{"id":11889,"date":"2021-10-28T09:11:57","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T09:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/m2-discussion-2-american-history-homework-help\/"},"modified":"2021-10-28T09:11:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T09:11:57","slug":"m2-discussion-2-american-history-homework-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/m2-discussion-2-american-history-homework-help\/","title":{"rendered":"M2 discussion 2 | American history homework help"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overview<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In this discussion, we will be examining the rise and fall of Rome \u2013 both the Republic and the Empire. You will once again have an option \u2013 you can examine the rise of Rome to a powerhouse in the Western world, or the fall of the Western Empire through the eyes of a fictional Eastern (Byzantine) or Western emperor in the 5th Century CE.<\/p>\n

Instructions<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Select one (only one!) topic from the below and write a response to the prompt by the initial post due date.<\/p>\n

Option 1:<\/strong> Using at least one primary and one secondary source (not your e-text), select one of the key personalities of Roman civilization (either the Republic or the Empire). This can be anyone from the Gracchi to Nero to Constantine, or Cicero, Brutus, etc.. You have a plethora from which to choose. Identify and evaluate your personality’s successes and failures. How did they help Rome succeed? What were their biggest failures? What parts of Roman culture shaped their worldview? If you select a character from the 1st century CE or later, you must touch upon the impact of Chrisitianity as well.<\/p>\n

Option 2:<\/strong> Based on at least one primary or secondary source, assume the role of a fictional Western or Eastern Roman emperor in the 5th Century CE (401 \u2013 500 CE), and explain for posterity:<\/p>\n