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The Importance of Assyrian History

first king to actually inflict his control past his own city-state (BetBasoo, 2006). He essentially laid down the model that all o...

Geoffrey Barraclough’s Unconventional Interpretation of the Carolingian Empire in The Crucible of Europe

Carolingian Empire was a complete unification of Europe, but the denial of the many regional differences and the steadfast refusal...

Justinian vs. Charlemagne

than its barbarian enemies, and seemed to be in the early stages of a broad economic expansion" (Treadgold, 2001, p. 50). But it ...

The Rise and Fall of Civilizations Between 1500 and 1815

world population was only about 425 million and most of those people lived in Asia (Roberts 279). Hence, Asia had quite a lot of p...

The Land Problem and the Collapse of the Roman Republic

assistance from the government. Another problem involving the land was the fact that aristocrats were buying up large tracts and ...

Iran Hostage Crisis: The Result Of Human Progress and Abandoned Morals

drive toward free speech and political freedom" (Rath, 1994, p. 530). The unrest became increasingly obvious with no chance to "q...

Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra

Rome itself is portrayed as moving from a society dominated by heroes, such as Julius Caesar and Pompey, to one which is more frag...

Mughal, Persian, and Ottoman Muslim Empires Compared

As this empire grew in influence, they expanded into southeastern Europe, particularly the Balkans and Greece (The Ottoman, Safavi...

Indian Empress Mumtaz Mahal

issues. Mahals graciousness extended far beyond her own people, inasmuch as she felt that all of mankind should live in peace tog...

US Empire Crisis and the American Involvement in Vietnam

in combat with the North Vietnamese. What was not immediately apparent to President Johnson, however, was the fact that the North...

A Review of The Life of James Madison

encyclopedias are not used. But, considering the lack of information on Hunt, we present a brief citation from the Columbia Encycl...

Ottoman Empire Downfall and its Impacts Upon the Middle East and the Balkans

of the Ottoman Empire wouldnt come for awhile as they left kicking and screaming all the way (Al-Muhairi, 2002). The Ottoman Em...

Reasons Behind the Creation and Collapse of the Roman Empire

influence" (Anonymous, 2002) upon the way in which people lived their lives, Roman law proposed to "govern all with equal justice"...

Ivan Klima's My First Loves and J.G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun and the Incarceration Experiences of Miriam and Jim

the recurring theme throughout Empire of the Sun, a theme so forceful and perceptive that the reader goes away with a distinctly d...

Middle East History

In ten pages the Middle East's history answers basic questions of relevance and considers issues associated with Safavid, the Otto...

Malcolm Todd's The Early Germans

In 5 pages this paper examines the tribes of Germany and their post Roman Empire collapse importance as considered by Malcolm Todd...

Roman Empire in the Film Quo Vadis

In five pages this paper analyzes whether or not there is an accurate portrayal of the Roman Empire in the film Quo Vadis. Three ...

Roman Transition from Republic to Empire

This research paper discusses the transitionary period between the end of the Roman republic and the inception of the Roman empire...

Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy and Roman Civilization

This paper addresses Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy in terms of how ambition affected society during the Roman Empire. This fiv...

Historically Comparing Regions of Europe

This is a paper containing five pages that addresses Europes multinational empires and how they have developed politically, econom...

Collapse of the Byzantium Empire

In seven pages this research paper examines how the Byzantium Empire fell to the Ottoman Turks during the 15th century in a consid...

1954 Blacklisted Film Salt of the Earth

In fact, information included in the DVD release of the film explains that Biberman was arrested while filming the movie and had t...

Biography of Bill Gates

Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington ("Gates" PG). His knickname was, or at least his family called him,...

Book and Film Versions of Empire of the Sun

and he never becomes completely embittered. In this book (made later into a film by Steven Spielberg), Ballard relates the life o...

West Africa History

In eleven pages Islam and slavery are among the issues discussed in this West Africa historical consideration that focuses upon th...

Contemporary Post Second World War Empire

In five pages this paper analyzes the criteria of a postwar empire and whether or not the US qualifies. There is 1 source cited i...

Chapters Fifteen and Sixteen of Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

to the primitive church; 4) the pure and austere morals of the Christians; and 5) the union and discipline of the Christian republ...

Amazing Organization That Was the Roman Empire

In five pages this paper discusses the organizational structure of the Roman Empire and how this enabled its rulers to achieve the...

Gupta and Mughal Empires of India

Harsha, 1995; ~frd_u3yz::). From this simple illustration we can note that this empire served to be successful as it was a time of...

Roman and Charlemagne's Empires

In six pages these two famous empires are contrasted and compared. There are 4 sources cited in the bibliography....