Destcription of the chapter:
Key events in society which led to the development of culture and European
civilization. The main institutions of the Roman state which gave
quintessential power; on the military reforms in Rome which allowed for
territorial expansion. The system of the Roman republic, the reasons for its
transformation into an Empire, and the circumstances surrounding the
creation the Christian religion. The development of Christianity in the
Roman Empire and the causes of collapse in the west.