FOR MILLENNIA, THE MEDITERRANEAN Sea has been the battleground of empires where epoch-making...
In the past century, as throughout history, mankind has witnessed the rise and fall of great powers and the dissolution of empires. The twenty-first century is the first without empires or colonies. The great powers negotiate rules, which constrain all of them, and they grope toward defining...
Compared to other empires throughout history, the USSR was an exception. The rulers of the Soviet Union viewed empire and imperialism in ideological terms as ‘the highest and final stage of capitalism’.[1] By this Leninist definition, the Soviet Union did not identify itself as an empire, ...
These ambitions signal a fundamental shift in global power dynamics, one that echoes the struggles of past empires. Throughout history, great powers have wielded control over maritime choke points to project influence and protect trade routes. The British Empire’s naval doctrine provides a clear ca...
Alexander The Great: Directed by Roel Reiné. With Patrick Wyman, Adam Marshak, Adrian Goldsworthy, Shelley Haley. The greatest conqueror and general in history, Alexander the Great of Macedon built one of the largest empires ever seen in just 13 years.
“An English Ambassador”). One could say that this large expansion is a key success ofleadership; as all empires may be threatened, to be respected by others is infinitely important. These expansions also stretched its land far into central Europe (“An English Ambassador”), and thus made ...
While no one could have known it at the time, that boy would grow up to fundamentally change the map of the ancient world. Multiple ancient kingdoms and empires would fall to his armies. However, just as he reached the zenith of his success, he died, leaving chaos and confusion in his...
Constructed in the Old Kingdom during the reign of the fourth, fifth and sixth dynasties, the pyramids have experienced the ups and downs of many civilizations and empires. And despite several centuries of research, these monuments have still preserved its secrets. The Pyramid of Cheops, also ...
Its primary purpose was to protect the Chinese states and empires from invasions by various nomadic groups and military incursions. The wall is made of various materials, such as stone, brick, earth, wood, and other materials. It stretches across rugged terrain, including mountains, deserts, ...