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    ROME The Roman Empire (Latin: Imperium Romanum) was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization‚ characterized by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe‚ Africa‚ and Asia. The 500-year-old Roman Republic‚ which preceded it‚ had been destabilized through a series of civil wars.1 The main popular reasons for the decline of Roman Empire are discussed in the following paragraphs. The most straightforward reason for

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    Rome was a seamlessly powerful empire‚ but just like any powerful civilization‚ it was bound to come to a halt eventually. After centuries of peace and prosperity and being the center of the world at the time‚ the empire was doomed to fall. It took many years of bloody wars‚ government reforms‚ and economic power to reach its peak; therefore‚ it would take many more years of wars and deterioration of the economy to a dwindling civilization. This phenomenal empire declined for many factors such as

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    The Roman Empire was perhaps one of the greatest and strongest empires to ever exist. It lasted for many centuries and was very prestigious as well as powerful. Although Rome is possibly the greatest empire ever‚ its mighty stature crumbled to the ground. Although there are many people who think that Rome just collapsed overnight‚ the reality is that the Fall of the Roman Empire was a long slow process over many years that snowballed into the eventual collapse that we know of today. There are many

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    The Fall of the Byzantine Empire (1453 A.D.)- The Byzantine Empire‚ for centuries‚ had been in a state of free-falling decline since the end of the Fourth Crusade. While the empire was eventually able to revive itself after the devastating loss that the Fourth Crusade put Byzantium in 1261 A.D. with the rise of the Palaiologoi Dynasty‚ the empire had already endured far too much destruction to be saved from the crippling effects of war. In 1453‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ which had taken much of the Byzantine

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    the Roman Empire The public sphere of Rome‚ which included religious norms‚ social settings‚ as well as some other cultural divides‚ has been known to greatly affect the Roman political system throughout‚ from its inception to its fall. Our world has seen many great empires and perhaps the most popular one by name is the Roman Empire. A great number of books have been written on this subject‚ many movies have been made‚ and the Roman Empire remains rich in our minds to this date. The Roman history

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    The Roman Empire and Persian Empire were some of the greatest civilizations of all time. There were many similarities in how these civilizations rose to power and how they fell from it. Among these were the over-expansion of territory which led to many problems that built up to their downfall and a similar political system that made local rebellions minimal. However the way in which these civilizations chose to try and correct their flaws is quite different. One of the biggest factors

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    and the Roman Empire share many differences and‚ even more‚ similarities. Some are evident while others are hardly noticeable. The Roman Empire faced attacks from the Huns like we face attacks from terrorists. Natural disasters caused many deaths and they still do today. The Romans lack of care and negligence for their well-being cost them in battle. The same will probably happen to us. It may not really seem like it but the United States is following in the footsteps of the Roman Empire. The similarities

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    The Roman Empire left behind many great legacies that have had a huge impact on today’s society. According to textbook page 60‚ second paragraph‚ "The influence of ancient Romans still surrounds us." Roman legacy is everywhere in modern America‚ for example‚ buildings‚ artwork‚ and literature. However the three that are the most prominent are religion‚ government‚ and language. Rome’s religion‚ Christianity‚ was‚ and is‚ very important. Christianity was adopted by many emperors during the Roman

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    ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE HAN DYNASTY IN CHINA Rodrick Carter HIEU 201 Liberty University 29 November 2014 Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty in China The Roman Empire and Han Dynasty in China are two kingdoms that‚ despite the geographical difference between them‚ managed to achieve great success and failure in equal measure. Both were characterized by imperial dynasties that were headed by the emperors and they held large territories. Both of these kingdoms faced various challenges after

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    neither. A few of these states include Saxony‚ Franconia‚ Burgundy‚ Bavaria‚ and Austria. These‚ though‚ were all vassals of Germanic lands and formed something even greater‚ and that was the Holy Roman Empire. Though most historians don’t consider it to be very holy‚ roman‚ nor an empire‚ the Holy Roman Empire grew to be one of the most powerful civilizations in Europe during the Middle Ages. The first of the emperors that ruled this vast land was someone named Charlemagne‚ who was crowned in 800.

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