One of the main problems that resulted from the large size of the Roman Empire was that of ensuring that political control reached every corner of the empire. While the area surrounding the cities of Rome and Constantinople were easily controlled, more remote areas of the Empire became harder to account for. This problem grew as the "barbarian" groups that surrounded the Empire became stronger.
The fact that the government was set up to rule a small city meant that it was not able to oversee remote areas effectively. In turn, this allowed such areas to develop alternative structures of power. This was enhanced by the fact that there was no clear heir when the emperor died. Because of this, people did not feel a strong attachment to the government, and instead felt closer to their local leaders. This allowed people to take advantage of the situation by becoming leaders in their communities. Such leaders enjoyed an amount of privilege and respect that was incompatible with the Roman system. Such fragmentation of political power set the foundations for the development of feudalism and the relationships between lords and vassals after the fall of the Roman Empire.
Persian- lost the war- Persia was weakened because of lack of leadership by Xerxes and other emperors- empire survived 150 years after the wars, and was then conquered by Alexander the Great. <span>Delian League was created
- alliance of city-states created to protect against further invasions- an alliance of equals- but the League was controlled by Athens.
Peloponnesian' -
</span><span> tensions between two leagues caused conflict between Athens and Sparta, this led to war . </span><span>Sparta and allies were angry about influence of Athens- created the Peloponnesian League. </span><span> Delian League- abuse of Athenian power and money</span>
Jews. People who do not believe that Jesus was the messiah and they don not believe in the New Testament. Just the Old Testament.