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THE ROMAN EMPIRE
HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE

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• At its height, it covered all the lands around the
Mediterranean Sea and parts of northern Europe, Africa, and the
Near East
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• The fall of Rome only refers to the Western part of the
empire which fell in 476 CE
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• The introduction of Christianity has been noted as a pivotal
factor in the decline of the Roman Empire
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• The Western Roman Empire was reinvented as the Holy
Roman Empire but was only an empire in name in the East
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How the
Roman Republic
became The
Roman Empire

• The Roman Republic saw growth, but the government's
structure remained the same in 60 BCE
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• Caesar eventually declared himself dictator for life, holding
absolute power over Rome
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• After his victory at the Battle of Actium in 31 BCE, Octavian
often depicted Antony and Cleopatra as greater dangers to Rome
than they really were
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How did the
Roman Republic
began and what
was it like?

• Rome began as a small city-state on the Tiber river known as
Latium, but according to legend, it was founded in 753 BC by the
demigod Romulus
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• Each ward had a representative and assembly known as the
Comitia Curiata, which brought concerns from the people to be
dealt with by the king
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• Rome had two social classes: the patricians in the upper class
and the plebeians in the lower class
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• There were two consuls elected by the assembly of the people
of Rome for one-year terms for each one, and they had the
power of veto
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• Like the consuls, the Supreme Court interprets the law and
decides cases like the Roman judges
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What Caused the
Fall of the
Western Roman
Empire?

• What caused the fall of the Roman Empire? Well, it's complex,
but scholars generally include these reasons:
• It was too large to manage Political instability The division of
the empire in 284 weakened Rome Invasion of barbarian tribes
Government corruption Overreliance on slavery labor The rise of
Christianity was originally just another so-called mystery religion
and was one of many
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The emperor was considered divine and the cult of the emperor
pretty much worshipped whoever held the position as though
that person were a god
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Thank You



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