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Compare And Contrast The Han And Roman Empires

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The Roman and Han Empires were among the greatest empires in history. The Han prospered in 202 BCE - 220 C.E and the Roman Empire in 27 BCE- 476 C.E. By the early second century CE, Rome controlled the entire Mediterranean coastline and had to use military force to set up borders against their adversaries, the Huns. During the Han, colonies were established in Korea and military campaigns were mounted in order to control their neighbors, the Xiongnu. Both of these empires had similar rises by using strong military power and expansion, which helped them both strive in economic trade. Although there are many similarities in the reasons that contributed to the rise of these empires, there are also several contrasting reasons for their decline. These two empires differ because Rome allowed plague to end their empire while the Han kept ruling. The Han and Roman empires had similar rises because of their use of strong military force. They both had strong militaries because they were both organized and well funded. This is because they were roughly the same size with an effective government and this made for a more successful military force that helped assure substantial stability and prosperity for both empires. During his reign, Emperor Wudi conquered parts of modern Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam and Korea, and vanquised the Huns to the Gobi desert. He moved an approximate two million Chinese to the northwestern part of the empire to ensure colonization.This demonstrates how, like Rome,

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