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In three pages various topics regarding these early world superpowers are answered. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.
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economic, and military events that contributed to Rome becoming the superpower of the ancient world. The old adage, "Rome wasnt built in a day," certainly applies to ancient Rome.
Its empire completely dominated the world from approximately 31 B.C. until 500 A.D., but it took important political, economic, and military events for it to evolve into the superpower
it eventually became. Politically speaking, there was likely not a single event that contributed to Romes evolution, but rather a series of progressions that were designed to provide stability
to a region that was in a nearly constant state of war (Behreandt, 2006). Rome had experienced its fair share of tyrannical rulers, but after the overthrow of Tarquin
the Proud, the political sphere focused upon the creation of "a government ruled by law instead of one ruled by men" (Behreandt, 2006, p. 33). The period of the
Roman republic established a "res publica" that attempted to erase class divisions that had historically existed, and create a political system based upon equality and citizen participation (Behreandt, 2006).
However, the quest to become a political superpower led to the emergence of the charismatic Gaius Julius Caesar to become Emperor of Rome. His leadership alliances undoubtedly contributed to
Romes preeminent world status, but at a price. His autocratic rule encouraged discord and political assassinations that would eventually lead to its decline and fall. Economically speaking, Rome was
perhaps one of the earliest capitalist societies, with the evolution of the primitive agricultural bartering system into a market economy being the single most important economic event. Some historians
believe that Romes need to finance a strong military was responsible for its major economic changes (Hindess & Hirst, 1975). Romes economy transformed from the bartering of farm animals
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