... was being threatened on many fronts, but Heraclius immediately took charge of the campaign against the Sassanid Empire of Persia. This war was fought from 602 AD through 628 AD and was the final and most devastating of the series of wars fought between the Eastern Romans and the Sassanid's. Although the Persians proved to be quite successful in the first ten years of the war, ascension of the throne by Heraclius sealed ... through Egypt. Instead, the Crusaders of Western Europe invaded and sacked the Christian city of Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. This...

• Word Count: 1614
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... history and scholars from around the world have expressed almost every possible point of view. Although there were many underlying problems with the Roman Empire that led to its decline and eventual fall, the main problems, in my opinion, were Rome's economic situation, the weakening of Rome's military, and Rome's overall gradual decline. Furthermore, the Barbarians were one of the leading factors of ... Rome's demise. One of the main causes of economic difficulty in the empire was the sheer lack of circulating currency in the Western Empire. In all likelihood, enough currency would hav...

• Word Count: 990
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... of thought in international relations; however, he ignored all other trends and only focused on one specific ideology: Stoicism. This ideology, which was conceived by the ancient Greeks out of a need to define their values, was integral in developing the Western world's general perspective of international relations. It appears that Stoicism is the key evolutionary trend that Parkinson quite vaguely alludes to in his introduction. Stoicism, as ... underwent many evolutions itself. Once the author approaches the topic of Christian Stoicism, it appears to the undiscerning eye that the the...

• Word Count: 919
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... , affecting peoples views, constantly influencing human culture and behavior. When focusing on the religion of Christianity this is quite apparent. Christianity has successfully spread all over the world and when looking at specific civilizations it is fascinating because the manner in which it spread and how it affected the people is often different in each civilization. If you specifically take a ... compared to that of Islamic rulers it was Charlemagne's empire that was pivotal in spreading christianity in western Europe. With the spreading of christianity in Ethiopia and Charlemagne'...

• Word Count: 1037
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate