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Sasanian Foreign Relations

of the mid to late Sasanian Empire, when Persia (todays Iran) was an empire that rivaled Rome, internal politics and the ideology ...

Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire

to try to protect all clergy and stating that they could not be taxed (Religion Facts, 2011). This was not something the leaders i...

Opium War, 1840-1842: Barbarians in the Celestial Empire in the Early Part of the Nineteenth Century and the War by Which They Forced Her Gates by Peter Ward Fay

seeking to do business in the area. These included restrictions, such as not being allowed to learn Chinese, only being able to li...

Alexander the Great’s Successors & Hellenistic Culture

311, Cassander held 13-year-old Alexander IV, Alexander the Greats only surviving heir and his mother captive and he had them both...

Realism and the Great Rome’s Great Peace

The history of ancient Rome revolves largely around warfare. There was, however, a time in Roman history when...

Overview of the Nature of Hittite Treaties

This research paper presents an overview analysis of the function of treaties and diplomacy within the Hittite Empire. The second ...

Aztec Emperor, Montezuma

This research paper discusses features that characterized the rule of Montezuma and how these personality traits influenced the Sp...

The Fall of Byzantium

This research paper discusses the reasons behind the fall of the Byzantine Empire and Constantinople. Three pages in length. four ...

The Middle East and the Development of the Industrial State

the increasing development of centralized state powers devoted to the development of industry in countries such as Iran. The Ott...

Christianizing the Roman Empire by Ramsay MacMullen

This book review discusses the motivations described by MacMullen that propelled conversion to Christianity during its early centu...

Empire Records Cinematic Analysis

Music Town. With $9,000 of store receipts in his pocket, Lucas goes to Atlantic City in hopes of parlaying that into enough money...

Ryan's Empire of the Mother

must have felt. Child makes a bold statement and Ryan sees fit to include it in her work. Ryan (1985) adds in the context of Child...

Ancient Kingship in the Sasanid Empire

by C.E. Bosworth, offers a considerable insight into how the ancient Sasanid civilization of Persia (modern day Iran) perceived ki...

The Reason for the Fall of the Roman Empire

(Elton, 1996). Then, when the Barbarians would invade, the internal problems in the Empire would see battle losses (Elton, 1996). ...

A Chapter Analysis of Robert Vincent Remini's Andrew Jackson The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821

In five pages this powerful President as portrayed in this historical text is examined in a chapter by chapter description. There...

Tom Ford and Sara Forden's The Man Behind the Gucci Empire

In six pages this paper reviews the text that describes how designer Tom Ford resurrected the Gucci name in the fashion world of h...

Against Empire by Michael Parenti

In ten pages this paper examines the argument the author makes in this 1995 text. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

Rupert Murdoch's Empire and the Disney Company

In ten pages these 2 very different business conglomerates are contrasted and compared. Eight sources are cited in the bibliograp...

Infamous Genghis Khan the Man and His Empire

In seven pages this paper considers the notorious Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan and his lasting global impact. There are 6 source...

Napoleon III and His Carnival Empire by John Bierman

In five pages the writing style of the author is one of the topics discussed in this text review. There are no other sources list...

Lloyd's Empire, Welfare State, Europe and British History

In seven pages England's economic and political structures and the effects of the Great Depression as portrayed by Lloyd's text ar...

Why Did the Roman Empire Fall?

life-span of cities and the formulation and decline of the empires and civilizations. The Romans themselves took many elements of...

Jews in Hollywood and An Empire of Their Own by Neal Gabler

In five pages this paper examines how the Hollywood studio system was created by Jewish business moguls as considered in this 1988...

Vindication in Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

damned by critics as a "cowardly, furtive attack on divine truths and simple faith" (Craddock 60). Gibbons ostensible purpose in ...

Western Empire and Charlemagne

death of King Pepin; when Carloman died, Charlemagne annexed his lands and disinherited Carlomans two young sons, who ended up, wi...

India and the British Empire

elements of civilisation to the native Britons, and in the latter part of the nineteenth century, the Pax Britannica was frequentl...

Decolonization of the British Empire

well off as the invading country. This can be said of both India and Africa as recently as the 1940s and 1950s. The school of thou...

Enlightenment Religious Reform, the Hapsburg Empire, and Joseph the Second

greatest minds of his time period (Geocities.com, 2002). Maria Theresa was considerably more conservative (Geocities.com, 2002). ...

Metamorphosis of Jim in Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard

In six pages this paper discusses Jim's metamorphosis within the context of the novel. There are no other sources listed....

Chapters 15 and 16 of Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

that even hostile nations "embraced, or at least respected, each others superstition" (p. 94). However, the Jews were the only peo...