Commodus became the emperor after Marcus Aurelius died, when really he was killed by his own son. Marcus Aurelius wanted Maximus to inherit his throne instead of his own son. ... Maximus was the chief general of the Phoenix Legions, always fighting for Rome, and always by Marcus Aurelius" side. ... Marcus Aurelius was truly a great ruler of Rome, and he was also a great philosopher. ... Marcus Aurelius reigned from 161 AD to 180 AD. ...

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Essay There are many similarities and differences in the movie The Gladiator and in the real Ancient Rome civilization. My task was to pick them out and expand on them. This paper will display the accuracy and possibly the inaccuracies of the film. In the film, Commodus becomes emperor at ...

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Rome was an empire that dominated the world from 509 B.C.E. to 476 A.D. In order for a civilization to last for so many years, it must go through some civil turmoil. Rome was plagued by two significant civil upheavals. One of them annotated The Struggle of the Orders, dealt with the lower class b...

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FALL OF ROME The Roman Empire lasted for over a thousand years; from 756BC to 476AD. But from 180 to 476 Rome decreased. There are many, many reasons that it decreased. At one point it was said that Rome was "more respected than feared." That was said only 42 years before Rome began to decrease ....

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The Roman Empire lasted for over a thousand years; from 756BC to 476AD. But from 180 to 476 Rome decreased. There are many, many reasons that it decreased. At one point it was said that Rome was "more respected than feared." That was said only 42 years before Rome began to decrease .How did this wor...

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Test: Rome The region of Italy was invaded by two different peoples of the area. The first invasions came around the year of 2000 B.C. from the Indo-Europeans. The second bout of invasions came from the Etruscans shortly before 7th century B.C. The Etruscans controlled most of northern Ita...

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The Roman Empire was one of the most successful empire of its time and lasted from about 500 B.C. to about 500 A.D. Many things the Romans did attributed to the success and longevity of the Roman Empire. The Romans had a new way of governing its citizens and had an extremely strong military. They ha...

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