No army ever thought about conquering or making any kind of an advance towards the Western Roman Empire, because the walls or Constantinople, its capital were said to be 6 feet thick and their army was 100,000 large. ... They advanced on the Western Empire a handful more times and still failed. 100 years after Attila's death the whole Roman empire collapsed, due to the help of the Hun armies. ... The night of Attila's wedding he allegedly drank the capacity of 100 men and took his newly acquired wife to bed. ... Attila united all the Hun tribes that have been fighting for the past 1...

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The modern nineteenth century buildings were not able to last for even 100 years without being restored, unlike the Roman's architecture which stood for thousands of years afterwards. ... When the piers reached a height of 30 feet above the river, wooden arches were hoisted into its place between them. ... The finished road stood over sixty feet above the river. ... They made a system of a fall of six inches for every one hundred feet and often added long detours to avoid a too sudden descent. ... The engineers used the profile map to construct foundations up to the imaginary line, then b...

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The foundation was 26 feet wide and 15 feet deep for the concrete dome and the connector. ... I see buildings today that are lucky to even last 100 years and see the Roman structures still standing and it is very impressing. ...

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Many have wondered, why the Roman Empire was so great. Rome was so great because it was the first village that grew into an empire, entertained every one with a vast variety of events, a functional law system, and several advances in technology. Rulers such as Julius Caesar gained popularity by pro...

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Many have wondered, why the Roman Empire was so great. Rome was so great because it was the first village that grew into an empire, entertained every one with a vast variety of events, a functional law system, and several advances in technology. Rulers such as Julius Caesar gained popularity by pro...

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The Collapse of the Roman Empire The Roman Empire began its reign over the Eastern World in 753 B.C when Romulus and Remus founded their great city. It continued to expand from a small city in the southern part of Italy into a flourishing Empire that eventually controlled all of Europe and part...

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The Romans have had almost every type of government there is. They've had a kingdom, a republic, a dictatorship, and an empire. Their democracy would be the basis for most modern democracies. The people have always been involved with and loved their government, no matter what kind it was. They loved being involved in the government, and making decisions concerning everyone. ...

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