Home âº Research Methods âº Correlation. Correlation means association-more precisely it is a measure of the extent to which two variables are related. If an increase in one variable tends to be associated with an increase in the other then this is known as a positive correlation.
A.D. 468. Photo credit: Fourat/Panoramio. Just like the army, the Roman navy has had its fair share of military disasters. In this one, a joint naval expedition (reputedly one the biggest in ancient times) by the Empire and the independent province of Illiricum against the Vandal Kingdom ended in a huge lopsided defeat.his battle marked the first time that a Roman emperor died at the hands of a foreign enemy. Set in the modern-day city of Razgrad, Bulgaria, the battle pitted the Romansâled by the co-emperors Decius and his son Herenniusâagainst the Goths.
The Roman Empire was one of the greatest and most influential civilizations in world history. It began in the city of Rome in 753 BC and lasted for well over 1000 years. During that time Rome grew to rule much of Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa.Here is a timeline of some of the major events in the history of Ancient Rome.753 BC-The city of Rome is founded.76 AD-The end of the Western Roman Empire and the fall of Ancient Rome. The last Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus is defeated by the German Goth Odoacer. This signals the start of the Dark Ages in Europe.