Ptolemaic Egypt lasted from 332 BC to 30 BC. It begins when Ptolemy I, a general under Alexander the Great, declared himself Pharoah and ends with Queen Cleopatra during the Roman Invasion. So, it lasted roughly 300 years. 5. Carthage (Tunisia) The Phoenicians founded Carthage in what is ...
Jack Sparrow of thePirates of the Caribbeanfilm series and theBlues Brothersof the titular film are examples of this type of anti-hero. Their intentions are good, and they are fighting on the moral high side (barely!), but they don't really care how much damage they cause or who they ...
They never actually unified China, though they did get the various warlords and other local rulers to show them the outward signs of being part of a single Chinese Republic. The Late-Imperial Era and the Republican Era saw many superficial imitations of Western ways, but no real transformation....