Guangxu Emperor

thus one must always keep in mind that great achievement comes with great cost. The Aeneid by Virgil is an epic poem written during the Golden Age of Roman that follows the story of how the Roman Empire came about and ended up with the first Roman Emperor Augustus in power. The character that plays the role of Augustus in this epic poem is Aeneas however the…

Subsequently, the Chinese emperor met the Arab general with generosity (Arnold 2006). This fictive incident happened in the reign of emperor Toasting from the Tang dynasty. It states that Yazdegerd sent an envoy to the emperor of China after his defeat in the battle of Nahawand. And when the envoy had returned, he asked about what had happened. The Persian messenger retold the dialogue that he had with the Chinese emperor, which included a description of the Arabs’ conditions, and the emperor…

crisscross pattern not only promoted the development of trade links, but also conducive to the transmission of information, and the army redeployment, so some people say,“all roads lead to Rome.” The emperor of the Roman Empire played an important role in it. There are a lot of images of the Roman emperor. According to the reading, the author of Strong,…

defend the fleet and its welfare. The countries visited were asked into participating in the tribute system. A system developed by Yongle, where its participants were to go to the capital with goods to formally met Emperor Yongle and Kow-tow, to bang head. Meaning that when they met the emperor they were to kneel and touch the ground with their heads, showing their acknowledgment that China is all powerful. The tribute system allowed China to both establish their vigorous power and a trading…

most probably directed towards the emperor or any other major government official. In document 6, Emperor Wu of the Tang dynasty had written decree on Buddhism. In the edict, he had said that Buddhism “has poisoned the customs of our nation.” This one phrase had already described the deep contempt of the religion. He states that the religion would and has caused many people to stop working. Instead of working and providing food, people were begging for food. Emperor Wu does not only hate the…

The Fall of the Roman Empire In approximately 200 AD, the ruling power of Greece started to diminish whereas the Roman Empire continued to expand at an exponential rate. The Roman Army persisted in their efforts to seize territory, and was so thorough in its imperialistic endeavors that it grew to an impressive size. Rome, obtaining the title of preeminent empire of the ancient world for several centuries, was comprised of various elements from successful societies such as the Greeks and…

During the early Roman Empire period in 330 A.D. Constantine the Great became the first emperor of the Roman Empire. He relocated Rome's capital to the far east of Byzantine. He also renamed it Constantinople which was named after him. Many people called it the New Rome. Constantine gave the city a new political status of power. Byzantium’s studied from Greek and Roman culture to keep their government organized. Not knowing their empire was on a decline they were forced to divide it into Eastern…

The Roman Republic fell for many different reasons. This essay will discuss three of them. Rome won all three of the Punic Wars and they gained power and control of the Mediterranean Sea. With the victories came a lot of “prizes”. Rome became the Roman Republic and it got many slaves and lots of money. This required lots of responsibility, organization, patience, and cooperation which the Republic did not have. The fall of the Roman Republic was caused by money being less valuable, having too…

Constantine the Great (I) was an Emperor 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…

Empire’s borders. In 410, the Visigoth King Alaric took all the wealth from Rome. The Empire spent the next decades under constant threat. It was raided again in 455 and in 476, the Germanic leader Odoacer staged a revolt and deposed the emperor. No Roman emperor would ever rule from a post in Italy. Overexpansion and Military Overspending With…