The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization‚ characterized by government headed by emperors‚ and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe‚ Africa‚ and Asia. The 500 year old republic which preceded it was severely destabilized in a series of civil wars and political conflict‚ during which Julius Caesar was appointed as perpetual dictator and then assassinated in 44 BC. Civil wars and executions continued‚ culminating in the victory of
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The Byzantine Empire‚ sometimes known as the Eastern Roman Empire‚ was the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the eastern half of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul)‚ originally founded as Byzantium. It survived the 5th century fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. During most of its existence‚
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Chapter 6: The Roman Empire The age of Augustus (31 B.C. – A.D. 14) In 27 B.C.‚ Octavian proclaimed the restoration of the Republic to appease the senatorial aristocracy. The Senate awarded him the title of Augustus (revered one). He preferred the title princeps meaning chief citizen and established the principate – a constitutional monarch with the senate as co-ruler. This compromise made the senate very happy. In reality‚ he held the real power. A. The New Order Under the new constitutional
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When the Han Dynasty of China fell in 220 AD‚ the country fell into turmoil and was ripped apart by power hungry warlords‚ looking to seize control of the tattered nation. During this time‚ Buddhism spread quickly throughout China‚ gathering many followers. It wasn’t until 570 AD that the Kingdom was restored to ‚ with the Sui Dynasty soon taking over. Around this time‚ Buddhism saw a drastic halting in its spread. During the time it spread throughout China‚ Buddhism was met with pious adoration
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The Han Dynasty is the Greatest Dynasty in China A dynasty is a line of hereditary rules of a country. There were many dynasties in China. For an example‚ the Shang Dynasty‚ the Zhou Dynasty‚ the Qin Dynasty‚ and the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty just happens to be the greatest. First of all‚ unlike the other dynasties‚ The Han Dynasty follows Confucianism. The Qin Dynasty followed Legalism. The Shang and Zhou Dynasty did not follow one of the philosophies. For an example‚ Confucianism follows the
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The Roman and Han Empires were the most powerful empires among the Classical Empires. Between the fifth century B.C.E. and the fifth century C.E.‚ the Roman empire of the Mediterranean and the Han Empire of China were both influential powers of the Classical Asian and Mediterranean worlds. The Han Dynasty and Roman Empire were similar in their falls because they both fell to nomadic invaders‚ and because they both fell because of a decline in economic trade. The Han and the Roman Empires were different
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Constantine came into power in 306 CE. He made the Greek city of Byzantium the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. He renamed the city Constantinople and ruled it for 30 years. Under his rule the empire would thrive and become powerful. Constantine also embraced Christianity. The peak of the Byzantine Empire occurred during the Justinian Dynasty. When Justinian became emperor‚ the Empire gained more territory and would reach the peak of its wealth. Justinian established many reforms. One major one
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1.5 Eastern Han dynasty 1.5.1 Ecological and cultural background The fall of the Xin dynasty made way for the reestablishment of the Han dynasty. In 25 CE‚ a descendant of Liu Bang (the Han founder) named Liu Xiu joined the rebellion against Wang Mang and reclaimed the throne after Wang Mang’s death. Liu Xiu revived the Han dynasty in honour of his forbears and became Emperor Guangwu of Han. The new emperor changed the capital of the Han dynasty to a city further east called Loyang. This initiated
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Benefits of an empire. An unified empire provide stability to the people. This could be traced back to 221 BC where China was unified into empire called the Qin dynasty. The main reason is that chances of potential wars to be fought will be lesser and not that it implies there is no war whatsoever. Qin Shi Huang helped to remove this potential wars by unifying many states into one‚ by having an established centralized empire. Therefore‚ eliminate these states attacking one another. The second
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I was just browsing TED Talks and saw a video tilted “The best stats you’ve ever seen” by Hans Rosling and it just caught my attention. It became clear very quickly that this was a fantastic speech. I knew absolutely nothing before clicking on the video. I was just looking for something that would be interesting. The late Hans Rosling was born in Uppsala Sweden‚ on 27 July 1948 and dies on 7 February 2017 at the age of 68. He studied statistics‚ medicine and public health. He investigated an outbreak
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