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At 500 BC the classical era begun and with it came civilizations that soon turned to empires. But the classical era also brought competition for dominance between civilizations and because of this competition these empires went to war with each other to claim land, resources, and expand. One of the most known empires was the roman Empire. The Roman empire was one of the most successful empires because it protected its citizens, distributed its resources fairly for the most part, it was always advancing technology either through discovery or taking it from rival civilizations, and they always kept there infrastructure up to date and accessible to its citizens. But what also made a empire or civilization great was unique seminal thinkers that gave us these amazing ideas that still identify us as humans today. For example as Socrates came to us from the Greeks and really taught humans to question themselves and purpose on earth.