Hegemony In The Roman Empire

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In the ancient Mediterranean, Rome wins the game of survival and hegemony, and achieves a political term, which called “unipolarity”. Romans built up the Roman Republic at that time; Roman Republic is seem as hegemony since it shows the aggressive to his weaker neighbors and Greece. Many modern studies argue that Roman Republic is an informal empire based on its legal system and administrative. Finally, this study suggests that the hegemony and the complex politics give the foundation of the Roman Empire. The growth of Roman military power and the evolution
In order to become great, Qin dynasty decides concentration of power by weakening the aristocracy. Then, by using the administrative system, more and more fresh blood (new members) joined in Qin’s politics system, and these new members bring their new thinking, technology, and theory to Qin dynasty. The existence of warfare makes the creative of bureaucratization become necessary, then the development of bureaucratization helps the growth of military power in Qin dynasty.

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This paper is focusing on late Qin dynasty, and the reason of the collapse of the empire. The peasant uprising destroyed this big empire. The high tax policies and cruelties lead peasants decide to fight because people have nothing to eat and feed their families. In the conclusion, the author points out that the order of the political system will impact a country’s stable either in long run and immediate catalyst. ot proves the importance of the political order; a long-term regime should be built on the appropriate law and environment.

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In the article the author Salmon argues that the strategy of the Carthaginians in the Second Punic War must be prepared from the end of the First Punic War. In the author’s opinion, the Carthaginians are making a basic structure of revenge strategy when they lose the first war, and Spain is very important for this strategy. The Carthaginians went to spin build up a base as a springboard for attacks, and it is to put pressure on Rome either diplomatically or