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    From the beginning of time‚ the prominent religion of the Roman empire was polytheistic. Romans believed that there were many Gods and that their society was protected by an arranged agreement with the Gods in exchange for worship and sacrifice. Hence‚ religion was not so much to do with spirituality rather a‚ “contractual relationship between mankind and the forces which were believed to control people’s existence and well-being”(1) ‚that is‚ the emperor’s. Christians(believers of Jesus and his

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    Religion in Roman Empire

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    the Roman Empire Religion in the Roman Empire was extremely diverse‚ due to Rome’s ability to blend in new religious beliefs from freshly conquered territory into the empire‚ from the Hebrew Religion in Palestine‚ the Classical Greek Gods of Homer in Asia Minor‚ the Druids in Gaul and Germania and Celt’s in Britannia‚ Rome’s religious tolerance was a vital hallmark which greatly attributed in its ability to successfully mend in new people and cultures into the empire. Rome’s

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    Top 10 Greatest Empires In History FREIKORPTRASHER JUNE 22‚ 2010The definition of an empire is: when a single entity has supreme rule and power over a vast area of territory‚ which consists of peoples of different ethnicity and nationality. This list is based on the influence‚ longevity and power of the various empires‚ and‚ as you will see‚ it contains at least one or two entries that may strike some as controversial. My one requirement for this list is that the empire must have been ruled – for

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    Decline of the British Empire 1945- 1970’s 1945: End of World War II The catastrophic British defeats in Europe and Asia between 1940 and 1942 destroyed its financial and economic independence‚ the real foundation of the imperial system. It also erased the old balance of power on which British security - at home and abroad - had largely depended. “Britain had survived the war‚ but its wealth‚ prestige and authority had been severely reduced.” The British found themselves locked into an imperial

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    Notes: Safavid Empire

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    SAFAVID EMPIRE Key Focus: 1) The Ottoman (Sunni)-Safavid (Shi’ite) split in Dar al-Islam 2) Safavids’ use of religious extremism to inspire a following and forge an empire 3) Transition from heterodox ideology to orthodox theocracy under Shah Abbas I) The Safavid Rise to Power in Persia • 3 empires dominated by presence of Islam • M2oguls in India‚ Ottoman Empire‚ and Safavids a) Isma’il and the Messianic Ideology of the Qizilbash (warriors; “red heads” → their turbans) i) How did a 14 year-old

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    Indian Mughal Empire

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    The foundation for the empire was established around the early 1500s by the Timurid prince Babur‚ when he took control of the Doab and eastern regions of Khorasan‚ which controlled the fertile Sindh region and the lower valley of the Indus River.[10] In 1526‚ Babur defeated the last of the Delhi Sultans‚ Ibrahim Shah Lodi‚ at the First Battle of Panipat. To secure his newly founded kingdom‚ Babur then had to face the formidable Rajput confederacy led by Rana Sanga of Chittor‚ at the Battle of Khanwa

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    Fall of the British Empire

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    Japanese ‚ this was insulting to the statue of British power. And then following in 1942 was the fall of Singapore‚ Burma and Tobruk in Africa. Even though all these colonies were restored after the War‚ the fall of them did have a huge impact on the Empire. Most significantly was the fall of Singapore‚ as according to Churchill “it was the worst humiliation of the British army ever.” Such event taking place gave a new image of Britain; it made her look weak‚ and it slowly started destroying its ability

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    Rise of the Roman Empire The legend about Rome ’s origins puts the founding of the city at around 735 B.C. It is said that a Vestal Virgin gave birth to twin boys‚ Romulus and Remus‚ and claimed that they were the sons of the god Mars. The Vestal Virgin was the sister of a king. The king believed that she was lying and imprisoned her. He put her two boys in a basket and threw it into the Tiber River. A she-wolf found the twins and raised them. The twins‚ Romulus and Remus‚ came back and killed

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    THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE BaBUR The foundation of the empire was laid in 1526 by ahir al-Din Mu?ammad Babur‚ a Chagatai Turk (so called because his ancestral homeland‚ the country north of the Amu Darya [Oxus River] in Central Asia‚ was the heritage of Chagatai‚ the second son of Genghis Khan). Babur was a fifth-generation descendant of Timur on the side of his father and a 14th-generation descendant of Genghis Khan. His idea of conquering India was inspired‚ to begin with‚ by the

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    While there are prominent similarities between the Christian churches of the West and East‚ the Byzantines felt more imperial and superior to the Western side of Europe. The Byzantine Empire allowed more religious freedom‚ at the price of taxes. They considered themselves more holy in the sense of Christianity due to the fact that they were older and therefore more “experienced”. Through the account written by Liudprand of Cremona‚ I have formulated several aspects that show the West-Byzantine relations

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