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of entertainment. According to UShistory.org, the games were held between 10 and 12 times a year(2014). The emperors of Rome would use these games as a way to distract the poor from their day to day lives and difficult circumstances. The emperor did not want to lowly class to revolt against him(UShistory.org, 2014). As time passed, the games became more elaborate and outlandish. The emperor would build great amphitheatres and stadiums such as the Coliseum to host these events. The gladiators…

From 27 B.C until 180 A.D, the Roman Empire brought on a incredible level of peace and prosperity between Europe, Asia, and Africa.This time period was known as the Pax Romana, which translates to "Roman peace" in Latin. The Pax Romana started with Emperor Octavian.also known as Augustus. An Egyptian scholar, Philo, wrote that Augustus protected the peace, ended wars, and civilized tribes. Without Augustus, the human race would have had been destroyed. From that point on, the Roman Empire…

The Meiji Restoration, also known as the Reign of the Meiji Emperor was a massive movement that took place in 1868, which brought about an industrialization in Japan. The movement began when the Tokugawa Shogun, who ruled Japan; who lost his power due to being overthrown, was replaced by the emperor of Japan to the supreme position. The emperor chose “Meiji” as the name for his rule as it referred to the “Enlightened Rule”. As the nation began restoring itself, it had to tackle many of its…

as the emperor in charge of the system. However, under Shi Huangdi’s rule, China’s bureaucracy had several problems. These problems remained unsolved until the Han dynasty, which ruled after the downfall of Shi Huangdi’s government. Once the Han dynasty took charge in China, the issues surrounding the bureaucracy began the process of being solved. Among the problems that the development of bureaucracy meant to solve in China’s Han dynasty were the practically limitless powers of the emperor, the…

One of Zheng He’s greatest accomplishments was discovering America’s land on one of his voyages and helping to make China better. In total, Zheng He traveled on seven different voyages by order of Emperor Yongle during the Ming Dynasty in the 1400’s. Zheng He was first ordered to travel across oceans on one of the largest fleets of wooden ship ever known. And on Zheng He’s fifth voyage he delivered many tributes back the foreign envoys. So, Zheng He’s voyages should be celebrated because of his…

The Lansdowne Sculptures at The San Antonio Museum of Arts Marcus Aurelius was an aristocrat born in Rome in 121 CE. He ruled as Emperor from 161 to 180, most of those years along side a co-emperor, and was an accomplished warrior as well as a Stoic philosopher, which teaches that to be wise and intelligent one must not allow negative emotions to run rampant no matter what the circumstances may be. Which is why when someone suppresses their emotion today we say they are “Stoic”. This beautiful…

decorated with feathers, gold, and silver linings to determine a government official's rank. During this time period, extended families or large clans led by a patriarch. Members of different clans were often of high nobility. The leader of Japan was the emperor,…

is that the majority of those erased inscriptions and alteration of images have been proclaimed by the senators of Rome and had as protagonists not only emperors but also their families. Damnatio Memoriae was used by the Romans to cancel people responsible of high crimes against Rome and its Empire. This form of punishment was used for Emperors and high commanders. The members of the royal families could have been condemned for the same reason. The reasons why people and above all, the Senate,…

on missionary numbers. Christianity had maintained a religious presence in China for only a little more than one hundred years. Buddhism rose over several centuries, aided by Buddhist Emperor Wu and support of the Buddhist clergy. After the Jesuits lost the support of the Catholic Church and confidence of the Emperor, they began to lose growth in their Christian communities. While both religious missionaries had inspired Chinese scholars, Buddhism’s religious identity appeared stronger over…

until Napoleon decided to come back to France. Only, on his way back to France, the freezing temperatures led to the death of many of his soldiers and when arriving back in France, Napoleon’s army only consisted of 10,000 soldiers left to fight. But, emperor Napoleon had already risen a new army in only a few months, although most of the new soldiers were untrained and ill-prepared for battle, the soldiers still faced the allied armies of the European powers outside the German city of Leipzig in…