Reasons for the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire The Roman Empire was the most powerful empire prior to the middle ages. It is considered to have fallen in 476‚ when Rome’s last emperor was disposed of. Many Theories have been presented as to why it fell‚ from decline in morals and social policies to a mass lead poisoning. The real cause of the fall of the Roman Empire though‚ is political corruption and a failing economy due to over spending and over expansion on the military. The political
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Compare and Contrast the Fall of the Han Dynasty with the Fall of the Roman Empire. During the late Classical Period (200-600 C.E.)‚ all the great empires collapsed. The collapse of the empires did not happen abruptly but was a process. The fall of the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire showed similar characteristics. Both empires simply got too big‚ too overextended‚ and when weakened were overrun by barbarian tribes. However‚ there are profound differences as well. The Roman Empire proofed too expansive
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Anastasia could have survived the execution of her family. Other people have speculated that she did survive with many imposters claiming that they were Anastasia for reasons most likely with the hope of retrieving the substantial fortune left by the Romanov family. One of the most infamous claims was made by Anna Anderson who fought for recognition for many years but was unsuccessful. With the discovery of human bones found near the burial site of the Royal family in 2007‚ the world was told that they
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The Family Romanov is a story about the history of the Romanov Family whose family ruled over Russia for three hundred years and what led to the fall of what they had built. The story goes into details about the family’s struggles and the people they were surrounded by. In the story it also gives you a sense of what is happening to the less fortunate peasants. Tsar Nicholas II was the richest Monarch in the world: his family wealth was once estimated at forty-five billion dollars. Forty-five billion
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After the fall of the Han Dynasty in the early second century‚ China had fallen into an era of civil unrest that would last for nearly four centuries. It was not until the Sui Dynasty that China would be restored to a unified state that could be productive and expansive once again. Although the Sui‚ Tang‚ and Song dynasty would all follow similar footsteps of the successful Han Dynasty‚ they each made small innovations to the political systems‚ religious foundations‚ and social lives that allowed
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Fall Of Western Roman Empire The decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire occurred because their conquered lands were too large to manage by their incompetent government and increasing competition with the Eastern Roman Empire. Internally‚ economic problems lead to lower tax revenue and the spreading of Christianity changed traditional Roman values. These factors along with the fact that the Roman legions were made mostly mercenaries made the republic susceptible to attacks from the Germanic
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In 1918‚ the assassination of the Royal Romanov Family brought to an end a three hundred yearlong rule of the Dynasty. It eliminated the hereditary monarchy that Russia had lived under for hundreds of years. Despite the Romanov’s many attempts of reformations that had positive but mostly negative effects on the Russian empire‚ the royal family were witness to many assassinations‚ but the monarchy was never at risk of being eliminated. However‚ the Dynasty saw its last Tsar‚ namely Nicholas II‚ and
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Anastasia Nikolaevna Nicholas II was the last Russian tsar of the Romanov dynasty. He was married to tsarina Alexandria‚ and together they had five children: Olga‚ Tatiana‚ Maria‚ Anastasia‚ and Alexei. The family was murdered after Nicholas’ abdication of the throne and being placed under house arrest at the Ipatiev House. Graves were discovered later‚ but it seemed that some of the family was missing. Anastasia and Alexei’s bodies were not found. This mystery inspired movies‚ and some people even
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What happened to the Romanovs? The Romanovs were one of the biggest monarchy houses of Russian and World History‚ they ruled Russia for over a thousand years and their name was a sign of power and wealth. During the Russian Revolution of 1917 the power of the Zar Nicholas II was overthrown as a consequence; he‚ his entire family and four of their most loyal servants were arrested in the Ipatiev House until the day of their execution. They all lived isolated without having contact with anyone
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what affects the Romanov family had on Russia‚ and what an important role they played for its future. The romanov family is an intriguing topic for many different reasons such as when Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov ( Nicholas II) was a child‚ to the time he started his family‚ his ruling as Tsar‚ and the day his family was massacred. Nicholas II and his father‚ Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov (Alexander III)‚ had differences‚ but agreed only on one subject; Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov was not fit to
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