Many do not know that Rome started out as a small village and was taken over. The invaders added a government and so Rome was transformed from a village to a republic. Since Rome had a government, they now needed a military to protect themselves. With this new military come a need for a new kind of government. For years, the government had been a senate of three hundred and two consuls, one for financial and similar stuff, and the other for military. A military consul named Julius Caesar saw this and took action. He knew that the republic didn't want another king so he said that he was better than a king, he was an EMPOEROR. Emperor was just a fancy term for king. To get the support to become an emperor, Caesar gained popularity by providing entertainment.

Rome held many entertaining events that were free to the public. These events were paid and sponsored by the emperors to gain popularity. Some of these were the Coliseum, Circus Maximus, public executions,

Trials were very similar to ours; in fact, we based our civil law system on the Roman's. The Roman civil system protected personal property, jobs, you earn your fair wage, protected you from the government itself. The system also provided special rights, the right to go to court, have a judge and a jury, and innocent until proven guilty. If you were considered a Roman citizen, you were blessed. No other civilization had an organized law system like Rome's and this was a huge advance into individuality.

The Circus Maximus was a large chariot racetrack that was wide enough for twelve chariots to race at a single time! Many came to the races to make wagers on their favorite teams and drivers. Some Emperors would put a wager limit on the races the gambling was so bad. Scientists believe that the Circus Maximus held up to 250,000 spectators but do not know for certain because the building had not survived.

The most common executions in the Coliseum were usually be-headings. The other most common and probably most famous Roman execution was crucifixion. The Romans would pin you up to a cross through the wrists and your ankles. This would make it hard for you to breath and crush your diaphragm and you would die in a couple hours by suffocation. Some pushed themselves up with their legs and took a breath. If someone was still alive at nightfall, a Roman soldier would break the condemned's legs. These executions were not held for popularity for the Emperors but after a trial.

The Coliseum was large enough to hold more than 50,000 spectators to watch the blo

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