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The Roman, Ghigis Khan, Alexander, and Perisan empires. Can someone give me a brief summary of at least two, and which one was the largest and best of them all.

2007-03-16 15:34:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities History

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The largest empire, in land area was the Mongol Empire, under Kublai Khan.
They rank this way...
Mongol
Persian, under Darius the Great
Roman, under Emperor Trajan
Macedonian, under Alexander the Great

Macedonian power not only over the central Greek city-states, but also to the Persian empire, including Egypt and lands as far east as the fringes of India. Alexander's adoption of the styles of government of the conquered territories was accompanied by the spread of Greek culture and learning through his vast empire.

The Persian Empire was a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the old Persian homeland, and beyond in Western Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Darius improved the famous Royal Road and other ancient trade routes, thereby connecting far reaches of the empire. He may have moved the administration center from Fars itself to Susa, near Babylon and closer to the center of the realm. The Persians allowed local cultures to survive, following the precedent set by Cyrus the Great. This was not only good for the empire's subjects, but ultimately benefited the Achaemenids, since the conquered peoples felt no need to revolt.

2007-03-16 15:46:45 · answer #1 · answered by aidan402 6 · 2 0

I would say that the greatest would Genghis Khan's empire, because he conquered China and under his and his son's reign expanded it until it actually reached western Europe and the Middle East.
As for the Romans and Alexander the Great.... The size of both their conquered territories were approximately around the same size. The Romans got most of Europe and some of Northern Africa and the Middle East while under Alexander the Great, the Macedonians conquered the Persians and went into India.
However, I'd say that the Romans are greater than the Macedonians because they actually were the ones to have the most influence on the modern world as we know it.
So there you have it. The greatest is Genghis Khan followed by the Romans.

2007-03-16 23:23:55 · answer #2 · answered by C. Lex 2 · 0 0

The Scottish Empire.
In 1693, William Paterson of Dumfriesshire, proposed a scheme to establish a new Scottish Colony. Paterson had great experience of international trade in North America and the West Indies and had founded The Bank of England. Paterson proposed a grandiose scheme for Scotland to establish a colony on the Isthmus of Darien, what we now know as Panama. The proposed colony would transport goods by mules overland from the Pacific Ocean to The Atlantic, thereby saving traders vast shipping costs.

The scheme was a popular success and raised half a million pounds Sterling in share capital and thousands of pioneers volunteered to travel to the colony to settle in a Promised Land of plenty. Five ships set sail from Leith, and landed at the Darien Land on 3rd November 1698. The colony was named Caledonia and its capital New Edinburgh.

The colony was not entirely the success that had been hoped for. The first task the pioneers had to undertake was to bury the dead from the lengthy sea journey. The land was infested by mosquitoes, there was no food supply available, and the Spaniards in the nearby colonies constantly attacked them mercilessly. After six months, half of the original colonists were dead and most of the rest were emaciated with fever and malnutrition. They were obliged to abandon the scheme and return home.

But by this time, another expedition had set off carrying another 1500 pioneers and some time later another expedition set sail. These other expeditions suffered the same fate as the original mission and the whole scheme ended in disaster.

It is estimated that Scotland lost half of its meagre capital in the ill fated expedition and that this was a major factor in Scotland entering into the Treaty of Union of 1707. The Scottish investors were recompensed by the Treaty, prompting Robbie Burns to remark that those who had signed the Treaty had been “bought and sold for English gold”

2007-03-17 14:19:01 · answer #3 · answered by Retired 7 · 0 0

The Best and Greatest was the British Empire - Rule Britannia.
Queen Victoria, Disraeli,
Winston Churchill.
It brought Education and Justice to the Colonies.

2007-03-16 22:44:58 · answer #4 · answered by fatsausage 7 · 1 2

well: according to "Julius Ceaser he'd ruled Roman Empire
during his power Conquring them "

2007-03-16 22:49:19 · answer #5 · answered by toddk57@sbcglobal.net 6 · 0 0

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