The Rise Of The Roman Empire - 2740 Words

Power, prestige, intelligence, and fear, when you hear these words one thing comes to mind, the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire was one of the greatest empires of all time. The span of the Roman Empire grew from itself outward to the countries of England, Africa, Spain, and even Syria. The Roman Empire covered a vast area of land, with ambitions of continued growth. The Roman Empire rose to glory in 27 BC. The rise of the Roman Empire began with its military forces and its many emperor’s reign. The society and life of Romans were also affected by the empire’s rule. What led to the empire’s rise can also be seen in what led to the fall of the greatest empire in history. The rise of the Roman Empire began with the refusal of the†¦show more content†¦After the death of Caesar there became a struggle between Caesar’s son Gaius Octavianas and Mark Antony over leadership. This lasted a while till finally the Octavianas were able to beat Anthony and his army surrendered. This left Octavianas the ruler of the whole Roman world (Drinkwater,21). The rise of the Roman Empire began in 27 BC, when Octavianas changed his name to Augustus and led a strong military force. The Roman military could be easily identified by sight alone. The Roman army had soldiers called legionaries, these legionaries were grouped into combat units of six thousand men called legions (Miquel, 10). Each legion was broken down into smaller units for easy control. For every one hundred men there was a centurion. The centurion was the leader of that group of one hundred men (Miquel, 10). Senior officers were pretty much in charge of the whole legion. There were ten senior officers in each legion, they would take direct orders from the emperor and were picked by the emperor himself. (Miquel, 10). The legions were sent to the frontiers of the empire to protect from any invasions. Any man that was a Roman citizen and between the age of 17 and 60 can join the army, but they had to pay for all of their own equipment (Miquel, 10). Later on when the empire went to build up its army, the states were to pay for all of the expenses for the man (Miquel,10). Three hundred thousand armed men were stationed at Rome, center of the empire. Augustus