PoliticalGreeceRome

The Greek political institution rose and Cyrus the Great established a big Persian empire across the Northern, Middle East, and Northern West India. Then comes Democracy in Athens, Pericles was the most famous political figure. The Roman Republic expanded their

influence throughout Italy and had a strong military orientation. Invading people overturned the government of Rome in 476 CE. Greece Declined but the legacy keeps going. Rome started under the control of the monarchy and the roman empire expanded. Then the conflict

with Carthage (Punic War), and the republic was replaced by powerful generals. Caesar was the first to "Cross the Rubicon" with the invasion, but the government was less effective, they could not handle the empire, so Rome fell. After the decline, the government could not

handle the rest of the Western Europe so Rome was falling apart in pieces. Direct Democracy was in the 5th century which the decisions of state were made by general assemblies consisitng of citizens in Athen (not ruled through elected representatives). Under the Roman

republic, citizens were forced to be active in the military and under the Roman Empire, it was illegal to to put poltical concerns by the power of the emperor. Much of Athens democratic state, they found leadersihp in aristocrats. The Roman Republic accepted suggestions by

the Greek political experience of the principles of Aristocracy. All citizens republic could rather in periodic assemblies. The most important legislative body was the Senate which consisted of aristocrats and the consuls shared executive power.