Question: Did the Roman Empire 'decline and fall' or did it evolve into something new?
The Ancient Roman Empire was a great empire in the ancient times of the world. It is considered one of the best empires in world history. The emperor and army was strong, the governemtn had most control, and the people were equal. It is a big debate how this great democracy ceased to exist. Some say that the Roman Empire simply turned into something different, but the Ancient Roman Empire fall or collapsed as a result of many different glitches in the government and its people.
"The middle years of the first century BC were marked by violence in the city, and fighting between gangs supporting rival politicians and political programmes." (BBC) The ages of violence that broke out between citizens and gangs affected the fall of the government because the government could not get control of the fights and violence. Gangs formed and groups of citizens were set against each other. This caused tension among to people of Rome. Some of the government had different ways of dealing with it, which caused even more conflicts. The fights just led to more things than what was happening. The conflicts among all of the people were dragging on with their empire and it was affecting the empire in several bad ways.
"Augustus was both canny and lucky. When he died in 14 AD, aged well over 70, he was succeeded by his stepson, Tiberius. By then the idea of the 'free republic' was just the romantic pipe-dream of a few nostalgics." (BBC) After Augustus' death, his stepson took over and started a new government since the current one "was not working" with the community. It was begun because Tiberius did not agree with the type of government that was in Rome at the time. There were many problems already with the earlier government and Tiberius believed that if it just changed completely, the problems would go away. That did not happen at all. Many of the problems stay as they were or even causes more conflicts.
"By 14 AD, when the first emperor Augustus died, popular elections had all but disappeared. Power was located not in the old republican assembly place of the forum, but in the imperial palace. The assumption was that Augustus's heirs would inherit his rule over the Roman world - and so they did." (BBC) The first sign that something was going wrong was the loss of government. When the current leader Augustus died, all government just crashed. No one knew who was in charge or who was ruling. The citizens did not know who to follow or what to adibe by. There was major confusion inside of the Roman Empire after the death of Augustus.
To some people, the Roman Empire was formed into a new and improved different type of government. They feel as though the government was not dropped but it was made into something different. Others argue that the Roman Empire fell and collapsed because of several problems coming together. The problems did not seem like a lot when they were seperate. All of the problems together, though, caused a huge issue.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/fallofromanrepublic_article_01.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_of_the_Roman_Empire
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook09.html#Modern
1.) good format
ReplyDelete2.) The thesis was kind of confusing and there were some spelling errors.
3.)Good quotes and information but the apa citations are wrong (the period should come after the parentheses and the parentheses should be inside the quotations).
4.) Good analysis of each quote.
5.) Good conclusion arguing both sides.
6.) Make sure your strongest argument is in the 4th paragraph.
7.) Good job with no use of personal pronouns.
8.) Clearly readable with no contractions.
9.) Specific information relating to Augustus.
10.) Good job with information/ quotes.
11.) Good argument and way to tie all the smaller issues into the collapse of the empire.
-Quinn
1. You had good format , quotes underlined and thesis a different color etc..
ReplyDelete2. You had a few grammar and spelling errors you may need to check.
3.Try and elaborate on your conclusion a little more.
4. Your works cited is not in APA format.
Over all nice job on your essay!!!! :)
1. format was good
ReplyDelete2. the thesis was pretty good, but you just need to check your grammar and spelling!
3. good quotes, they backed up what you were trying to say well
4. good analysis, it showed you took time to prove your quotes and they backed up your argument well
5. Good conclusion, it summed up the paper
6. Your evidence was all really good, and backed up your point. But just make sure you put the strongest evidence in the last paragraph!
7. Good job, you didn't use any personal pronouns
8. Good job, it was an easy read and didn't have any contractions!
9. You didn't use any generalizations, everything you said was good and could be backed up.
10. All your quotes and information helped back up what you were trying to say, none of it was too wordy and you didn't have anything unnecessary.
11. Good writing voice, reading this was very intersting!
OH HEY G, your paper is really good! I think you just need to revise the grammar and spelling errors and then you'll be good! It was really interesting and very informative.
Please pay attention to the directions where they ask you to write and underline your thesis statement and then, in a different color, write the opposite argument to your thesis statement.
ReplyDeleteAlso, please source the paper properly. In this draft, you cite three sources, but only actually use one. Further, the bibliography must be in proper APA format.