Babylonian empire would be the answer youre looking for hope this helps!!!
Daedalus uses twine, feathers, and wax to build large wings for himself and his son. (According to Ovid, Icarus goofed around while Daddy Daedalus was making the wings. He played with the feathers and wax and just generally got in his dad's way.
The quote is essentially picking at how horrible imperialism is a society as it can control daily lives through fear. It is a government’s way of controlling their people through political and economic power.
