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The development history of ancient Greece and Rome
Ancient Greece: In the 8th-6th century BC, there were more than 200 small countries in Greece, which were called "city states" in history. Due to the geographical environment of Greece, overseas trade is developing continuously, and the emerging industrial class pursues democratic rights. At the beginning of the 6th century BC, consul Solon carried out reforms. At the end of 6th century BC, Cleisthenes, the consul, carried out reforms. In the 5th century BC, Perikles was the chief general of reform, which was the "golden age" of Athenian democracy. Because of the spread of democracy. Political corruption and social unrest cannot adapt to political and economic development in the end. In the second half of the 4th century BC, Greece was destroyed by the rising kingdom of Macedonia.

Ancient Rome: In 509 BC, the Italian Peninsula established the Roman Republic. At that time, due to the arbitrary interpretation of Roman law by nobles, the interests of civilians were harmed. In the middle of the 5th century BC, Rome promulgated the Law of Twelve Bronze Tables. At the beginning of the 3rd century BC, Rome conquered and unified the Italian peninsula. The Roman Empire was founded in 27 BC. By the end of 1 century, the Roman Empire controlled the territories of Europe, Asia and Africa. Due to the intensification of contradictions, civil law is no longer applicable. In the 3rd century, the Law of Peoples became the law applicable to Roman rule. In the 6th century, Justinian, the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, organized jurists and incorporated them into the Complete Book of Civil Law. Note: In 395, the Roman Empire was divided into two empires, the East and the West. The Western Roman Empire perished in 476, and the Eastern Roman Empire perished in 1453.

The above is my own summary, typed word for word, and I hope to adopt it.