The Han Dynasty and Rome may seem like they have nothing in common, but what happens when these two giant empires are compared? While the specifics of the history of the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty are different, there are some similarities in the creation, maintenance, culture and decline of these two empires. The best way to compare these two empires is to start with their origins.
The Han Dynasty and Romans both achieved massive success during their reigns, but their origins show the magnitude of their rise. The Han Dynasty began because of the need to rebuild after the fall of the Qin Dynasty. “When the First Emperor died, his empire nearly collapsed. Within a few years, Liu Bang (r. 206–195 b.c.e.), a man of peasant origins who built up a military following, pulled the state back together under the dynastic name Han.” (Dunn and Mitchell 202) …show more content…
“When Rome emerged as a republican city-state in late sixth century B.C.E., the peoples of Italy were mostly farmers.”(Dunn and Mitchell 193) These contrasting origins inspired the methods used by the empires maintain their rule.
Politics and military expansion were the main methods used by the Han and Romans to maintain their empires. The political systems of the Han and Romans caused a major difference between each empire’s views of social classes. The Han Dynasty was bureaucratic, and had appointed officials from top to bottom. “Liu Bang and the monarchs who followed him succeeded partly by retaining many of the Legalist laws and regulations of the Qin dynasty and by developing a hierarchy of officials reaching from the royal palace down to the
The Han Dynasty and Romans both achieved massive success during their reigns, but their origins show the magnitude of their rise. The Han Dynasty began because of the need to rebuild after the fall of the Qin Dynasty. “When the First Emperor died, his empire nearly collapsed. Within a few years, Liu Bang (r. 206–195 b.c.e.), a man of peasant origins who built up a military following, pulled the state back together under the dynastic name Han.” (Dunn and Mitchell 202) …show more content…
“When Rome emerged as a republican city-state in late sixth century B.C.E., the peoples of Italy were mostly farmers.”(Dunn and Mitchell 193) These contrasting origins inspired the methods used by the empires maintain their rule.
Politics and military expansion were the main methods used by the Han and Romans to maintain their empires. The political systems of the Han and Romans caused a major difference between each empire’s views of social classes. The Han Dynasty was bureaucratic, and had appointed officials from top to bottom. “Liu Bang and the monarchs who followed him succeeded partly by retaining many of the Legalist laws and regulations of the Qin dynasty and by developing a hierarchy of officials reaching from the royal palace down to the