Fall of the Roman Empire India Asoka Third ruler of the Mauryan Empire in India (r. 270-232 B.C.E.). He converted to Buddhism and broadcast his precepts on inscribed stones and pillars, the earliest surviving Indian writing. Maurya Empire ...
An edict of toleration is a declaration, made by a government or ruler, andstates that members of a given religion will not be persecuted for engaging in their religious practices and traditions. The edict implies tacit acceptance of the religion rather than its endorsement by the ruling power....
A ruler who has absolute power. Caesar effectively ruled as an autocrat when he appointed himself dictator for 10 years in 46BCE and then Dictator for life in in 44BCE. Vercingetorix was the chieftain of the Arverni tribe, who united the Gauls in an ultimately unsuccessful revolt against R...