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What if the Roman Empire never declined? Where would we all be today and what sort of differences would there be? These are a few questions I ask myself when I think about Rome and its demise. Many things would be different today and history would have taken a different route on its long and bumpy journey.
Simply, there isn't an exact answer to my questions but assuming that the Roman Empire survived more or less at its peak during Trajan's time and continued on progressing as it had, fending off its enemies and miraculously having relatively strong, wise leaders interested in the greater good of the empire rather than their own personal gain and glory. There were many others who also wanted to be emperor, however with Rome being free of the constant usurping intrigues and civil wars brought about by the constant struggle, there were many other powerful Romans wanting to be Emperor.
The only way I could see that realistically happening in that time period is if somehow the Romans maybe would come up with a type of Constitution and return to their republican ways where all of the various nationalities and races were considered equal and all people of the empire had satisfactory representation in government. I sit here laughing just thinking about it because it was not the "Roman way." Their self perceived superiority got them into a lot of trouble throughout their history. Let's also assume they remained Pagan because with the adoption of Christianity it really seems like many doors in the area of science, medicine and technology were closed, because instead of instilling a degree of national unity by adopting Christianity it actually created a lot of religious fervor by a lot of uneducated people which of course turns science and technology into heresy and witchcraft. Assuming this happened to some degree we can postulate what might have happened.
At the time of Trajan, Rome was by far the most advanced and well organized nation in the Western Hemisphere. Its armies were adaptable and flexible. There are technological advances made by the Romans that were absent from the world since their fall and were not seen again till modern times. There are advances that we still have yet to discover as well. Science, technology and learning were accepted and sought out. Rome's neighbors for the most part feared these things. They all coveted Rome's wealth.
Rome at the time was big and unwieldy, hard to manage with the slow transportation and communication systems, so I would predict a stagnant or very slow expansion of the empire but with fertile environment for technological advancement and learning. It is clear that Rome would have at the very least could have through annex or conquest controlled all of Europe and the Middle East given that their expansion was tempered by well managed consolidation and assimilation of the conquered territories and people.
Ultimately it is safe to say that the human race in today's age would be at least two hundred to four hundred years more advanced than we are now. This would mainly be the case because with the fall of Rome and with the beginning of the Dark Ages-science, medicine, education, sanitation, personal hygiene and technology for the most part was put on hold or all together wiped out by the Barbarians that shunned or feared these things. Finally that would have set all of us back.
I believe that the Earth's population would be much higher due to less people dying of plagues and sickness as well as lower infant mortality rates. In the long run the world would have been better off if Rome had survived. They carried their laws, education and advancements everywhere they went. If only they were more into assimilating rather than subjugating to those they conquered perhaps they may have been able to create a nationalism that united all peoples, however, like I said before this would not have been the Roman way.
What else can I help you with?
Which Roman era lasted the longest the Roman monarchy the Roman Republic the Western Roman Empire or the Byzantine Empire?
The Byzantine Empire lasted for a millennium.
After the capital of the roman empire was moved to constinople the roman empire lasted about?
After the capital of the Roman Empire was moved to Constantinople, the Empire lasted over 1000 years.
What empire ruled Egypt in the 2nd century AD?
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What did the eastern portion of the roman empire became known as?
It was known, while it existed, simply as the Roman Empire. In order to distinguish it from the Western Roman Empire, historians have taken to calling it the Byzantine Empire. This name refers to Byzantium, which was the original name of the city of Constantinople, the Eastern Roman Empire's capitol.
Did the Byzantine Empire crumble before the Roman Empire?
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Constantine I founded the Byzantine Empire, or the Eastern Roman Empire, on the shores on the Bosporus, in the city of Byzantium, which He renamed Constantinople after himself, in the year of 327 AD .
What building survived the fall of the roman empire?
The Roman Catholic church survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The Orthodox Church survived the fall of the Byzantine Empire.
What part of the Roman empire survived after the fall of the city of Rome?
culture of the eastern roman empire survived the fall of by still being used by the byzantine empire (but i cannot give specific culture dtails)
When the Roman empire was divided the portion that survived was the?
The portion of the Roman Empire that survived after all power in Rome was reduced to nothing like its former self was the Eastern half of the empire which lasted until 1453.
Which half survived longer?
the east side of the roman empire
What part of the roman empire survived for another thousand years after the fall of the city?
You're thinking of the Byzantine or the Eastern Roman Empire.
What side East or West the roman empire survived longer?
The Western Empire disintegrated by the end of the 4th Century, the Eastern Empire survived until the mid-15th Century.
Which institution best survived the collapse of the Roman Empire?
Probably Man Utd
What role did the roman law play in creating western mentality?
Though Roman government in the form of the Byzantine Empire survived in the East. Though Roman government in the form of the Byzantine Empire survived in the East ... While Rome's absence in the West brought with it tremendous change.
Why did the Roman Empire in the east survive after the Roman Empire in the west fell?
Because the western empire was plagued by invasions and existed only in name by the 5th century. The eastern empire by contrast survived until 1447
How many years after the western roman empire fell did the eastern roman empire last?
Using the conventional date for the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire, it would be 81 years. The Roman Empire split into two parts after the death of the emperor Theodosius in 395. This was not due to a decision to split the empire. It was due to circumstances. Theodosius designated his two sons as co-emperors, with Honorius in charge in the west and Arcadius in charge in the east. Previously, co-emperorships did not involve a split of the empire. However, the co-emperors were young and inexperienced and allowed men at their courts to conspire against each other's courts. Moreover, 11 years later there were the invasions by the Germanic peoples which precipitated the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire. Historians use 476 as a conventional date for the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire. In this year the last emperor in the west, Romulus Augustus, was deposed.
How old is Roman Empire?
The Roman Empire dates to 27 BC, when Octavian was given the title Augustus by the senate. It divided permanently in 395 AD into the East Roman Empire and the West Roman Empire. The date usually given for the fall of Rome is 476, when the last emperor of the West Roman Empire was deposed. The East Roman Empire, however, survived until 1453. There is a link below.
Was the eastern or western roman empire larger?
The Eastern Roman empire was much stronger then the Western Roman Empire. The Eastern Roman Empire had more money and soldiers. It also lasted 1000 years longer then the western roman empire
