Three most important technologies of empire. Ancient times

Technologies of the empires.
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In ancient times, societies were organized in distinct forms around what really made their lives tick. These could be rivers or any other water body, forests, mines or even islands. Once organized in this manner, these societies would then harness whatever they had in order to advance. Empires began rising owing to different factors and within no time, most of them became powerful and strong jurisdictions. They adopted different modes of governance, different tactics at war and even different political organization modes. With time, they grew from simple settlements into great empires. For them to grow into empires, some such as Greece, worked on the technologies they had, such as the military, agriculture, money or lifestyle.
To begin with, a major technology that helped the growth of many empires was lifestyle technologies (Westad, 2014). This involves the standards of living of most of the people in the empire, inclusive of the economic activities they conducted. There was an agricultural system that supported their livelihood. This brought about food security for the locals and they could easily raise families and support the nobles because of abundance. Other than that, these agricultural products could be traded for other commodities that they did not have or produce in their locality. In so doing, trade developed.
For the Roman and Greek Empires, the biggest technology was military. The empires really worked on their military, since it was the main weapon used to expand their territory and influence (McLellan & Dorn, 2015). With a strong military also, the Roman Empire could also control its subjects in such a way that they could abide by the law. The main workings of the empire was through recognition as well as submission, and this is basically what made it strong from both within and at its borders. At one time the Roman Empire was perhaps the largest in Europe, due to its army, the legions, which was arguably the strongest.
As for the Greek Empire, military technology is what transformed its warrior-society into one of the finest army in history. The Greeks really invested in their fighting skills, and from an early age, young men would be trained on the art of direct combat. The Spartans were the cream of the fighters in Greece. The offshoots of Greece include Macedonia, who were basically a province of Greece initially. Through military technology, famous conquerors such as Alexander the Great came through the ranks, becoming one of the greatest military leaders the world has ever seen. Through the efficient military force, Alexander con...