Constantine provided a mean for the word of God to be spread‚ an end to the masacres of the innocent christians‚ and a safe haven for those who practice this religion. According to A Dictionary of British History‚ “Constantine was the first Christian emperor known as ‘the Great’.” His reign was from 306-337 A.D. during which he widely spread the
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Name: Cherry Chu “Emperor Shi Huangdi or Emperor Hadrian: Who kept control of their Empire most effectively?” Shi Huangdi‚ China’s first Emperor‚ and Emperor Hadrian‚ perhaps the Roman’s greatest Emperor‚ both tried to control their empires they succeeded. They used various methods such as building roads for ease of travelling‚ training a strong army with clever military tactics‚ building frontiers to keep out invaders‚ dividing their country into different states and introducing government
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are: Succession of Roman Emperors‚ and the Roman Army’s ability to defend the frontier. The impact on attitudes and behavior from the emperor down was almost as important as the physical price of civil war. Personal survival became the first objective of every emperor‚ and shaped all of their decisions and the structure of the empire. In trying to protect themselves‚ successive emperors gradually reshaped the empire itself. By the end of the third century‚ emperors could now come from a far
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During the Early to High Empire period‚ the Roman Empire was at the peak of wealth‚ power and status. In light of maintaining this reputation‚ emperors and artists used art and architecture to display their times of achievement and hierarchy. Two constant themes that I saw within Roman art is both imperial and social propaganda. Commissioned by the Roman Senate to celebrate the peace established in the empire after Augustus’ victories‚ Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of Peace)‚ was a great illustration
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The Res Gestae or The Deeds of the Divine Augustus is an account of the life of the first Roman Emperor‚ Caesar Augustus. The biography‚ which is preserved on two bronze pillars in the city of Rome‚ was commissioned by the emperor on the seventy-third year of his reign . The autobiography stands as the ‘official’ record of Augustus’s legacy. The format is fragmented‚ as each deed is recorded separately‚ while the structure is linear as the events chronicled are arranged in chronological order. I
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kingdoms and trade ports of the Indian Ocean world‚ and to bring back exotic toys and novelties for the emperor. * The Yongle Emperor who sponsored Zheng He’s first six voyages died in 1424. His son‚ the Hongle Emperor‚ was much more conservative and Confucianist in his thought‚ so he ordered the voyages stopped. (There was one last voyage under Yongle’s grandson‚ Xuande‚ in 1430-33. * The new emperor had a financial motivation. The treasure fleet voyages cost Ming China enormous amounts of money;
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projects‚ including the restoration of the Grand Canal and the Great Wall and the establishment of the Forbidden City in Beijing during the first quarter of the 15th century. Estimates for the late-Ming population vary from 160 to 200 million.[4] Emperor
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aftermath of the Fall of Rome. The first main reason that Rome fell was that of Christianity. Christianity was legalized in 313 and became the official Roman religion in 380. “Christianity displaced the polytheistic Roman religion‚ which viewed the emperor as having a divine status and also shifted focus away from the glory of the state and onto a sole deity” (Andrews). The imperial court never had competition before
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The Tang dynasty ruled for two hundred and eighty nine years‚ from 618 to 907 C.E. The empire extended into the west to parts of Tibet‚ the Red River Valley to the south‚ and Manchuria to the north. The second emperor‚ Tai-tsung‚ forced his father to abdicate the throne to him after murdering his brothers in 626 C.E. He made the government smaller‚ which saved money in case of famine and to provide farmers economic relief in case of droughts or floods. Civil service exams were established once again
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work‚ which would be used to advance the state‚ or help the Emperor himself. In other words‚ unlike in America‚ where the majority of people convicted and sentenced spend their time in jail‚ just wasting away‚ without really doing anything‚ in China it would be the opposite. In China‚ you would be convicted and then you would be forced to work for the country to help it‚ or you would be subject to some other punishment that the Emperor saw fit. However‚ just like there were continuities in the
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