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Yes, if you were wealthy, which in any society is the minority of the people. Most of the information from that time about the life of the people is about the wealthy. For the majority, most of the people, there is less information. The Roman Empire expanded to include most of Europe and northern Africa. They were successful 'occupiers' because they believed in incorporating the people of the occupied regions into the society and the military that they brought with them. Much of the visible works of the Roman elite were to be used and enjoyed by everyone, the roads, the buildings and monuments. Most of the common people appeared to be able to make a living. The Roman Empire also employed slaves whose lives (whether good or bad) would depend on their individual situation. A few slaves of the Empire were able achieve and accomplish on their own merit, but for the most part, their lives were tied to the lives and fortunes of their owners.
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∙ 14y agoThe Empire contributed many things to the world, such as a calendar with leap years, the institutions of Christianity and aspects of modern neo-classicistic and Byzantine architecture. The extensive system of roads that was constructed by the Roman Army lasts to this day. Because of this network of roads, the time necessary to travel between destinations in Europe did not decrease until the 19th century, when steam power was invented. Even modern Astrology comes to us directly from the Romans. The Roman Empire also contributed its form of government, which influences various constitutions including those of most European countries and many former European colonies. In the United States, for example, the framers of the Constitution remarked, in creating the Presidency, that they wanted to inaugurate an "Augustan Age". The modern world also inherited legal thinking from Roman law, fully codified in Late Antiquity. Governing a vast territory, the Romans developed the science of public administration to an extent never before conceived or necessary, creating an extensive civil service and formalised methods of tax collection. While in the West the term Roman acquired a new meaning in connection with the church and the Pope of Rome the Greek form Romaioi remained attached to the Greek-speaking Christian population of the Eastern Roman Empire (a name still used, at times, by modern Greeks in addition to their common appellation). The Roman Empire's territorial legacy of controlling the Italian peninsula would serve as an influence to Italian nationalism and the unification (Risorgimento) of Italy in 1861.
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∙ 13y agoI think the roman empire was a good thing because if the Romans did not invent all the things they did we would not be able to have them and use them today.
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∙ 9y agoFar from it. They are pictured as conquerors - sometimes brutal.
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Why did Justinian wanted his empire to be like the roman empire?
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What two thing's helped unite the Roman Empire?
A strong military and organizational abilities.
What was the eastern roman empire non as?
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What did the Byzantine empire do to control the Roman Empire?
The Byzantine empire was the Roman empire, merely its eastern counterpart.
Why was the Roman empire who he was?
The Roman Empire was a political organization, not a person.
How long was the reign of terror from the Roman empire?
There was no such thing as a reign of terror in the Roman Empire
A successor of the Roman Empire was?
There was no successor in the west besides a thing called the Holy Roman Empire which had nothing to do with ancient Rome. In the east it was the Ottoman empire.
How did the Roman Empire rise?
They had a good Army
How were Charlemagne's empire like the old Roman empire similar?
No similarities. The Roman Empire was an ancient empire and the Carolingian Empire was a medieval one and therefore related to two totally different societies. The only thing was that Latin was the language of the church, bureaucrats and intellectuals.
How roman became a empire?
they had a good army and have good leaders.
Why did Justinian wanted his empire to be like the roman empire?
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What is one thing from the roman empire that starts with the letter k?
king
Did napoleon abolish the holy roman empire for good?
no
Who was the extended roman empire?
Please clarify your question. The word "who" refers to a person, the word "empire" is a thing. Are you asking about an emperor or the size of the empire?
Way in which the eastern byzantine was diffrent from the weastern byzantine empire?
There is no such thing as a western Byzantine Empire, only an east (Byzantine) and west Roman Empire.
What is slogan for byzantine empire?
You have to be more specific as to what you mean by the "Byzantine Empire". If you are asking about the eastern part of the Roman empire, which historians have dubbed "Byzantine" (after the city of Byzantium), be aware that there was no such thing. It was the Roman empire-- period. Historians used the term Byzantine when they were referring to the eastern parts of the Roman empire in order to differentiate between the two areas of the empire.
What did government do to unify the roman empire?
The most important thing that the government did to unify the Roman empire was to have one system or code of laws for everyone. The granting of Roman citizenship and the protection of the army were also unifying factors.
