Both the Han Dynsty and the Roman Empire were known for having governments dominated by a merchant class.
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because There were numerous sea routes that connected the Mediterranean and Black Seas, as well as numerous land routes that used the roads built by the Romans to connect the continents. The construction of roads was primarily motivated by the need to facilitate trade and the movement of the Roman army. Ostia was the most important port because it was the closest major port to the city of Rome itself.
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Plentiful water supply and rich fertile land, basic must for humans , the start of the growth
In the two poems, the journey is a metaphor for life and passage into afterlife. In Ulysses Tennyson talks about how his life is nearing its end and how he's old now while in crossing the bar he talks about dying and going into afterlife. Both poems use the motif of journey on open seas to describe venturing into the unknown, that is, how life passes quickly as a journey does and the next stop on the journey is afterlife.