Rome, one of the most successful and powerful imperial powers in history, grew from a small town by the river Tiber, in the center of Italy to become the seat of control for the whole world. The Roman's are mostly soldiers; their wars are legendary. They conquered countries from Europe, Northern Africa, the Mediterranean, to Middle East as far as Asia to create a vast empire.
Rome is a city-state that incorporates the values and culture of the captives in to the roman culture and also grants the captives Roman citizenship; so, there are many different cultures, religion and nationalities in Rome. The romans worship several different gods, like Jupiter, Apollo, Isis and Mithra. Christianity began spreading slowly between the first and the second century and the follower of Jesus Christ was called "Christians".
Rome is the seat of democracy governing, even though army rules the empire; there is still a senate house that makes decision. The most popular emperor of Rome was Julius Caesar; he was legendary for his leadership and his tyrannical rule and his love of women. Rome was influenced most by Greece in intellectual and art; sculptures of gods like Apollo is seen all over the world. Rome has some of the best architectural designs still used in the world today.
Crufix Picture: This scene is from a picture from Britanicca.com Roman Religion
(By Helen Owolabi. Reference: "Roman Culture and Religion", www.britanicca.com )
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