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Romans had a control of influence over the whole
Mediterranean basin. Military victory for generals conveyed not merely glory
and land for the stare but huge personal rewards. Likewise, incontrovertible
military power by establishing the communities they dominated in Italy into a
system that offer huge reservoirs of manpower for the military.
Han Dynasty
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Civilian Magistrates and Bureaucrats were public
servants.
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Compete with past models for empire’s principles.
The elites united the common language. They also have faith in ancestor
worship.
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Wu used military strategies to detach their confederacies.
Meaning, southern tribes surrounders while the northern go westward.
they are now called the "Miranda Rights" that officers must declare to a person they are arresting that "anything you might say (or do) can and will be used against you in court".
Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) conceived the idea that sea power was the key to a strong foreign policy. His thinking is behind the building and strengthening of the US Navy, dominating American naval planning. He was so influential that his ideas led to a race among powers to have powerful navies in the 19th and the 20th centuries.
One important advantage that primary soruces have over secondary sources is that primary sources offer a firsthand account of an event - b, which isn't the case with secondary sources. Although this leaves primary sources prone to being biased compared to secondary sources.
