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CREATION OF THE EMPIRE

After years of war, a general names Julius Caesar rose to power and became the sole ruler pf rome in 46 B.C Caesar started projects to help poor and tried to restablisj order in rome, but he developed powerful enemies. In 44B.C. ,a small group of senators stabbed him to death.

Octavian, Caesar's nephew, fought in the long, internal war for power that followed Caesar's death. Octavian won, but the war put an end to the Roman Empire Calling himself Augustus, which means "honored one", Octavian became the ruler of the roman empire in 27B.C. His rule began a period called Pax Romana which is latin form"Roman Peace".

ROME'S DECLINE For about 500 years, the roman empire was the mot powerful in the world and extended over three continents. Around A.D. 235 however, rome had a series of poor rulers. In addiction, german tribes, whom the romans called barbarians, began invanding the empire from the north. In 330, Emperor constantine move the capital of the weakened empire from rome to byzamtium, in present-day turkey, and rename the city constantinople, he also made cristianity lawful throughout the empire. Cristianity, wich is based on jesus life and teachings as described in the bible, began in the roman empire. In 395, the empire was devided into  an eastern empire and a western empire with two diferents emperors. In 476, invaders overthrew the last roman emperor and ended the western empire.

Romes Legacy The western empire fell but rome left a the world a great legacy or heritage. Roman engeneers built a network of roads that connected the empire, also developted the arch and used it to construct buildings and aqueducts, which carry water to parts of the empire.