Initially a small hellenised city state in the Italian peninsula, Rome slowly overwhelmed its Latin neighbours and later the southern Greek cities after surviving a brutal invasion from Pyrrhus of Epirus, taking complete control of the peninsula.
Rome then was then engaged in three Punic wars with the maritime trading city of Carthage. The first of these bloody wars brought Sicily under complete Roman control, along with Sardinia and Corsica. The second and most important Punic war featured Hannibal's invasion of Italy, and through tactical genius he defeated them several times, most famously at Cannae. However Roman defiance ensured the state was pulled back from the brink of destruction and soon armies under Scipio Africanus secured Spain, then invaded Africa. The weary Hannibal was then soundly defeated at Zama, and Carthage sued for peace. The third Punic war after a brief struggle annialated the city of Carthago itself.
From there Roman power was unanswerable and major kingdoms and celtic tribes were subdued. The republic collapsed when Caesar turned on the capital, but continued under the Principate, a monarchy in all but name.
Roman rule ended in the third century B.C, it's military a shadow of its former self, and the ancient republican traditions abandoned. However, the Eastern Empire continued until medieval ages with it's capital at Byzantine or Constantinople.
The Romans are respected for being the founders of modern day democracy, and their military, architectural, social and administritive prowess. The collapse of the Roman empire brought about a dark age and under Europe plunged into the bloody medieval ages, setting back human advancement by hundreds of years.
(It is thought the bible was formulated initially by Constantine, and Christianity spread through the Roman Empire - hence purist Roman Catholosism exists today. Pagan my arse.)
Rome then was then engaged in three Punic wars with the maritime trading city of Carthage. The first of these bloody wars brought Sicily under complete Roman control, along with Sardinia and Corsica. The second and most important Punic war featured Hannibal's invasion of Italy, and through tactical genius he defeated them several times, most famously at Cannae. However Roman defiance ensured the state was pulled back from the brink of destruction and soon armies under Scipio Africanus secured Spain, then invaded Africa. The weary Hannibal was then soundly defeated at Zama, and Carthage sued for peace. The third Punic war after a brief struggle annialated the city of Carthago itself.
From there Roman power was unanswerable and major kingdoms and celtic tribes were subdued. The republic collapsed when Caesar turned on the capital, but continued under the Principate, a monarchy in all but name.
Roman rule ended in the third century B.C, it's military a shadow of its former self, and the ancient republican traditions abandoned. However, the Eastern Empire continued until medieval ages with it's capital at Byzantine or Constantinople.
The Romans are respected for being the founders of modern day democracy, and their military, architectural, social and administritive prowess. The collapse of the Roman empire brought about a dark age and under Europe plunged into the bloody medieval ages, setting back human advancement by hundreds of years.
(It is thought the bible was formulated initially by Constantine, and Christianity spread through the Roman Empire - hence purist Roman Catholosism exists today. Pagan my arse.)
The Roman Empire stretched from Spain to Syria, including the largest variety of cultures ever seen before, lasting at its largest point for four centuries.
by SporkPork June 2, 2005
An epic guy who rarely is annoying. Roman is the best guy you could hang out with; he will always be by your side. He can be really funny and IS very cool. People who are friends with a guy called roman are lucky.
Roman is cool.
by ZNXMargit March 21, 2019
A guy named Roman is destined to be royalty. They are born with royal blood. He is the crowned king of Bahçeşehir at birth.
by Bobushka988 February 14, 2019
roman is the guy that every girl falls in love w in one point of their life but there are a few that stay in love w him and can’t love any one else even if they tried there are love triangles, BUT NO ROOM FOR ANYONE ELSE he is a type of guy that will like u a lot and do anything in his power to date you but right when a new girl pops out he starts drifting away and doesn’t tell you until a month after u guys are still dating and had ur first kiss and shit but it’s okay because u still love him and i can’t stop BECAUSE ITS ROMAN
by roman cata June 9, 2019
needy girl: "I don't get it. he called me every day last week and told me he loved me twice. now he won't even respond to my texts. wtf?"
me: "oh, that's cuz he's romanic."
me: "oh, that's cuz he's romanic."
by goldenboyswift January 8, 2011
by Mr Spanky Pants August 7, 2006
A. A Russian name (male)
B. A person who in character expresses a profound ambivalence between action and inaction, between wishful thinking and passively accepting fate, between a need for quick gratification and patient submissiveness, between impatiently, wanting change and cynically dismissing the possibility for improvements.
C. A Russian person.
B. A person who in character expresses a profound ambivalence between action and inaction, between wishful thinking and passively accepting fate, between a need for quick gratification and patient submissiveness, between impatiently, wanting change and cynically dismissing the possibility for improvements.
C. A Russian person.
He can never make up his mind. He's such a roman.
Only Roman would say "I hate rainbows and sunshine."
Only Roman would say "I hate rainbows and sunshine."
by gw11 April 25, 2008