Rome‚ one of the world’s greatest empires‚ was able to prosper in the Mediterranean world for centuries‚ yet‚ Rome’s downfall was inevitable. As Rome ascended into to power‚ the amount of territory they had became immensely vast. The Roman army had seized land from modern-day Scotland to Spain‚ and the entire Mediterranean Sea‚ along with colonies in North Africa‚ Egypt‚ the Middle East‚ and Asia Minor. Rome was able to harmoniously sustain their reign throughout the first two centuries‚ but they
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Han Fei Tzu says‚ “If conformers to law are strong‚ the country is strong; if conformers to law are weak‚ the country is weak…” This political philosophy held by Han Fei Tzu is not solely held to him‚ but it is also similar to that held by the philosopher Lao Tzu. Both philosophers strongly emphasized the importance and need of leaders to conform their society with regard to governance and leadership. Despite having similar views with regard to leadership and governance‚ each philosopher has a slightly
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Han China was one of the longest dynasties in Chinese history‚ however‚ the Imperial Roman empire lasted even longer. Han China and Imperial Rome share many similarities as well as many differences. Although Han China and Imperial Rome had many similarities (patriarchy‚ expansion)‚ the differences (recruitment‚ system of who is in authority) in methods of political control outweigh the similarities because of they had little interaction with each other. The first similarity between Han China and
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~ame _ Date . _ DBQ 3: FALL OF THE WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE Historical Context In the third century c.E.‚ Rome faced many problems. In addition to internal decay‚ the invasion by Germanic tribes seemed to sound the death knell for the Western Roman Empire. Historians have examined both the internal conditions that weakened the expansive empire and the external force of the barbarian invasions. From this‚ historians have developed a variety of explanations for the fall of the Western Roman Empire
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The Roman Republic and its fall is the subject of dispute among many historians. There are many possible contributing factors that could have led to its downfall that it’s challenging to figure out which ones are the true cause. In the dialogue‚ The Fall of Rome‚ Bryan Ward-Perkins‚ and Peter Heather contribute their own theories pertaining to the way in which the Great Roman Empire fell. One thing that both Ward-Perkins and Heather can agree upon for a major contributing factor to the dissolution
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The Fall of Rome The Roman Empire fell for many reasons. I think that the two biggest reasons were that all of their leaders were being assassinated by their own people‚ so there were no laws that were carried out. The second reason I think is because when the Huns started taking over Rome some romans were happy they weren’t being ruled by roman laws. Romans said that the government was falling apart and ruining their state. In a chart of the ways roman emperors died 13/22 emperors were assassinated
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These essay is explaining “the rise and fall of Rome”. Rome was a very successful empire formed by great leadership‚ christianity‚ and economy. But‚ these are the same reasons that led Rome to it’s downfall. The top three reasons are: leadership‚christianity‚ and economy. Julius Caesar was a great leader of Rome. He helped Rome become strong‚ but yet weak leadership contributed to its downfall. Julius was a great leader‚ he led the army to its victory against the republic (155). He also named himself
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What were the primary reasons for the “fall” of Rome? The Roman Empire was a very strong civilization in 100 C.E. but as everyone knows‚ all good things must come to an end. The Roman Empire fell because of many reasons including disasters such as earthquakes and plagues. But I will not be focusing on that in this essay because those are not the most important‚ I believe the most important was a weak leadership due to that reason having a ripple effect. To begin with‚ weak leadership in the
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Imperial Rome and the Han Dynasty emerged exhibiting numerous resemblances‚ due to cultural diffusion‚ as well as various distinctions from each other regarding political control. Methods of transportation and communication benefited the government by linking and unifying crucial parts of both empires. Both empires had a system of roads that facilitated communication‚ trade‚ economic activity‚ and the movement of military. Although both empires possessed a well-organized bureaucracy‚ the Han Dynasty’s
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Compare and Contrast Essay: Persian Empire and Imperial Rome Although Persia and Rome have many differences they can also have many similarities in the things that they do in their everyday life. The technology was quite different while the attitude to the population in the empire and the method of governance was quite similar. The technology in the two countries varied quite a bit. For example: On one hand the Persians had built the quanats to move the water closer and to channel the water long
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