The goal of the Roman legal system is to come up with a standardized, codified set of laws that every citizen had to live by.

The primary way of making official new laws was through the Roman Assemblies. There were other ways, however, that laws were implemented including the Plebeian Council, decrees by the senate, decisions by elected officials (magistrates), and edicts by the emperor.

While examples of the hammer, anvil, axe, adze, pick, knife, scythe, spokeshave, plane, chisel, drill, chorabates, dioptra and file have been found, it is certain that some tools and techniques have been lost. Roman architects were skilled in this kind of leveling work, for which they used sophisticated tools.

The Twelve Tables One of the innovations of the Roman Republic was the notion of equality under the law. In 449 B.C.E., government leaders carved some of Rome’s most important laws into 12 great tablets. The Twelve Tables, as they came to be known, were the first Roman laws put in writing.

Rome became the most powerful state in the world by the first century BCE through a combination of military power, political flexibility, economic expansion, and more than a bit of good luck.

In other words the greatest era of expansion for Rome occurred during the Republic. The Republic was also more egalitarian than the Empire. Citizens voted for their leaders and politicians were accountable to the people, at least to a degree. Lastly, the Republic produced better generals and leaders.

Chariot Racing was the most popular Roman leisure activity. It was a form of horse racing and was a popular sport at the time. They took place in the circus. The main center for the same was Circus Maximus, with a seating capacity of 250000 people at a time.

Invasions by Barbarian tribes The most straightforward theory for Western Rome’s collapse pins the fall on a string of military losses sustained against outside forces. Rome had tangled with Germanic tribes for centuries, but by the 300s “barbarian” groups like the Goths had encroached beyond the Empire’s borders.

Internal turmoil provoked in 133 BC by economic stagnation in the city of Rome , slave revolts without, and dissension in the military precipitated a period of unrelenting political upheaval known as the Roman Revolution, the Late Roman Republic , or the Fall of the Republic, 133-27 BC.

If Rome had not fallen, we would never have had the Dark Ages. Thus scientific advancement, economic progress and human development would have continued to grow at an exponential pace. Yes, Europe would probably have looked different but over all the fall of Rome did not do much to change the course of human history.”

Why did the Roman Republic end? In 31 BCE, when Octavian defeated Mark Antony in the Battle of Actium and seized control of Rome, the Roman Republic had entered its final years.

Caesar Augustus

No it could not have survived. Problem was Rome wasn’t a stable republic, it was a very unstable one. From the fall of Carthage one strong man after another had risen, competed with the Senate and other strong men and threatened the Republic.

Perhaps the most immediate effect of Rome’s fall was the breakdown of commerce and trade. The miles of Roman roads were no longer maintained and the grand movement of goods that was coordinated and managed by the Romans fell apart.

corruption,lack of proper communication to the remote areas by the Government due to the vast areas under the Roman Empire lead to the collapse in 1453.

Military, social, political, and economic are four factors of Rome’s decline. All factors dragged down the Roman Empire since they all linked with one another.

• inflation.
• unemployment.
• growing urban poor.
• widening gap between rich and poor.
• slave revolts.
• power of the army grows.
• civil war.
• Caesar gains support of the army and the masses.

what were the five reasons that the empire fell? Political, economic, foreign invasion, social and military reasons.

Reasons For the Fall of Rome

• Corrupt Rulers.
• Government demanded high taxes.
• Leaders fought for power.
• Rome was too large to manage.

What financial problem contributed to the end of the Roman Republic? Small farms failed due to bad harvests, which caused workers to lose their jobs. Military spending created too much debt and forced spending cuts in other areas. Unemployment grew as landowners replaced paid workers with enslaved laborers.

Answer: The growing numbers of Plebs, and the growing economic power of its upper layer, led to a sharp class struggle between Plebs and Patricians that dominated the history of Rome after the expulsion of the Etruscans. The exact process by which the old gentile society was destroyed is unclear.

Olive oil was an all-purpose and essential product in the Roman world from 2nd century BC. Olive oil was used also as a fuel for lighting, as an ingredient of parfumes, in religious rituals, for massages, as a multi-purpose lubricant and even prescribed as a medicine. …

Patricians and plebeians. Traditionally, patrician refers to members of the upper class, while plebeian refers to lower class.

What was one aspect of the rule of law in Roman society? – It protected all classes equally in Rome. – It protected only the plebeian class in Rome. – It protected only the enslaved people in Rome.