Comparisons between YingZheng and Gaius Julius Caesar

By:Michelle Teacher:Marty Date:03/04/2011

Comparisons between Ying Zheng and Gaius Julius Caesar Ying Zheng (Qinshihuang) Ying Zheng was called "the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty"(Qinshihuang) in history. Qinshihuang set up a series of reforms to consolidate his rule. The government was presided over by a prime minister who was appointed and removed by the emperor himself. The whole country was divided into 36 prefectures, which were in turn divided into counties. In the Warring States Period, linear measures differed from state to state. Qinshihuang set fixed standards for length, volume and weight, which largely boosted the development of the economy. The emperor also issued a uniform currency. Round coins with a square hole in the middle were used all over China, and set the pattern for the coins of later dynasties. To curb the incessant invasions of the Hun nomads in the north, Qinshihuang set about building the Great Wall by linking up already existing defensive walls that had been built by various states. In the south, Qinshihuang subdued the Yue people. Qinshihuang established the first united multi-ethnic feudal country on Chinese soil. Qin's territory, embracing over 20 million people, reached the Pacific in the east, Longxi (west of the Longshan Mountains) in the west, the Great Wall in the north and the South China Sea in the south. However, to achieve this, Qinshihuang had to resort to tyrannical methods. Gaius Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.

Although Caesar studied classical history and rhetoric, as a Roman patrician, Caesar's education would not have included indepth studies of ancient tribal groups who expressed little political or military power from a Roman perspective.

Caesar made use of popularist tactics. After assuming control of government, he began extensive reforms of Roman society and government. He centralised the bureaucracy of the Republic and was eventually proclaimed "dictator in perpetuity".

Caesar had four legions under his command, two of his provinces bordered on unconquered territory, and parts of Gaul were known to be unstable. Some of Rome's Gallic allies had been defeated by their rivals .In 50 BC, Caesar was ordered to disband his army and return to Rome because his term as governor had finished.

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