Ancient Rome

The story of ancient Rome is a story that a small group of shepherds in central Italy grew into one of the greatest empires in history and then collapsed. According to the legend of Rome. Rome was founded in 753 BC. By 275 BC, it dominated the majority of the Italian peninsula. In the century AD, the Roman Empire covered about half of Europe, the majority of the Middle East and the north coast of Africa. It is too big for Rome, then the empire began to collapse. Millions of people living in the Roman Empire speak different languages ​​and follow different customs and religions.

The ancient Roman civilization left a permanent heritage in world history. In ancient Rome, not only covered a large amount of land at its heyday but also existed nearly 1000 years. Today, in the fields of government, law, language, architecture, engineering, religion, the ancient Roman heritage is still felt in Western culture. There are three government agencies in the United States, similar to the Republic of Rome. The Executive Division (President) is similar to Consul General Rome. The legislature (Congress) is like the Roman Council (such as the Senate). Finally, the judiciary resembles Roman consul. After the Roman Senate, he also nominated the House of Representatives as the Senate in the United States.

Ancient Rome was a powerful and important civilization that dominated the majority of Europe for nearly 1000 years. The ancient Roman culture spread throughout Europe during its reign. Therefore, the culture of Rome also affects today's Western world. The foundation of Western culture was born in ancient Rome, especially in the fields of government, engineering, architecture, languages ​​and literature. Rome originally became a republic. In other words, Roman leaders such as Senators were elected by the leader, elected as a limited time official, not a led king. They have complex governments that have balanced laws, constitutions, and powers. These concepts have become very important in the formation of future democratic government like the United States.

The rich and powerful people of ancient Rome were aristocrats who dominated the city from the Senate. The Senate is the Roman Governing Body, as well as fair or property people voted once a year by the Civil Council during the Republic. Every social and political power comes to the hands of ancient families such as Cornelii, Julii (family of Caesars), Aemilii. The Senate lost most of its power under the rule of the emperor, but the family of nobility still caused public opinion.

For an ancient Roman woman, life is not as easy as a man's opponent. Ancient Rome was a patriarchal society where men dominated the public life and dominates the family, and ancient Roman women were regarded as citizens of the empire and could not even vote for public office. This limitation decreases the visibility and importance of women in public life and therefore does not know many famous Roman women. Nevertheless, despite these limitations, some women in Roman times rose to an important administrative and military position and left their marks in history.