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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Hongwu Emperor Brag Sheet * In 1352‚ Zhu joined one of the many insurgent forces that had risen in rebellion against the Mongol-ruled Yuan Dynasty. * He rose rapidly through the ranks and became a commander. * In 1356‚ Zhu Yuanzhang’s army conquered Nanjing‚ which became his base of operations and the official capital of the Ming Dynasty during his reign. * Zhu’s government in Nanjing became famous for good governance and the city attracted vast numbers of people fleeing
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(aka redistribution of central power‚) social justice and degeneracy‚ while the left believe in slaughter those who have more property than they do. It’s amazing how many people think Mao is the best thing that happened to mankind history. How is emperor Trump? I was supporting him. I don’t identify myself as libertarian. (I prefer egoist‚ survivalist‚ authoritarian and Darwinist) But lots of libertarian I respected such as Lew Rockwell‚ Walter Block and Hans Hermann Hoppe speak in favor of Trump
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rich culture Polo once experienced. It was first Polo’s father‚ Nicolo Polo and uncle‚ Maffeo who visited China and met with emperor Khan; who was the ruler of China at that time. He liked both of the explorers and decided to treat them with much honor. According to Manuel Komroff who wrote the book‚ The Travels of Marco Polo Revised from Marsden’s Translation‚ the emperor wanted them to return home to the Pope and requested peace between the two countries and that they bring back a hundred educated
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The Purple Emperor lives in Europe and Britain they spend most of their time in tree tops where the moms store their eggs and protect their territory. The purple Emperor Eats Honeydew‚ urine‚ animal carcasses‚ and sap from oak trees. Some distinctive features of the Purple Emperor are long curled tongue and brightly colored wings. The conservation stratus is medium and their really threatened. Lastly their skin type is hair. There is some information of the Purple Emperor. Some fun facts about the
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