What Are The Characteristics Of Well Run Empires

Some characteristic of well-run empires consist of: the building of roads, increased trade, the flourishing of education, effective bureaucracy, the use of a common and official language, the use of a system of justice, and citizenship. Rome demonstrated ideology by holding assemblies in which magistrates would be elected which gave citizens a sense of power and decision. Meanwhile, the Han allowed people to practice philosophies such as Daoism, and Confucianism while the empire was purely ran on Legalism and culture which bonded the empire together as a whole. The idea of ideology is to make the people of your empire feel patriotism towards said empire by allowing them to feel welcome. The Han made merchants more welcome by installing the silk roads which was initially used for the military but also served as a great means of trade and allowed trade to increase within the empire. Rome on the other hand, had coastal shipping and roadways that allowed for trade along the Mediterranean which increased trade within the Roman Empire. In conclusion transportation roads allowed for empires to increase
The Han established an imperial university which encouraged the study of Confucianism, because the scholars would then be used to help make for well run government and bureaucracy which would allow for a more organized form of tax collection, law enforcement, coinage and communication. This study of Confucianism was based on the importance of education. Meanwhile, Roman citizens focused more on identifying themselves with gods derived from the Greek religion and later formed cults based around Christianity. Both empire consisted of aristocrats and bureaucrats whom over saw tax collection and ensured the obeying of the king or emperor’s rule. Both empires also used a system of coinage. All of these characteristics when put together made for a strong and organized