The Romans
The Roman civilisation was certainly epic and at its peak was undeniably one of the strongest forces in the world. However, like all awesome civilisations Rome had very humble beginnings, as the legend goes, Rome was founded by
Following the demise of the
When most of us think of the Romans we think of a mighty empire which stretched from northern Africa to Hadrian’s Wall on the Scottish/English border, however, it took 726 years following its conception for the Roman civilisation to evolve into an empire. The creation of the empire put an end to civil war and political instability, in fact it was the start of a two hundred year period of peace within Rome referred to as ‘Pax Romana’. Augustus’ reign saw many social reforms and building projects take place, these aided in securing and stabilising the empire allowing for further expansion. It was not until 117AD that the Roman Empire was at its largest, under
Although we might associate the Romans with their massive empire and their awesome army; they were also incredibly successful