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Overview Roman Empire's Rise and Fall

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not a shabby start by any means. However we might say of the City of the Seven Hills got to metropolitan and independent status about 500 BC;  in the 11th century it was called the Roman Empire and by the 12th century the Holy Empire. The title Holy Roman Empire was adopted in the 13th century.  Bibliography lists 5 sources. BBrfrome.doc THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., March  2001 Introduction What we are looking at here is a period of six centuries. Legend has it that twin boys were nursed by a she-wolf to found the glorious  city of Rome in 753. These twin boys, Romulus and Remus were descendents of the Trojan prince Aeneas - not a shabby start by any means. However we  might say of the City of the Seven Hills got to metropolitan and independent status about 500 BC; in the 11th century it was called the Roman Empire  and by the 12th century the Holy Empire. The title Holy Roman Empire was adopted in the 13th century. The Rise of the Empire From about 500 to 31  BC there was conflict someone where in the Empire. Ruled by consuls and the Senate, Rome first took over central and southern Italy. The next defeat was Carthage -  and the still more expansion through Greece, Syria, Palestine and Egypt. The Emperor was given formal control to those areas, which would be exporting their products to Rome, such  as the foodstuffs and grains from Egypt. Areas which would be trading lesser goods, but still paying taxes would be monitored by the Senate as a check and balance