The Rise of the Roman Empire Origins of Rome The roots of the Roman Empire go back to the origins of the city of Rome. The traditional date for this was 753 BCE, and archaeological evidence indeed points to an origin around the Eighth century. The city was located in central Italy. Early Rome grew […]
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The Civilization of Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome exercises a powerful grip on the imagination of modern man. It was a sophisticated and powerful civilization, which has had a profound influence on all later Western societies.
The Roman Empire: Government and Society
Timeline 31 BCE – the Battle of Actium leaves Octavian as the master of the Roman world 27 BCE – Augustus establishes himself as the first of the Roman emperors 6 CE – a Roman army is destroyed at the Battle of the Teutenborg Forest 14 – Tiberius succeeds Augustus as emperor, the first transmission […]
The Byzantine Empire
Introduction The word “Byzantine” comes from the name of the ancient Greek city of Byzantium; it was this that the Roman emperor Constantine (reigned 324-37) expanded and remodeled as his new capital. Constantinople. The great city of Constantinople stood at the heart of the Byzantine Empire. Its official name was New Rome (Constantinople was its informal name […]
The Etruscans
History Time Map of the Etruscans Overview Etruscan civilization is the modern English name given to a civilization of ancient Italy. Its homeland was in the area of central Italy, just north of Rome, which is today called Tuscany. In ancient times there was a strong tradition that the Etruscans had emigrated from Lydia, […]