Empire

The Roman empire had several significant challenges from the beginning of the millennium through the Byzantine empire. First, during the rule of Marcus Aurelius, German tribes invaded some of Rome and it began to ruin the whole empire. After Aurelius ruled his son Commodus took over, Rome's government was controlled by the military for a while. Rome's government changed for the worst during the rulership of Barracks Emperors. Diocletian, the last of the Barracks Emperors, was the first ruler,…

prevent rebellions. Social, economic and political conditions in Rome made the empire vulnerable to rebellion, but Panem et circenses proved to be a successful political strategy used to maintain control and suppress rebellion in Rome…

The Achaemenid Empire extended all the way from Egypt to western Asia and from the Northern India to Central Asia. The empires formation began around 550 B.C. and that dominated most of eastern Anatolia and Iran, it was overthrown by a southern ruler, Cyrus II the king of Persia. This began an upset to a balance to the power in the Near East. In western Anatolia there were people called the Lydians that were under the reign of King Croesus used the advantage that the downfall of Media gave them…

influential and dominant Roman Empire fell due to overexpansion which led to the Empire being split and created vulnerability among the Empire. When Romulus Augustus died, the Roman Empire lost sight of their polytheistic and slave driven society, which lead to disagreement of right and wrong amidst the people. After Romulus Augustus no one man was able to govern the whole Roman Empire, this forced Diocletian to divide Rome into two Empires, the Western and Eastern Empire. Once Rome had lost…

THE RISE OF AN ISLAMIC EMPIRE FROM THE 6TH TO THE 13TH CENTURIES. James Q. Shelton History 101 11/15/2016 During the rise of the Islamic Empire from the 6th to the 13th centuries, Islam changed political, social, and cultural conditions. The intentions of this essay are to inform readers of the rise of the Islamic Empire. The begin of Islam is set apart in the year 610, after the principal disclosure to the prophet Muhammad at 40 years old. Muhammad and his devotees spread the lessons…

powers were the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires. The success of these three is contributed largely to their strong armies and mastery of advanced artillery. This leading weaponry allowed them to conquer neighboring peoples and expand their territory exponentially. Due to this common attribute, these three Empires are all referred to as “Gunpowder Empires”. The longest lasting of these was the Ottoman Empire. In the fourteenth century, this empire began cultivating a mastery of advanced…

The Abbasid and Carolingian empires have many similarities and differences when it comes to religion, politics, and military forces. Both were the largest empires of their time, but the Abbasid empire was ultimately sacked by Mongols, and the Carolingian empire was split up after the death of Charlemagne. The Abbasid empire was created when Abbasid’s formed a coalition and defeated the Umayyad’s, however they maintained a lot Umayyad polices. They were religiously tolerant as a monotheistic…

classified as Empires, but what are the characteristics of an Empire, what characteristics do they display that make them differ from other classifications such as city-states and territorial-states? In this essay we will give a brief definition of what constitutes an empire, we will differentiate between a city-state, territorial-state and an Empire, lastly we will describe each of the Empires mentioned above and compare and contrast them to each other. Although the definition of an Empire has…

accomplishments and innovations that were made have pushed human intelligence to the fullest. The unstoppable Roman Empire always believed it was a force that would never fall, but everything good will probably come to an end. While some of its blame can be pointed toward outside forces, a majority of its problems was inner conflicts and poor political choices. The major reasons for the fall of the Roman empire was due to diseases, political affairs, economic decay, outside forces, religious…

The Roman Empire was the greatest empire in the world. The empire spread over a total of three continents and thrived for hundreds of years. Rome had an incredible military which was a crucial factor in making Rome into a powerful and extensive empire. The ability to incorporate other ideas and cultures into their own would lead the Romans to many important technological, economical, and cultural advancements throughout their time in power. Some of the most important events leading to the…