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…Cathedrals The term itself, "Gothic," derives from a term given to the style by Renaissance scholar, Giorgi Vasari, who incorrectly attributed the form to the Goths, Germanic invaders who helped lead to the downfall of the Holy Roman Empire and its…

…] The rise of a city, which swelled into an Empire, may deserve, as a singular prodigy, the reflection of a philosophic mind. But the decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatness. Prosperity ripened the principle of decay…

…. The Credit Mobilier, an early pioneer in joint stock investment banking with a large capital base, became a driving force in French finance during the first half of the Second Empire and a great international power. Frenchmen of all classes were encouraged…

…The Roman Empire was without a doubt the most powerful governing body in the Mediterranean ever. Why did Rome fall? There was not any single cause to the fall of Rome. It was many things occurring in succession to each other. After the Punic wars…

…The Fall of Rome The Fall of Rome The Fall of Rome The Roman Empire was without a doubt the most powerful governing body in the Mediterranean ever. Why did Rome fall? There was not any single cause to the fall of Rome. It was many things…

…The Fall of Rome The Roman Empire was without a doubt the most powerful governing body in the Mediterranean ever. Why did Rome fall? There was not any single cause to the fall of Rome. It was many things occurring in succession to each other…

…France's colonial Empire before World War Two was second in size only to that of Britain. It had a population one and a half times the size of it homeland and was twenty percent larger. By 1962 however the colonial empire was little more than a remnant…

…. It was going to be the largest conflict of the civil war over the Roman Empire. On a morning in early August both armies attacked. Caesar's left and center held strong, while his right withdrew. Pompeius, noticing Caesar's weak side headed his cavalry…

…was a firm believer in autocracy; he was virtually unmovable in this belief. And this obstinant belief clearly illustrates he stuck to his beliefs, although in his early years as tsar his uncles had huge influence. That said, the fall of the Russian Empire…

…the Third, it seemed the rivalry was over in Europe. (Taylor, 65) In the late nineteenth century, Europe had a relatively stable, but unsteady, balance of power. The empires could focus their attention toward colonies and trade. This peace lasted until the turn…