Analysis The A Tick Tock - 1730 Words

Imagine, if you will, a society in which time has no clout, dominion, or sway. As you peer from the edge of today and into the bleak personifications of history - that is the unwelcoming Ancient Roman Empire – a delicate gleam weaves its way through the obscurity: be it days of harmony and concord. Here, the ever-so governing ‘tick-tock’ is but a relic of history, blissfully otiose to the human consciousness. Days of halcyon supervene, engulfing the timeless world in a wildfire of symbolic invincibility. â€Å"Welcome†, says the Roman nation, â€Å"to our Utopia.† Mankind has forever been at odds with the concept of time. In fact, we as a people have insentiently invoked its essence to our young, our elderly, and ourselves for ages. Ironically,†¦show more content†¦Ironically, Rome was established on the Tiber River, the very river that nearly killed the sons of Mars. Around the the eighth century B.C.E, Ancient Rome grew from a small town on central Italy’s Tiber River into a supreme empire that, at its peak, encompassed most of continental Europe, Britain, much of western Asia, northern Africa and the Mediterranean islands. Among the many relics of Roman supremacy are the extensive uses of Romance languages (Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and French) across the globe, in addition to the modern Western alphabet, calendar, and the arrival of Christianity (which would later travel the world at breakneck pace). After a 450-year term as a Republic, Rome became was unified into an empire. The end of one era (Julius Caesar) gave rise to another (Augustus), thereby conceiving what would become known as the Roman Empire. The vast and glorious reign of Augustus initiated a ‘golden age’ in Rome, where peace and prosperity were commonplace. A long, non-hereditary succession of kings would follow, preserving the splendor of Rome and fortifying it for centuries to come. By 509 B.C.E., Rome’s reign as a monarchy would come to a dramatic halt. Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, its seventh king, would be overthrown. Superbus, whom ancient and modern historians alike depicted as unpleasant and domineering, served as a strikingly unusual leader when compared to the benevolence of his predecessors. The