Roman military has harsh rules, such as any man in the military should report their general's proclamation or who departed, if anyone did not report, which would be treated as life was forfeited. (Livy) Roman military also respected every soldier who contributed to military as well, if some of them died, they will be noble birth. (Livy) Roman military also spent a lot of money to buy military equipment, such as sword and helmet to prepare for victory. After the Samnitc War, Roman military got great victory in southern Italy, and then Roman military wanted to expand their region to Tarentum. King Pyrrhus of Epirus wanted to conquest the west to east of Alexander. Pyrrhus offered the peace to Rome, but the outcome was that Roman rejected the …show more content…
Pyrrhus ont only offered the peace, he also offered the friendship to Roman, Roman also could alliance with Pyrrhus; they could share laws, and places such as Samnites, Daunians, and Bruttians whatever Pyrrhus taken from wars. (Appian) In fact, Roman considered the peace offer for a long time, Appius Claudius thought about one thing, which was he became a blind because he lost his eyesight from old age, he did not want to lose his hearing in the future, therefore, Appius Claudius refused Pyrrhus. Based on the Appius Claudius’s action, Pyrrhus and Appius Claudius’s had a war to fight with each other. Pyrrhus had amazing military prowess, he came up with a strategy, which was doing battle on level ground and then get his elephants among the enemy ranks. (Plutarch) Another thing also contributed to the Pyrrhus’s victory, since Roman did not how to use their valor, therefore Roman did not get any advantage from it. This was another reason to lead fail to Roman. Once Pyrrhus got victory, his military did a statistics: they killed 6,000 Romans, but Pyrrhus’s military lost 3,505 soldiers. I will say Pyrrhus’s military is full of coverage and power, even though there are many solders
The reforms instituted by Marius were designed as a way to strengthen the Republic by professionalizing the Roman military, but instead resulted in long term political consequences that contributed to the decline of the Republic and the creation of the Empire. In this report, the decline of the republic specifically refers to the loss of the Senate’s authority over Rome’s generals.
The Roman military was arguably the most important factor in Rome’s illustrious history. Using your knowledge of Rome’s military from the video, text, and the document provided, make an argument for why the Roman military was so successful.
As shown in document 2 written by the Roman historian, Vegtius, it declares, “But when, because of negligence and laziness, parade ground drills were abandoned, the customary armor began to seem heavy since the soldiers rarely ever wore it.” this proves that the Roman soldiers became lazy and weren’t able to fight. The document also says, “So our soldiers fought the Goths without any protection for chest and head and were often beaten by archers.” which caused them to lose many battles and the soldiers thought about running instead of fighting the opposing team. The military also became less willing to follow orders given to them and they also became unreliable to their government.
During the expansion of Rome and the acquisition of new territory, the Roman armies were often met by heavy resistance and bloody conflicts. The armies needed a type of protection that would safely protect soldiers and would ensure victory for Rome.
The strength of the Roman military was the string that held the Roman Empire together for as long as it lasted. The military was made up of strictly disciplined men whom were ready and willing to serve their emperor.
The establishment of loyalty between Rome and her allies allowed her to conquer their territories while still maintaining cooperation between the two, thus allowing expansion. Rome’s first alliances were with the Saminites in order to overthrow the alliance of the Latin cities (338 BC). Once gaining control over Latium, though, she turned against the Saminites in order to conquer their land, Campania, in 321 BC. (Tingay and Badcock, 10-11) Therefore, by initially making these allies they gained additional territory together; by conquering her allies’ territory it also further expanded her own territory. And yet, the allied states cooperated with Rome due to the fair policies she instilled with them. In these policies Rome gave each of her allies “the status and degree that the situation required,” creating loyalty amongst the two. (Tingay and Badcock, 13) These policies also provided freedom and independence, which for most states was too irresistible to forfeit. As a result, these policies further strengthened the loyalty and cooperation between Rome and her allies. (Tingay and Badcock, 13) Hence, lo...
Even though historians believed for decades that the Roman empire did not have the capability to make their way out to the Americas, there has been recent evidence indicating that this in fact is quite far from the truth. Various scientists from the Ancient Artifact Preservation Society have uncovered a massive shipwreck that does prove the fact the Romans did attempt travel to this side of the atlantic to further expand their already massive global empire.
Rome became a powerful empire engulfing much of Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia and what seemed like this great entity called the Romans were always in the search of more territory and land to conquer and assimilate into their ever growing vast empire. However, this was not always the case, before Rome became one of the greatest empires in all of history, Rome was a republic. They were government consisted of a Senate who much like our country today represented certain classes of the citizens of the Republic. During the growth and rise of the Roman republic conquering neighboring territories and competing for land grabs was not Romans primary objectives. Romans believed in the well being and wealth of Rome, and if that meant the total destruction of a potential adversary, then as history will show that is unfortunately to the detriment of the adversary what happened.
In order for the Romans to invade and conquer other provinces, they had to spend heavily on their legions. The Roman armies and supply lines became over-stretched resulting in thousands of soldiers being recruited and deployed from Rome into other territories as invaders or defenders. They also depended on soldiers to defend the borders of the lands they had conquered from barbarian attacks which resulted in the increased manufacturing of weapons and more money being spent on soldiers. High military spending left the Romans with very limited resources for other essential government projects such as the building of more public houses and the development of roads and aqueducts as well as leading to inflation. The over-expenditure on the military led the citizens of Rome to refuse the policies and laws enforced by the government and riots were commonplace in Rome during its last century.... ...
In essence, the Roman Republic had incorporated from the Spartan constitution but had reformed it in the way that it had taken away what faults they had. The Roman Republic had taken the idea of unifying the people of the country with both “courage and high morality,” “combined in one soul or in one state,” to make it difficult to be overcome by enemies (Page 146). due to the forceful rule of Sparta, the Helots surrounding the Spartan polis decided to break free and revolt. This allowed for the larger powers to capitalize on the weakened infrastructure and leave Sparta defenseless since they could not fend off both forces. Moreover, a key to the success of the Roman Empire was also the downfall of the Greek city-state Sparta. On behalf of the neighboring powers, Sparta they had ruled over them to work the land under slavery. In contrast, the Romans had let the surrounding landowners and city-states to govern autonomously without taxes or any tribute payments and had only required for the people to be loyal to the Roman Republic and contribute troops to Rome’s armies. This allowed for the size of the Roman republic to grow alongside with its army all under one rule. Furthermore, a settler might forfeit its Roman citizenship to land in a new colony and consolidate Italy under the rule of the Roman Republic. Additionally, these roman citizen colonies were smaller in size but would protect the coasts from any invading naval armies, creating a widely system of
Rich, John and Graham Shipley. War and Society In The Roman World. London: Routledge, 1993.
The Roman military was great and powerful, but didn’t just end up that way over night. They worked hard and, as the Romans are known for their excellent engineering skills, tried to stay one step ahead of the enemy. One way they did this was siege weapons, which was how the seized castles and lands. Siege engines ingeniously used both potential energy, kinetic energy and rotational kinetic energy to throw things very far, fast, and even accurately. Besiegers could fire 100-200 pound stones up to 1,000 feet. The main siege weapons were catapults. The catapult was used to destroy buildings and walls inside and outside of the castle, and it could also destroy an enemies morale by throwing severed heads of comrades.
Ultimately, the Roman Republic’s downfall lay in its lack of major wars or other crises, which led to a void of honor and leadership. War united all of Rome’s people, and provided the challenge to its leaders to develop honor and leadership by their causes and actions. The lack of war allowed the Roman Republic to stagnate and become self-indulgent. By the end of the Punic Wars, which combined these elements, Rome was sure to fail. Without a common thread uniting its society, the Roman Republic unraveled because it had nothing left holding it together.
The War with Veii played a significant role in the expansion of the Roman Empire. The war, which ended in 410 B.C., set in motion an entirely different Roman army. No longer was the army a volunteer militia, instead it became a paying and contractual organization. The “Roman victory brought an end to Rome’s most threatening neighbor and began its rise to prominence in the central Italian peninsula” (www.warandgameinfo.com).
The ancient Roman army was one of extreme power and excellence. To be a Roman soldier meant to be professional as well as hard working. The Roman army during its time was the greatest empire in the west until modern times. It was built upon the hostility of the great Roman soldier. Compared to the warriors they fought, the Romans appeared to be much more professional and controlled. The men of the Roman legion, which is a great number of soldiers, soon became the monarchs in heavy infantry at time when heavy infantry ruled the battlefield. The ability to modify and improve weapons, tactics and strategy proved them to be resourceful on and off the battlefield.