matter of elucidation. Towards the end of the republican era, a group of Roman leaders began to dictate the political arena to an extent that they went beyond the restrictions of the Republic as a rule. Many historians believe that the main reasons and events that led to the fall of Roman Republic included the selection of Julius Caesar as a permanent dictator in 44 BC, the defeat and death of Mark Antony in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, and the award of unusual powers to Octavian (Augustus) by the Senate in 27 BC.
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