He ruled from 1792 to 1750 B.C.E. He was a very successful ruler, who conquered many groups and cities. As his empire grew he saw a need to unify his people with one set of laws for all to follow. In addition, he wanted to make sure that his people accepted his authority as king completely without question, which he believed came directly from the gods. Hammurabi had his scribes create the world's first written, comprehensive law code.
Dear Committee, Julius Caesar is usually credited for bringing down the Roman Republic, but it was Augustus who proclaimed the republic to be brought down. And although he did rule as an absolute ruler, and may even be considered a tyrant in his final years, he set precedents for other rulers in Rome, as well as expanding the empire to its height in some places, and even used some republican ideals throughout most of his reign. In that, he would deserve a place in the Roman emperor hall of fame. One factor that really set himself a part in the Roman emperor hall of fame is his several conquests that put the Roman empire at it’s greatest extent in some places. “He conquered Egypt during the early years of his reign, kept his armies busy in northern Spain, expanded across the Rhine river, and even conquered land along the banks of the Danube river.
Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston, was a Cold War battle cry, calling America to submit itself to God's will rather than Communist tyranny. Paramount studios even financed the placement of granite 10 Commandments monuments on courthouse lawns throughout America. One of them, in Austin, Texas, became the focus of a Supreme Court lawsuit. Two Jewish boys, Jerry Seigel and Joe Shuster, incorporated Mosaic themes into their best-known superhero: Superman. And even earlier, at the start of the 20th Century, Bruce Barton turned both Jesus and Moses into a model entrepreneur and executive, respectively.
During this time China created political and cultural forms that would last a very long time even till this day. Though the unified reign of the Qin Emperor lasted only 12 years, he managed to subdue great parts of what constitutes the core of the Han Chinese homeland and to unite them under a tightly centralized Legalist government seated at Xianyang. The doctrine of Legalism that guided the Qin emphasized strict adherence to a legal code and the absolute power of the emperor. This philosophy, while effective for expanding the empire in a military fashion, proved unworkable for governing it in peacetime. The Qin Dynasty is well known for beginning the Great Wall of China.
Essay 1: The rise of the Qin State in the Warring States period (403-221BCE) occurred when it was first centralized by Shang Yang (390-338BCE) who reformed laws and punishments, changed bureaucracy and began its military power. Li Si (280-208BCE) became advisor to King Zhen in 237BCE and introduced Han Feizi, a fellow student of Xunzi, who had written 55 books on his Legalism ideas to advance state and benefit the people. Fearing Han Feizi’s brilliance, Li Si had him falsely accused and forced to commit suicide in prison but Li Si became Chancellor “to the ruler of the universe” as he helped King Zheng unify China under Qin Shihuang. Legalism became state ideology of the Qin Dynasty (221-206BCE), used to establish and consolidate the state through central power, rejection of Confucian ideas, harshlaws and favouring of peasant class. Legitimacy of central power was established by the emperor using Han Feizi’s method of rule “shi” which incorporated Daoist spontaneous actions and wu-wei emptiness while knowing the true nature of reality.
Persian Imperialism was the most significant cause of the First Persian war; origins of the Persian Empire were dated back to 584BC, With Cyrus the ruler of a small area Persis. Cyrus the Great, after taking power of Persis had begun to create a series of military reforms. The ruler of Media, Astyages, a region close by feared this new threat and equipped to battle which ended in defeat of his rule and the reign of Media diverting into Cyrus’ hands. “The Persian empire was created within the space of a single generation of conquests that followed one another...” as the quote states Cyrus’ Persian Empire rapidly expanded over India, the Black Sea, the Red Sea, Egypt and more importantly the Ionian coast, which was the most significant key resulting in the First Persian War. After the Death of Cyrus, his son Cambyses took power and was later succeeded by Darius the Great who was the first to step into European land, the kings of Persia all had a role in conquering more than there predecessor and that’s exactly what Darius had in mind.
The first dynasty to rule over a unified China. They were heavily influenced by legalist teachings that promoted soldiers and officials strictly on the basis of accomplishment, but not by birth. First Emperor: He was the founder of the Qin Dynasty and was also the first ruler to unify ancient China. He eliminates regional differences by creating a single body of law and standardizing weights and measures. Han Dynasty: The immediate successor to the Qin Dynasty.
In A.D 527 the Roman Empire which had been severely depleted came under the control of the Emperor Justinian I. One of his main aims was to restore the Empire to the glory it had seen in former days and rebuild trade routes it had once used. This process of restoring the Byzantine/Roman Empire involved the formation and movement of great armies, established a support system to supply these armies, along with plenty of funding. The Emperor forced heavy taxes on the citizens of the empire and re-conquered domains to help pay for the wars he would wager. One of Justinian’s most acclaimed generals a man called Belisarius, who in various military operations lasting for several decades would out wit, out manoeuvre and out fight numerous different antagonists, such as the barbarian hordes of the Goths, Vandals and Avars to the more civilized professional forces of the Persians.
The Roman Emperors of the First Century Augustus The first Emperor of the first century is Augustus and under his rule the Roman imperium, or power of the imperial state. Augustus became the princeps, or first citizen of the land. He ruled wisely and well. In 27 B.C. it conferred on Augustus the office of commander –in-chief of the armed forces of the empire.
Adolf Hitler was arguably one the most famous leaders in modern times. Hitler’s rise to power has been vastly documented on throughout history either through his oratory skills or his autobiography, Mein Kampf. Successes in Hitler’s reign were that was able to united Germany and Austria and extend the German territory into Eastern Europe. Failures include losing the most notable war in modern history and Operation Barbarossa. As a ruler, Adolf Hitler of the Nazi party had numerous successes but he also had he fair share of failures.