Former empires

Rome stood as a true empire in the early centuries of the Common Era. Its wealth and power went unmatched in the West for years. Engineering was an area Rome specialized in. With the invention of concrete, Rome could build structures unmatched in the ancient world. Though Rome herself fell, these buildings have stood the test of time. Everyone knows the Colosseum, which is also, though less popularly, known as the Flavian Amphitheater. While the Colosseum is spectacular in its own right,…

Roman Empire. Although the ancient empire of Rome was long past its glory, Watts maintains that “it had suited almost every succeeding regime across the Mediterranean and beyond to adopt some at least of what it understood to be the rights, rituals and accoutrements of imperial power, and to insist on some kind of continuity with the Roman imperial tradition”. Rome, as a concept and an idea, was the bedrock of almost every formal political structure in medieval Europe. The Holy Roman Empire…

The art and architecture of Rome is bold, powerful, full of mystery, and eternal. The Pantheon is an excellent example of the creativity and power of the Romans. Although influenced by Greek and eastern architecture, Romans shaped art and architecture into something that uniquely represented the power and practicality of Rome. The Pantheon itself radiates outward from the center, much like Rome’s power over the Mediterranean. The frescoes at the Villa of the Mysteries highlight the mysterious…

respectively. This religion unification played an important role in the military campaigns that led to the expansion of the Ottoman Empire in Europe, Africa and Asia. Saladin’s victory over the Crusaders to recapture Jerusalem for the Muslim from the Christians may have helped foster the foundation for the successes of the Ottomans. It is also fair to assume that the Ottoman Empire was a religious alliance that each group or tribe to practice their own beliefs. Lewis…

What are the Differences and Similarities between the Khmer Empire and Medieval Europe There many differences and similarities in Khmer Empire and Medieval Europe Both Medieval Europe and Khmer Empire had very organised and old fashioned social structures. There were very clear social divisions in both societies and there was very limited room for moving from the class into which you were born. The strict hierarchy in both societies was very evident with the King ruling and all other classes…

to rule with an iron hand to restore the order of the empire that the political fighting had threatened (Kishlansky, 189). With the reestablishment of a powerful imperial system, the emperors were able to hold together the last remnants of Roman Empire together and forge it into the powerful and new Byzantine Empire. With the disintegration of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, the institutions, laws, and customs of the former Roman masters continued in the barbarian kingdoms…

evident from the surviving buildings that Byzantine, Mamluk and Persian traditions impacted Ottoman art. When the Ottomans conquered the former Byzantine capital Constantinople, art and architecture experienced significant changes. However many people still wonder What rulers of the Ottoman Empire were interested in developing the art and architecture of the empire and what were their approaches to it? Many rulers were interested in developing art and architecture under their rule, such as…

of the Roman Empire from 306-324 A.D. and The Emperor of the Roman Empire from 324 until his death in 337. One of the few Roman Emperors to be considered great, Constantine reigned during a period of great upheaval in the Empire, but still managed to enact reforms and stabilize the state, thus on these bases, he was an exemplary ruler. Constantine came to power first as the Caesar of the Western Empire in 305 A.D. when his father Constantius was raised to Augustus of the Western Empire. In 306,…

The Elixian Empire (History and Information) The Elixian Empire is one of the three main factions in WGC. They are very militarised and value strength, domination, honour and faith. They were not always an empire, but after the ‘The Great Galactic Crisis’, the government sought to increase its ability to assert itself, hence why they changed into an Empire, ruled by a ruthless emperor. The emperor although ruthless, has the people of his empire in mind, and will do what’s necessary in order to…

There are many attributes that led to the rise of the British presence in India, but the primary reason can be connected to the crumbling Mughal Empire at the time. The growing cost of war, the rise of regionalism, and the failure of the Mughal financial system were some of the forces that contributed to the decline of the Mughal Empire. The Mughal Empire’s decline set the stage for British colonialism in India, as the waning power of the Mughals allowed the East India Company to slowly expand…