The Roman empire contained most of the basic characteristics of any Empire. It had an efficient, well run government controlled by Augustus. Augustus created civil service which is where he paid people to do government jobs. This included grain supply, tax collection, and the postal service. Throughout the Roman Empire, there were many languages, cultures, and custom. The main religion of Rome was focused on the gods and goddesses. Classes were also a huge part of the Roman everyday life. Each class lived very different from one another, making it very important what class you were in.

The Indian Empire consisted of a very bureaucratic government with one of the best militaries including 630,000 soldiers. There empire was divided into four provinces. The empire had a lot of Hindu and Buddhist culture. Everyone in the empire was required to support the military, either by being apart of it or paying taxes.

The Persian Empire was based on tolerance and diplomacy. They relied on a strong military to back up their policies and followed the religion Zoroastrian although they did not attempt converting people. Unlike other Empires, they had a system of roads and mail. Their leader, Cyrus, was very good at conquering neighboring kingdoms, he did it in a kind way though. The kingdoms were able to keep their local customs and religions, and his army did not destroy anything of the kingdom’s.