The Roman Empire

Through the years as Rome rose and fell there were many different rulers to go along with it. During this time, the government had to go through the cities rise of power and decline then eventually the fall.(source)

At the beginning Rome was ruled by kings. The first king of Rome was Romulus, who supposedly founded Rome. In all there were seven kings of Rome. The last one was named Tarquin Superbus. He was also known as Tarquin the Proud. At the end of his reign, he had somehow made the Romans hate the idea of monarchy. So towards the end in 509 B.C. Tarquin and monarchy were brought to an end. After that the Roman republic took over the idea of monarchy.(source, book1)

While under the Roman republic, the Senate and the assembly were able to rule over the Roman citizens. For about five hundred years this republic lasted. Elected to govern Rome were two consuls who were also leaders of the Senate. Since the Roman citizens hated kings, they decided to try out rulers. However, before the second century B.C. the Republic began to have problems with it. The roman land was rapidly growing and they didn’t want it to grow too fast and too chaotically.(source)

Through all of this the generals still had the craving for more power. One general, Julius Caeser, did eventually get to rise to power, but was then assassinated by those he considered to be his friends. After Caeser’s death in 27 B.C., the Roman Empire ended. (source)

The first empire lasted from 14-476 B.C. and it was ruled by more than one hundred emperors. In 364 B.C. the Western Empire emerged do to the split of the Empire. And when the Western Empire split the Eastern Empire started, but then soon after the Eastern Empire the Roman Empire ended. (book2, source)

Through the years many leaders had risen and fallen long with Rome. First Rome was ruled by kings then it was ruled by the Republic after that it was ruled by emperors. Rome had finally fallen after end of the eastern empire.





Book 1-Zoch Paul A.Ancient Rome: An Introduction History. University of Oklahoma Press: Norman. 1998

Book 2- Keaveney, Arthur. Sulla, the Last Republican. 2005. Routledge. New York and London.