How did the Roman Empire start and end?
The Roman Empire was founded when Augustus Caesar proclaimed himself the first emperor of Rome in 31BC and came to an end with the fall of Constantinople in 1453CE.
How was the Roman Empire defeated?
In AD 476, Odoacer, leader of the barbarian mercenaries in the Roman army, overthrew Emperor Romulus Augustulus, and installed himself as King of Italy. The Roman Empire in the west had come to an end. However, the eastern empire, ruled from Constantinople, continued for another thousand years.
What country lasted the longest?
An old missionary student of China once remarked that Chinese history is “remote, monotonous, obscure, and-worst of all-there is too much of it.” China has the longest continuous history of any country in the world—3,500 years of written history.
What is the world’s oldest government?
San Marino claims to be the oldest constitutional republic in the world, founded on 3 September 301, by Marinus of Rab, a Christian stonemason fleeing the religious persecution of Roman Emperor Diocletian. San Marino’s constitution, dating back to 1600, is the world’s oldest written constitution still in effect.
What is the oldest form of government still in use today?
direct democracy
What country was the first democracy?
The term democracy first appeared in ancient Greek political and philosophical thought in the city-state of Athens during classical antiquity. The word comes from demos ‘(common) people’ and kratos ‘strength’. Led by Cleisthenes, Athenians established what is generally held as the first democracy in 508–507 BC.
Who is father of political science?
Aristotle
Who first used the term political science?
Who is father of modern science?
Galileo Galilei
Who is called the father of mathematics?
Archimedes
Who is the first scientist of the world?
Aristotle is considered by many to be the first scientist, although the term postdates him by more than two millennia. In Greece in the fourth century BC, he pioneered the techniques of logic, observation, inquiry and demonstration.
Who is the real father of physics?
Albert Einstein