Samudra gupta[citation needed]‚ ruler of the Gupta Empire (c335 – c375 CE)‚ and successor to Chandragupta I‚ is considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses in Indian history according to Historian V. A. Smith. He was called the Napoleon of India because he wanted to conquer more and more. The Allahabad inscriptions or the Prayag Prashashti composed by his court poet. He was the second ruler of the Gupta Dynasty‚ who ushered in the Golden Age of India. He was perhaps the greatest king of
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Compare and Contrast Essay: Imperial Rome and Han China Imperial Rome and Han China had many differences involving religion‚ technology‚ and women in society‚ but the similarities in these three subjects outnumber the amount of differences. Women in Rome and China had many of the same responsibilities. Technology in China was more advanced‚ but Rome was on top of advancing the field of architecture. Religion allowed these two empires to be alike but also different over the course of their reign
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The ancient civilizations of Rome and Han China shared both similarities and differences in their social‚ political and economical views. First‚ ancient Rome and Han China both shared social views. Male dominance was a big thing for both‚ as they only cared to produce male offspring and didn’t really care much about the women. In Han China it was a bit of a disgrace to produce women offspring; in Rome women were in the same social level as all of the children‚ everybody under seven-teen years of
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Han China (206 B.C.E. – 220 C.E.) and Imperial Rome (31 B.C.E. – 476 C.E.) have some similarities and differences such as in foundation‚ governmental control‚ and collapse. These factors either helped their empire or weakened them influencing their fall. Imperial Rome and Han China had some similarities and differences in their foundation. In the eight century B.C.E.‚ Rome began as a small city-state on the western side of Italy. Originally they were a monarchy but in 509 B.C.E. they knocked off
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Imperial Administration of Han China and Imperial Rome Both Han China and Imperial Rome used a centralized government with roads to help them rule their large empire‚ yet Han China had Confucianism to legitimize their rule while Roman emperors were dependent on the support of a large military force for legitimacy from 204 B.C.E to 476 C.E. Han China and Imperial Rome had some Similarities. Both Han China and Imperial Rome had very large empires that it was difficult to manage their boarders and
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Han China and Imperial Rome were amazing empires in their own way. Both of these civilizations had ways of maintaining the political control over their people. Han China and Imperial Rome’s method in political control has many differences and similarities‚ but I believe there are more similarities than differences. Han China’s political control was large. This empire developed a political philosophy called legalism. Legalism advocated clear rules and harsh punishments as means of enforcing
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Gupta Empire The Gupta Period of India was not characterized by enormous material wealth or by elaborate trade activity. It was defined by creativity. Flourishing arts‚ fabulous literature‚ and stupendous scholars are just a few of the things that marked the period. In 185 B.C.E.‚ the Mauryan empire collapsed when the last of the Mauryan kings was assassinated. In its place‚ small kingdoms arose throughout India. For nearly 500 years‚ the various states warred with each other. In the northern
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leadership was similar to the leadership of Imperial Rome‚ an empire from 31 B.C.E to 476 C.E. Both empires were lead by an emperor‚ who was the sole lawmaker for the empire‚ the over thrower of the previous leader and impact on many other aspects of the region. However‚ these two empires differed in their religious ways. In the Roman Empire‚ the government had a state sponsored religion and emperors participated in the organization of it. Contrary to Imperial Rome‚ Han China’s emperors were much less concerned
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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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Chinese Han Dynasty vs. The Indian Mauryan/Gupta Empire The Han Dynasty of China and the Mauryan/Gupta Empire of India in 206 B.C.E to 550 C.E had many social and cultural differences which made them unique societies‚ but their political structure and form of government seemed to borrow ideas from each other. The social aspects of both empires had a lot in common because gender-roles‚ family and relationships were looked at in the same way. During the Mauryan/Gupta as well as the Han Dynasty‚ women
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