Former empires

The nascent Ottoman Empire, founded by Osman I on the twenty-seventh of July, 1299 , existed in optimal conditions for expansion utilizing both conquest and diplomacy due to the status of propinquitous states: a derelict Byzantine Empire (as a direct consequence of the Fourth Crusade and the establishment of the Latin Kingdom) and various aggregate beyliks previously under the dominion of the expeditiously declining Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm. Osman I, entirely reliant upon Ghazi to facilitate his…

control and unify an empire. Both empires ruled with ethnocentrism. Yes romanization and legalism are comparable, they both are similar methods because they relied on harsh laws and cruel punishments in order to control the vast controlled lands, busy, and populated cities. China and Rome both conquered many lands during the prime of the empire, and some of these lands were attracted to the culture of the nation and chose to adapt the culture and bind themselves to the empire. Because of the…

The Roman Empire is one of the most well-known and prominent civilizations of its time. It was the epitome of power and the impact it made on Western civilization has been profound. The empire became a melting pot and a place where people of different backgrounds could trade and travel freely. It spread over a vast area of land and encompassed much of the area surrounding the Mediterranean, which is known as Western Europe. At the time, it may have seemed that bigger was better, but the sheer…

The Roman Empire was the most extensive political and social structure in western civilization. The Roman Empire started when Augustus Caesar became the first emperor of Rome. Although Julius Caesar is mistaken for being the first emperor it is wrong, he never held the title as emperor, he was more like a dictator. Augustus ruled the empire form 31 BCE until 14 CE before he died he said “I found Rome a city of clay but left it a city of marble”. After Augustus died Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius,…

Jewish people. Hellenistic age began after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE, when his successors began to fight for control of his former territory and Greek/Hellenistic influences began to spread throughout the world, including the Jewish people (VanderKam, 11).…

Julius Caesar, a former leader of Roman empire, and Abraham Lincoln, former president of the United States, are two different men, but the similarities between the two outweigh the differences. Both former leaders were not only both assassinated at the age of 65, by someone who was concerned about the power and authority they had in the United States and Rome over their people, but both also had forewarnings preceding their deaths. Abraham Lincoln and Julius Caesar are undeniably two of the…

Do think it would be chaotic if your leader was killed in battle or assassinated? In Rome in a 50 year period there was 23 leaders many of these leaders were killed either in battle or assassination. I think political assassination played a big part in the downfall for three reasons vulnerability, laziness, and invasion. Vulnerability Rome had a high percentage of death in battle or assassination. Evidence supporting this is that 17 leaders…

control over India. The last major extension of the British Empire can be traced back to the end of World War I. With the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in Asia, the British Empire took control over Palestine and Iraq and gained additional control in Tanganyika, South-West Africa, and New Guinea, which belonged to the former colonies of Germany. 2.3. Decolonisation of the British Empire After World War II concluded, the British Empire saw itself decreasing and granted independence to…

This system of highways that connected the Empire added a sort of stability throughout all of its regions as they could feel their connection to Rome. At the height of the Romes life “The empire was united by 53,000 miles (85,000km) of roads from Scotland to Syria” (Rodgers 160). No doubt these roadways also had a sizable impact on trade throughout the Empire even though most major trade routes used the Mediterranean Sea. The concept of uniting the Empire through the usage of such roadways was…

The British Empire is recognised as the first ‘free trade nation’; trade liberalisation was specifically promoted since 1815 (Trentmann, 2008: 5). Specifically, the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846 and the Navigation Act in 1849 ushered ‘laissez-faire’ system, since the industrial policy aimed to be the ‘workshop of the world’, which provided manufacturing goods produced in efficient and cheaper ways, so those laws were obstacle to expanding markets (Lacher and Germann, 2012: 103; Semmel, 1970:…