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The history of Rome .. How was their civilization |
Starting from the twelfth century BC, they founded the ancient city of Rome. Then
these people worked to organize and develop their political, military, and social
institutions and began to gradually expand and establish a state that initially
controlled the Italian Peninsula. Then this state expanded and controlled most of
the ancient world and its borders became vast, extending from the British Atlas
Isles to Mesopotamia and the coast of the Tsouine Sea in the east and from central
Europe to the north of the Alps and to the Great African Desert and the Red Sea in
the south. Thus, it was an example of the concept of the colonial-style unified
state. It continued until the fifth century AD. It is one of the most important
civilizations in the history of Europe in particular and the history of humanity in
general. It is called the Roman civilization. The origin of the Romans goes back to a
small village located in central Italy next to the Tiber River. The Romans first
appeared in the eighth century BC. Roman legends indicate that the founding of
this empire was at the hands of Romans, his brother Remus. The legend says that
Remus was two lost children living on the milk of a wolf. A shepherd found them
next to the Tiber River. They spread their strength and intelligence and built the
city of Rome in the place where the shepherd found it. Then it became a city Rome,
the cradle of the Roman Empire Historians have not found a clear reason for the
establishment of Rome except for what was mentioned in the legends of the
ancient Romans and what is known in the history of Roman civilization is that this
civilization extended its complete control over the Italian Peninsula in 275 BC.
Then the ancient Romans were able to build an empire that is one of the greatest
empires in history, as this empire extended to include Spain or what was known as
the Iberian Peninsula. The Roman Empire also included lands extending to the
northern coast of Africa and included vast areas of South Asia. After the Roman
Empire was established, it lived two centuries of stability and calm. That period
was called the Roman Peace. Then the Byzantine Empire reached its greatest
extent during the reign of Emperor Trajan, who ruled between 98 and 117 AD. Then
it was exposed to some problems during times of decline during the reign of
Comnenus. Then it was exposed to a crisis that threatened the existence of the
entire Roman Empire. Then it stabilized again during the reign of Aurelia and
during the reign of In the fourteenth century, Christianity spread in the Roman
authority. During the same period, the migration of Germanic peoples to the lands
of the Western Roman Empire increased. Then in 476 AD Romanus Actros was
deposed and the Western Roman Empire was officially abolished, leaving only the
Eastern Roman Empire, known as the Byzantine Empire, which lasted for nearly
1000 years until the fall of its capital, Constantinople, in 1453 at the hands of the
Ottomans.
One of the most important features of Roman civilization is the
distinctive architecture that was in it. The Romans inherited architecture and
construction from the ancient Greeks. They took sculpture and decoration from
them and increased and developed it. The architectural art that was widespread in
Rome was the Roman Empire. Despite the spread of Roman art throughout the
empire in a dictatorial manner, some temples and churches differed in their
construction method and were similar to those of Rome due to the climatic
conditions that forced them to do so. This difference is evident in the Roman
temples in Syria, which were built by the Romans during the period in which they
controlled the Levant. Perhaps the most prominent architectural masterpieces that
show the Roman touch that is different from the Greeks in architecture is the
Temple of Four-Tchaner-Lys, located in ancient Rome. This temple is one of the
oldest Roman temples in history and is a manifestation of Roman civilization. One
of the features of Roman architecture is also that it cared more about the
mundane world than interest in religious buildings such as churches and
exhibitions and it was more interested in public buildings than private security.
The Romans also established schools, theaters, and cities. All of this is evidence of
the greatness of Roman architecture, whose architectural masterpiece is still
present today. The Roman Empire in its history was divided into two parts: the
Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire. The city of Rome was the
capital of the Western Empire and the city of Constantinople was the capital of the
Eastern Empire. The Roman Empire was divided into two parts during the reign of
Emperor Constantine, who moved their capital, Rome, to Constantinople. The
Western Roman Empire included Italy, France, Spain, England and some areas in
Africa north of Tunisia, Algeria and Marrakesh. As for the Eastern Empire, it
included Asia Minor, the Levant, Egypt and Libya. The people of this empire spoke
Greek and this people was known as the Byzantines. There is no doubt that this
division led to the weakness of the Roman Empire. The enemies of the Western
Roman Empire in Western Europe, specifically in Gaul and Germany, and the
ambitions of the enemies of the Eastern Roman Empire, the Persians. In the end,
the Eastern Roman Empire continued longer than the Western Roman Empire after
its rulers were able to build a military and political force that enabled it to
continue. 1000 years
After its establishment, many factors combined to bring down this great empire.
The most prominent of these factors was the barbarian invasion, which was one of
the most prominent reasons for the weakness of the Roman Empire and its
collapse. This cost the economy. Economic problems also contributed to the fall of
Roman civilization in the huge spending on foreign wars, which led to Rome
entering an economic crisis and administrative corruption with dire consequences.
In addition to the great expansion of the empire, which increased its material
needs to maintain the security and stability of these vast areas that fell under
Roman authority, in addition to the strength of the Roman army, which made
other armies want to destroy the myth of this mighty army.