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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Why did Britain establish an empire? The British established an empire for many different reasons‚ most of which were to benefit England itself and few to help other countries. The five main reasons that will be discussed in this essay are: power‚ economy‚ trade‚ religion and development of other countries. One of the first reasons that Britain established an empire was because of religion. Matthew 28:19 states: ‘Go ye therefore and teach all nations’. Some christians took this literally and took
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The Ottoman Empire joined World War I in search to save themselves and avoid risk of destruction‚ but the exact opposite happened to them causing their ultimate downfall. The Ottoman Empire began in the year 1299. The empire stood for about 600 years and was established by Turkish tribes in Anatolia‚ Turkey. The name “Ottoman” came from the founding Turkman chief‚ Osman the first. Osman founded the dynasty and the empire around the year 1300. Overtime‚ the Ottoman Empire would continue to progress
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What was the economy of the Roman Empire based on? The Romans were originally an agricultural people‚ mostly small farmers with a high regard for property rights. Agricultural free trade changed the Italian landscape‚ and by the 1st century BC‚ vast grape and olive estates had supplanted the yeoman farmers‚ who were unable to match the imported grain price. The annexation of Egypt‚ Sicily and Tunisia in North Africa provided a continuous supply of grains. In turn‚ olive oil and wine were Italy’s
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Why did the Achaemenid Empire Fall? Throughout time there have been a number of Persian Empires‚ but none of them can compare to the great Achaemenid Empire‚ which ruled between 550 to 330BC. The Achaemenid Empire is known as the largest empire in Ancient history which stretched out approximately 8 million km² at the height of its power. So how does an Empire so large and with such great power collapse? Was it struggle for power‚ which every new king had to suffer after the death of Darius the
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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 Roman Empire existed for nearly 1‚000 years. Beginning in the 6th century BCE‚ Rome began to take root. Over the next several hundred years‚ it spread its boarders and influence throughout the rim of the Mediterranean and Western Europe. However‚ the empire collapsed in 476 CE. How did this happen? Why did such an influential giant fall? Well‚ despite Rome’s great power‚ it had several internal faults that‚ when combined‚ lead to its eventual collapse. The first reason for Rome’s fall was the
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Rome is one of the oldest empires in the world‚ dating from 753 BCE to 338 BCE. Rome is one of the first major cities in Italy‚ along with Florence. Rome was founded by the twins‚ Romulus and Remus. A legend has been passed that at a young age the boys were put in baskets and were sent along the Tiber River. They were found by a mother wolf. She cared for them‚ but soon after a shepherd found them and took care of them until they grew up. At one point they decided to seek their fortune. They went
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It is important to study the Byzantine Empire for many reasons. This empire is often overlooked in the study of history‚ but they contributed to modern civilization in multiple ways. The Byzantine Empire expanded and collapsed several times and lasted over 1100 years. Constantine‚ the emperor of Rome‚ made two changes that affected modern European and Middle Eastern history. He legalized Christianity and moved the capital of the empire from Rome to Byzantine. The Byzantines used specific designs
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government‚ also known as an empire‚ thrived in ancient times. However‚ these empires eventually met their inevitable downfall. So what caused these empires to fall? Take the Roman Empire for example‚ one of the biggest empires to ever exist. Due to political corruption within the empire and overexpansion‚ the empire came to an end. Around the time when the Roman Republic ceased to exist and formed into the Roman Empire‚ political corruption became a main issue within the empire. Elected officials would
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