Empire
A question for those who like history...
Which empire from the first (Alexander the greats) to the current (The USA---which could be viewed as a modern empire) is your favourite?
For me its the Romans i think what they achieved was unbelievable and they have a facinating history.
I'm not a history buff, but I don't think you can compare the two...
the problem with empires is that they are all destined to fall. I'm a little worried about my close proximity to the current one
Favourite empire? As an Irishwoman, I don’t have one. The subject of 'empires' rather sickens me. I was surprised to read such a post from an Irish person, but then I suppose not everyone is as connected to, or respectful of, their own national history.
As an Irishman, my favourite would be Empire Records. Liv Tyler's mismatched underwear, Renée Zellweger's short skirt and even Robin Tunney's shaved head, they all give me such a thrill!
In reply to: I'm not a history buff, but I don't think you can compare the two... It's not a comparison, it's a timeframe. The Roman Empire definately did have a long lifespan but the British I probably rank the highest, mainly due to the large populations they controlled (compared to their own) and the great distance they had to cover to run their empire.
yes, the romans were cool, i like the Mongols to, they were pretty incredible with what they acheved
Hillary Clinton is a senator from the New York.New York is the Empire State, by motto (it does have the Empire State Building).Therefore, Hillary Clinton will be the next emperor.
You make a good point....not. Your obviously getting at the fact the British empire occupying Ireland, fair enough i am as opposed to british rule as the next irish man. However that has nothing to do with any other empire and you forget without empires like Rome, Eygpt etc etc we could still be living as barbarians.........although that may not be a bad thing
"However that has nothing to do with any other empire.."How so? Are you trying to say that the strategies of invasion, occupation and displacement are not common characteristic traits which connect all historical empires?"..without empires like Rome, Eygpt etc etc we could still be living as barbarians"I would regard that as unlikely, but since history has developed as it has we have no concrete alternate model of how civilisation would have (and should have) evolved without the 'contribution' of empires, we are none of us placed to speculate on how the world would have developed without them, or what our modern day reality would be without the continuing scourge of imperialist domination.
I'd give some of the credit for modern social and pollitical organisation to the ancient empires (not all but some).
Don't forget that before the Brittish empire, the Brittons were occupied by the Roman empire. An empire can represent either freedom or oppression (or both).
