Facts about the Romans 1) Rome was founded in 753BC by its first king, Romulus. It grew into a rich and powerful city during the next few hundred years. 2) By AD 117 the Roman Empire included the whole of Italy, all the lands around the Mediterranean and much of Europe, including En...
Odoacer then occupied Rome and declared himself the King of Italy, marking the death of the Western Roman Empire, which had stood for over 1,000 years. After the fall of Rome, the education, government, infrastructure and culture the Romans had instilled in Europe soon fell apart, with Euro...
the time came when the Roman leader had no other option but to adopt his closest male relative, as was commonly done within the Roman Empire. His great-nephew, Gaius Octavius proved to be the lucky candidate. Though he was trained
The money is gathered every night by government workers, and donated toCaritas, a nonprofit organization. 8. Rome was the first city in the world to reach 1 million inhabitants This is a pretty interesting fact about Rome, that shows just how Rome was the center of the known world in anci...
the foundational clay. Whether they were significantly decorated beforehand is unknown, but the general belief regarding the exteriors were that they were not decorated and simple. The interiors have not been well documented by members of the scientific community, as the Chinese government forbids ...
This is a picture of the pagoda at the first Christian temple in China about an hour and a half drive outside of Xi'an. Inside the pagoda is a carving of a nativity scene and some other scenes from the Bible. 5. The Emperor Was in Charge of the Government ...
Population: 17 million people live in the Netherlands (2020) Capital: Amsterdam, with 1.2 million inhabitants Name: Kingdom of the Netherlands Government: Democracy, Parliamentary constitutional monarchy Official Language: Dutch Religion: Christians 43% (Roman Catholics and Protestants), Muslims 5% ...
The Pax Romana (Roman Peace), furthermore recognized as the Pax Augusta, something that he inaugurated, was a previously unknown period of peace and prosperity that would continue for over 200 years. 31 BCE – 305 CE – The High Empire An empire is a system of government in which a singl...
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Government & Politics The Scottish Parliament has been reconvened on 1st July 1999 for the first time after nearly 300 years of interruption. It had been dissolved when the Act of Union was signed in 1707. Although Scotland was never part of the Roman Empire (save for the southern Lowlands...