I will be examining the effect that Roman rule had over conquered lands and what specifically the Romans assimilated into their own culture and what they left behind. I will be looking closely at the Roman occupation of Judea and Britain.
Some questions asked will be:
What were the rights of conquered peoples?
How did the Romans deal with dissension and revolt?
What means did the Romans use to rule conquered lands?
im·pe·ri·al·ism –noun: The policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies. In this blog we will attempt to outline ideas about imperialism in ancient time while also taking into account more recent imperialism as well. From the ancients to modern day. The themes that will be studied at length are: genocide; effects of occupation on conquered nations; just war theory; and greed and conquest