> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 2 evergreens</em></s> #### [[How do empires form]] Empires are not built of single conquests, they are built of continual conquest of land, people, and [[Culture]]. > ![[10_Sources/books - Sapiens#^308475515]] Use the [[Roman Empire]] as an example: - [[Romans only required political loyalty]] - [[Romans erased cultures that would not be conquered]] - [[Roman citizens preserved Roman culture after the empire fell]] While Roman's only conquered culture when neccesary, Chinese empires required homogeneity: > ![[10_Sources/books - Sapiens#^308475518]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Sapiens#^308475517]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Sapiens#^308475519]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Sapiens#^308475520]] While many roman's held onto roman culture, it is nowhere near as powerful as China's cultural hold > ![[10_Sources/books - Sapiens#^308475522]] [[How do empires fall]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SPROUT *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[empires]]