Differences Between Han China And Imperial Rome

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The times of Imperial Rome and Han China were a time of great empires that impacted the world forever. Being so successful, they inconsequently had similar themes of control, however, they also had their differences. The Romans and the Han had similar methods of political control in that they both shared imperial rule and a concept of gaining favor for a thriving kingdom/government, however, their methods of political control were different in that the Romans maintained a large, strong army while the Han had relatively inferior troops.

Though referred to by different names and obtained in different manners, the Roman and the Han had a similar concept of receiving favor from their gods. In Roman politics, the ‘pax deorum’ was an agreement between

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