Roman Empire

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This paper discusses the ancient Roman Empire. The paper examines how it managed to maintain its stronghold for five hundred years in the West and nearly one thousand years in the East. The paper explores why their dominance lasted so long and compares the Roman ways of empire building with those of the Assyrians.

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"During the Roman Empire reign of 1000 years, there were a number of changes which occurred in the army. When the Rome originally came into power, its strength lay in the "large supply of strong farmers, led by tough and practical nobles. The first soldiers were all Romans who owned property, but as the empire grew, many of the farmers disliked fighting away from home for a long time. In the 2nd century BC the rules were changed so that the soldiers no longer had to own property, and poorer men could join the army as a full-time career (Suggitt)." Over time, there were improvements made concerning conditions and pay. The army also possessed all of the components necessary to be a strong military force such as "good leaders, training, discipline, weapons, armor, equipment, and numbers. During the wars with Carthage the Romans also built up a large and effective navy (Suggitt).""

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