THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE Political decay, economic troubles, and decadent living were sapping the strength and discipline of the Roman Empire. At this time, German ‘barbarians,’ who were a violent people living on the fringes of the empire … Continue reading
TWO CENTURIES OF PEACE AND PROSPERITY With the establishment of the Empire, two centuries of profound peace ensued, the Roman Peace (Pax Romana), only broken by small frontier warfare. In the provinces men held power responsibly, because they feared the … Continue reading
THE END OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC As a result of an increasing disparity in income, once again a conflict began to brew between the aristocracy (formerly the Patricians) and the vast, oppressed and poor citizens (formerly the Plebes). A number … Continue reading
WINNING WORLD MASTERY With the destruction of Carthage, Rome was well on its way to world domination, at least the known world at the time. Emboldened with this sudden rise to power, the new generation of Roman statesmen ignored the … Continue reading
The Latin League started to develop a dislike for the growing power and arrogance of their ally and attempted to break away from its control; but Rome won the two year war that followed (340-338 BCE) and firmly established their … Continue reading
ROME’S EARLY REPUBLIC In the beginnings of early Rome, the patricians (Rome’s aristocracy) controlled the government and ruled the plebes or plebeians (Common People). Since they were shut out from the government, their wealthy fellow citizens politically and economically oppressed … Continue reading
THE ETRUSCAN KINGS OF EARLY ROME When Greece was reaching the height of its prosperity, Rome was just beginning its ascent to power. Rome didn’t have any plan for its climb to world domination; it just seemed to evolve. There … Continue reading
Etruscans Long before Romulus and Remus were being raised by a she-wolf to become the founders of Rome, Italy was the home of a people with an already advanced civilization – the Etruscans. This powerful and prosperous society almost vanished … Continue reading
LAND From the top of the boot to the toe, Italy is a little more than 675 miles (1,090 kilometers) long. The widest part, in the north, measures about only 355 miles (570 kilometers) from east to west. The rest … Continue reading
ITALIAN PEOPLE The Italian people are now considered to be one of the homogeneous, in language and also religion, of the European populations. The only significant minority group are located in the region called Trentino-Alto Adige. These Alpine valleys of … Continue reading
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