Rome and Persia were both successful empires, but they were both very different in the way their empires worked and expanded. There were some similarities the empires shared such as conquering vast amounts of land, political advancements, and bureaucracy. Despite these similarities, there were much more differences with these two empires. One of the reasons Rome expanded was because of its disciplined military. They could also support their big population with the military, and in their military they had skilled archers and horsemen. As Rome expanded they built a stronger government. Their government at the empires early stages was more of a democracy where the citizens elected officials. After the Roman Empire expanded more, the idea of
