As a result, his premature death led to dissension and internal rivalry throughout the Macedonian Empire. The fall of the Macedonian Empire following the death of Alexander is very controversial as it was an empire built by King Philip II to survive. ... Pomeroy claims that Philip "did what the Persian Empire, the Athenian Empire, and the Peloponnesian League could not do at their zenith " as he tamed Greece (Pomeroy, 1999). ... Additionally, one of Alexander's greatest achievements was his overthrowing of the Persian Empire. ... Alexander conquered the Persian Empire and implemented a un...

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Born in 69 BC, Cleopatra VII was the inheritor of the Greek Macedonian, Ptolemaic Empire in Egypt. ... Octavian was victorious at the Battle of Philippi in 42BC, upon when the empire was divided between Octavian to the west Lepidus with Africa and Antony to the east where she soon allied herself with the promiscuous and handsome Roman general. ...

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This confidence, combined with condescension towards Athenian enemies, led to an arrogance which ended up being the source of Athens' downfall: "We [Athenians] do not have to spend our time practicing to meet sufferings which are still in the future [as the Spartans did]; and when they are actually upon us we show ourselves just as brave as these others who are always in strict training- (The Peloponnesian War, p. 146). ... Pericles explained to his citizens that "it is right and proper for [the Athenians] to support the imperial dignity of Athens you cannot continue to enjoy the privile...

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It is argued that the threats against those who were non-committal had caused the downfall of the plot but whatever the case may be, Araki ordered the arrest of Hashimoto and any conspirators. ... Using the Sakuradamon Incident, an assassination attempt by a Korean named I Pong-Chang, as a reason for the need for Japanese rule over the whole of Asia, the Japanese army and navy began their expansion of the empire. ...

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History 185 Test #2 04-01-03 The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the era that paved the way for the creation of our modern day governments and societies, was an era of political and social revolutions. In response to the new thinking that was sparked by the Enlightenment, Romanticism, the Industrial Revolution and other changes in society, bloody and peaceful revolutions took place all over Europe. England actually had two separate revolutions to deal with during this time of unrest. The French endured a long and bloody series of one single revolution also, and the world woul...

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Indeed Haile Selassie, a very slight man in stature and Living God' of Ethiopia, truly exemplified the royal mold of rulers of the past in the ancient empire (Kapuscinski 6). ... Summarily, the genesis of the fall of Selassie's empire will be examined, reacted to, and explained through the testimony offered to Kapuscinski in order to comprehend the nature of Selassie's rule and it's inevitable failing characteristics. ... Other unnecessary servants included door openers at every door and a pillow man who followed the short emperor around from place to place with a pillow...

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By the reign of Augustus, the city of Rome had changed drastically from what it was just after the conclusion of the Third Punic War. Furthermore, it was drastically different from what it had been at the city's inception. When Augustus took control of the new empire, he needed to reassert to the pe...

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The amount of the Soviet gross national product which was spent on defense, and the amount of money appropriated to prop up the Soviet empire in Eastern Europe could all be spent in much better ways. ...

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Roosevelt's intention was to dismantle the colonial empires of Britain, France, the Netherlands and Portugal, and convert the war-time production of the United States into capital goods exports to the rest of the world, based on long term, low interest loans, in order to prevent the American economy from going into a recession as a result of the drop in munitions demand at the end of the war, and also to rebuild the world economy. ...

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"Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it has a mission to enlighten, civilize, bring order and democracy, and that it uses force only as a last resort. And, sadder still, there always is a chorus of willing intellectuals to say calming words about benign or altruistic empires, as if one shouldn't trust the evidence of one's eyes watching the destruction and the misery and death brought by the latest mission of civilization"" (Edward W. ...

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Georgia ia part of a large empire; Georgia is a member of the American Union; that Union has a Constitution which is the supremacy acknowledged by all, and which imposes limits to the legislatures of the several states, which none claim a right to pass." ...

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While the Celts in Europe were eventually assimilated into the Roman Empire, in Ireland they survived. ... In fact, Irish missionary zeal was to re-establish Christianity throughout Europe during the Dark Ages when the Roman Empire had collapsed and had been invaded by other tribes during the 5th Century. ...

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benefits and threats of globalisation Introduction There are processes in the international order--driven by revolutions in communication and information technology--that exhibit seemingly inexorable globalising tendencies while, at the same time, there are a range of actions, adopted by states an...

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