The Roman Empire left a lasting impression on future civilizations due to its powerful military and political structure. Despite its early success‚ however‚ the empire fell into economic decline. But if the civilization was so powerful‚ why did it crumble by 476 AD? Many factors contributed to the empire’s demise‚ but historians routinely cite slavery and the spread of Christianity as the main factors. Some historians argue that the empire’s overreliance on slave labor collapsed the civilization;
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The Roman Empire was founded in the year 753 B.C. to 27 B.C. The fall of the Roman Empire happened in 476 A.D. The leader at this time was Augustus Caesar who was one of Seven kings who supposedly led the Roman Empire. There was many things that led to the fall of the Roman Empire like Barbarian attacks on Rome‚ the division of the East and West‚ and the economic failure that came after. The major reason the Roman Empire fell was the economic failure in the east and west. The Barbarian attacks
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Rome was an empire built as if it was destined to last until the end of existence. Its borders spanned across mountains to deserts and even engulfed the Mediterranean Sea at one point. The Romans had strong armies‚ cultural influence‚ and great leaders skilled in military and political tactics. However‚ as Rome increased in size‚ it started to become more unstable. Rome eventually fell as an empire for many reasons which include religion‚ war‚ political and economic problems. The success
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The entire fall of the Aztec empire started with the fact that Cortes wanted to take over. He wanted to make it fall. So he set out with around 500 Spanish soldiers armed to the aztec Empire. Along the way‚ they came into contact with the Tlaxcala. When the came into contact‚ a battle burst out. Many of men were killed. Soon after many of the Tlaxcala were killed‚ the leaders along with a few other men finally said that they were enemies with the Aztecs and they would join in with the Spanish to
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The origin of the Persian Empire can be attributed to the leadership of one Man—Cyrus the Great. A brilliant and powerful Persian king‚ Cyrus’ strategy For enlarging the Persian kingdom was to conquer nearby lands and then Unite them into one empire. Through his skillful leadership and a strong Military‚ Cyrus was able to create a vast empire that would last for more Than two hundred years. The origins and impacts of Cyrus the Great’s empire Made it possible for the emperors who came after him‚ such
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Entry 1- Location: Ancient Persia‚ Time: 559 B.C.E. I have arrived in the beginning of the empire under the rule of Cyrus II. “Probably the greatest of the Achaemenian rulers were Cyrus II (reigned 559–c. 529 B.C.E.)‚ who actually established the empire and from whose reign it is dated.” “Achaemenian Dynasty” This was a time of a fresh shift of power to the Achemedians. This was the beginning of the Persian Empire. This was the beginning of my journey through time. Entry 2- Location ancient Persia‚
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The Persian Empire‚ founded by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC‚ was the largest empire of the ancient world‚ stretching from the borders of India and China in the east to large parts of Greece and Libya.The empire was divided into provinces called satrapies.They respected the people they conquered.The timeframe is 550-330 b.c..Persian government was a monarchy system in which the kings had the final say so in how things were supposed to be handled. The first king through 559-529 BCE and the
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The Persian Empire of Mesopotamia was the largest and most powerful empire of the Ancient Near East civilizations. The Persian Empire had engaged in a series of wars‚ also known as the Persian Wars of Expansion‚ which was beneficial for the empire. After conquering and taking over many other civilizations‚ they gained more power and control. In addition to gaining more power‚ the Persian Empire had also gained more land‚ which can help the empire economically‚ politically‚ and socially. By warring
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The Byzantine Empire‚ the eastern continuation of the Roman Empire. Although the Western Empire fell the Eastern Roman Empire survived and thrived for more than a thousand years. Lasting from 330 AD to 1453 AD the Byzantine Empire was the only organized state west of China to last from the ancient times to the beginning of the Modern Age. Founded by Constantine whose ambition to rule the world created the Byzantine Empire also widely known as “New Rome”. The Byzantine Empire though continuing with
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In the old days‚ the Roman empire was the greatest empire in the whole Eurasia. It was strong both economically and politically; however‚ it fell like many empires that existed before. In my opinion‚ the causes of the fall of the Roman empire appeared as early as the third century. The first cause was the threat of the barbarians‚ afterwards the maintenance of the court‚ then the administration which led to the increase of the expenses of the Roman Empire. The civil wars‚ and anarchy‚ made the
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