What do you think of Rome as a whole?

Question

The Roman people, the government, the city, the....everything!
Personally, I really really really like them. In the beginning they had great morals and an astounding way of conquering and calming the world with their brilliant government system and totally cool army. But around the first century A.D. they started getting dirty, and not as cool. I still think they are awesome. So, what do you think? I really want to know! Thanks.

Wow! I'm amazed at how much people know and don't know about Rome. Alot of what has been said is true, and has helped me, but I have to disagree with the fact of them being completely corrupt. You should read the stories they had in the early and mid republic. They did have morals and virtues. Read Tacitus, and Plutarch. I didn't like Suetonius that much.

Answer 1

I like all the crazy things the Romans did. Make a horse a member of the Senate. Buring the city. Nero had naked men wrestle in front of him. One of the emperor had little boys over. Whenever Roman Vices are on the History Channel i watch it.

Answer 2

The romans were never known for there great morals. They managed to create a military system to conquer a lot of territory. This expansion led to the end of the republic, whcih never represented more than a smaller minority of romans. Rome best served as an example of the old adage of absolute power corrupting absolutely, with Caligula as a prime example. The best Rome had to offer was its engineering expertise and the rule of law wich has been passed down to the modern era. Even there language has died.,

Answer 3

Rome is The Empire to look to. Britain may have had the largest ever, but Rome is Rome and nothing compares.

While I am a modern German historian, Rome is my secondary specialty for good reason. The Roman system of government was a good one, though quite corrupt. I have been a fan of Cicero for a long time, especially after reading Taylor Caldwell's _A Pillar of Iron_.

The Roman military machine set the stage for Cold War deterrence. Roman used its legions as terror weapons just like we still nuclear weapons as a means to stave off military actions. Rome used proxy states as buffer zone the same way the US and USSR used satellite states as buffers.

Rome set the standard for the modern West. Everything is build on Roman foundations. Nothing compares...

Answer 4

SPQR! yayea.

yea no. rome was pretty much corrupt most of the time. there is some known about the monarchy, but the roman republic was very corrupt, took advantage of the lower class, and anything along those lines. the only time of peace in rome, the pax romana, lasted for alittle over 100 years after the third or so civil war and the empire was put in place. the city itself was under constant bombardment and was sacked several times. rome had its great leaders and poor ones too, men like nero who were completely insane and killed thousands.

but back on topic, rome before the empire was really bad. slave revolts were constant and the poor were stuck and were given no support or anything.

the glorious aspect of rome, as i see it, was its ability to conquer much of the known world and unify it for a great while. christianity destroyed it though. the poor came out victorious in the end.

Answer 5

Well yeah, they had morals; they were more civilized than their Greek counterparts but they did hold disgusting sex-filled orgies from time to time.

Modern government systems, including our own, borrowed ideas from the Greco-Roman government systems.

Their army was the best in the world at that time. It was highly disciplined, trained, and equipped.

They built marvelous cities, aqueducts, and what not. They even built apartment complexes but during earthquakes, they were useless as they would crumble to the ground (there was no such thing as steel reinforcements).

Answer 6

I think that what happened eventually was the family was broken up, and became less important to the society as a whole, and hence fell, because the family is the central unit of society. If society betrays it, then it will fall, just like the romans.

Answer 7

I think all and all they were a force for good in the world. They were instrumental in spreading many of the ideals that we still have today, including the rule of law, a codified law system, some philosophies behind history, government theories, and Christianity to name a few.

Cheers!!

Answer 8

learn heavily and intimately each factor of the previous Roman Empire and then the subsequent Holy Roman Empire. Then take a distinctive look at present day U.S. historic past and the place we are right this moment. you're able to make an prolonged checklist working factor via factor that are quite close if no longer spectacular suits. each and all the flaws they did incorrect that further approximately their dying, we are repeating now in this united states, yet maximum are too unaware of see it. i'm afraid historic past does repreat itself and we are approximately to work out a significant fall.

Answer 9

I'm glad I missed out on it, I think they are typical or tyrantical governments that the world never needed to have happen and never will! Sorry you are so misinformed.