The Byzantine Empire existed for nearly 1,125 years, and it’s one of the greatest empires of all time. Yet many people know little about it, other than the word “byzantine” being synonymous for highly intricate, complex, and devious dealings.
Beginning its adult life as the capital for the Eastern part of the Roman Empire, the city of Constantinople—later Byzantium, and Istanbul today—became the center of an extremely vibrant society that preserved Greek and Roman traditions while much of Western Europe slipped into the Dark Ages. The Byzantine Empire protected Western Europe’s legacy until barbarism waned, when finally the preserved Greek and Roman masterworks opened the eyes of Europeans and stoked the fires of the Renaissance.
Many historians have agreed that without Byzantium to protect it, Europe would have been overrun by the tide of Islamic invaders. The purpose of this list is for the readers to take an accurate historical journey—based on real facts—very much worth taking.
For the answer to the question above, o<span>ne of the federal government's most important responsibilities to the states is Defense. The Constitution grants the Federal Government the authority to raise an </span>Army<span> to fight wars on land and a </span>Navy<span> to protect American shipping. When the Barbary Pirates were hurting American shipping and costing a fortune, the Navy had to attack the pirate headquarters in Tripoli. They needed a Land Arm, so the </span>Marine Corps<span> was instituted. (Actually, it had a very brief life during the Revolution, but was disbanded very shortly after). That's why the Marine Hymn says "To the shores of Tripoli". </span>
<span>Of course, there were no planes back when the Constitution was written, but the </span>Army<span> formed an </span>Air Corps<span> during WWI, which fought in that war and in WWII. Shortly after WWII, the Army Air Corps became the </span><span>Air Force.</span>
In powerful countries, nationalism can lead to imperialism. Nationalism can be defined as the idea that your country is superior to all others. If people feel nationalistic, they might start to want to prove that their country is better than the others. One way to prove this is by taking an empire.
Article 1 gives powers and limits to the congress and createthe Senate and House of Representatives; Article 2 refers to the executive branch (President and its officers) and the day to day administration of the Nation; Article 3 creates the judicial branch, with the responsibility of interpreting the Law.
