Successful Countries 10-28-25

Governments of successful countries have always maintained the “Culture” of their countries. Immigration requires Assimilation to the Culture offered in these countries. Human History reveals the evolution of countries as they expand and defend their autonomy. The need for Countries to expand their wealth and military power. Many countries allowed their wealth to diminish and the tenure of these countries diminished. Countries began as “Tribes” and many evolved to become “Kingdoms” and “Empires”. 

Those countries who were successful gained their wealth from Trade. They expanded based on “Military Power” based on protecting their borders. Empires like China, Greece, Rome and Persia maintained their dominance as long as their wealth and military power lasted. China grew by maintaining their Culture and consolidating their Kingdoms.

Greek Empire History

Greek culture has existed for thousands of years, with its origins tracing back to the Bronze Age Mycenaean civilization around 1600 BC, which was followed by the Greek Dark Ages (c. 1100–800 BC). The most influential periods for what is commonly known as ancient Greek culture are the Archaic period (c. 800–490 BC), the Classical period (490–323 BC), and the Hellenistic period (323–146 BC). 

Mycenean Civilization: (c. 1600–1100 BC): The first culture specifically identified as Greek, characterized by palace-centric administration and writing in Linear B script.

Greek Dark Ages: (c. 1100–800 BC): A period of decline and population loss following the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization.

Archaic Period: (c. 800–490 BC): Marked by the rise of the city-states, the development of the Greek alphabet, and the beginning of democracy in Athens.

Classical Period: (490–323 BC): A golden age of achievements in philosophy, art, and politics, with figures like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, and the construction of landmarks like the Parthenon.

Hellenistic Period: (323–146 BC): Followed the conquests of Alexander the Great, spreading Greek culture throughout the eastern Mediterranean and beyond, and seeing significant advances in science and mathematics. 

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The Persian Empire began around 550 BCE with the Achaemenid dynasty and, across several imperial periods, ended with the fall of the Sasanian Empire in 651 CE. 

Achaemenid Empire (c. 550–330 BCE) 

Beginning: The first Persian Empire was founded by Cyrus the Great, who revolted against and conquered the Median Empire around 550 BCE. It became one of the largest empires of the ancient world, ruling over 44% of the world's population at its height.

End: The empire was conquered by Alexander the Great, with the final defeat of the last Achaemenid king, Darius III, occurring in 330 BCE. 

Parthian Empire (c. 247 BCE–224 CE) 

Beginning: After the Hellenistic period that followed Alexander's conquest, an Iranian elite reclaimed power and established the Parthian Empire, ending Seleucid rule in Persia by 155 BCE.

End: Internal strife and repeated wars with the Roman Empire weakened the Parthians, leading to their overthrow by Ardashir I, who founded the Sasanian Empire in 224 CE. 

Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE)

Beginning: The last pre-Islamic Persian Empire was established by Ardashir I in 224 CE. The Sasanians saw themselves as the successors to the Achaemenids and revitalized Persian culture.

End: The empire was exhausted by centuries of conflict with the Byzantine Empire and fell to the Arab Muslim conquests. The last Sasanian king, Yazdegerd III, was killed in 651 CE, which marked the end of the last Persian Empire. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=when+did+the+persian+empire+begin+and+end

Roman Empire History

The Roman Empire is generally considered to have begun in 27 BC when Octavian became Emperor Augustus, and it ended in 476 AD with the fall of the Western Roman Empire. However, some historians point to the earlier end of the Roman Republic in 44 BC or the later fall of the Eastern Roman Empire in 1453 AD as the true end. 

Beginning: The transition from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire is traditionally marked by the rise of Octavian (Augustus) as the first emperor in 27 BC.

End of the Western Roman Empire: The most commonly cited end date for the Western Roman Empire is 476 AD, when the last emperor, Romulus Augustulus, was deposed by the Germanic king Odoacer.

End of the Eastern Roman Empire: The Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire, continued for nearly another thousand years until the fall of its capital, Constantinople, to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 AD. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=when+did+the+roman+empire+begin+and+end

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