The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-23
.iHE FALL OF NATIONS
How Great World Powers Have
Passed Into History.
MOST HAVE DIED FIGHTING.

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The Struggle Between the Empire Of
the East and the Empire Of the West.
Venice, Its Secret Three and rs Long
Reign Of Terror. II
Most countries which have died have |
gone down fighting. The Roman em.
pire persisted like that. and by the
irony OF fate the power OF the Caesars !
came TO an end far away from Rome.
After II had existed for centuries the
Roman empire became so vast and ,nn-s
wieidy that Il had 70 be divided into
TWO. the empire Of the west and the
empire Of theaeast. The capital OF the
former WIS Rome. O. 4
The empire Of the west became so
weak at last that Il could make no.
stand against Its enemies. Rome was
sacked by the barbarians and eyentu-
ally became not the capital OF a vast
empire. hut the city of the popes, over
which the pontiifs reigned as kings.
The temporal power Of the popes last
ed till 1870, while the capital Of Italy
was first Turin and then Milan. Final |
" the city was taken without a real
light by the soldiers Of the king OF
Italy.
The empire Of the east had its CAPT.
tai at ConstantfnopIe. For centuries It |
was the greatest power In the world.
Hut II became honey combed with vice
and enervated with pride and luxury;
also y grew old and weak. Then in
is22 the Turks made q stigerisi1 spring
on copsfantinople and took 1t by storm,
The last Of the Greek emperors died
sword in hand. and his descendants
are living In England today In very
humble situations. Y 81 "A
Egypt. once so powerful and so In
nous under the pharaohs, was con-
quered BY Rome and was afterward
swamped by the Mosfems. The ores!
cent vas supreme In the land OF! the;
Nile and the aforetime naughty Egyp.
tians Were slaves for a thousand years.
The great moguls used to reign IN
India. In the days OF Queen Elizabeth
the mognl-or emperor OF Delhi. us he
was sometimes called-was SO power.
full that he thought It a vast conde.
scensfon on his part to receive an EN-.
bassy from the maiden queen. But
,,.,,,.,., !. - rhJansf OF
' a.s h,iss, reoeiied against the
- ". .l was REM asunder by the
az 80 !. 49, riNal ta1ans. rms gave
'' Z .saiope = = y enan zee n
-, .ase ~ ny ilrst ned the upper hand
and nearly conquered the land, but
then England drove France back and |
seized the empire OF the great moguis,
for herself The heir Of the moguls. by
~ ~ NY ", SUI enjoys pension given
~ ans or,tisn government as COM
ter 3tne stnrone lost by his an
se ss',t
q. oiane nsea. 70 occupy a big place on
80. 80 4, = Az one ume It
WIS iaue ~, iarger ana stronger than
asass ~. sIsf OF Russia aud the
,n ,'ss. q Anstfla were only too glad
70 De on good terms with the king of
soiana ana there was no king Of
,slss,as U , NOSE days.
sopie = aseshtafefs from al! parts OF
si's ,sorii lloc t9 70 the Polish capital
=. warsaw, eager 70 serve in, the Pol
~ .'sl arliies. Inc Duke OF Monmouth,
soh q. KING Charles II. of England,
si y. q none ms.
but roland persisted through her
own tanlts and follies. The mass Of
t rs common people We're slaves in aid
Pug name IN hey We're not allowed to
move rom one part Of the country to
aho.ner withont leave. they could not
OWL loot OF land. and they could
never be sure that they might not be
sod ~ The great noble they served to
2 new MASTER hence the mobiles and
she people never stood together in
times q q danger or disaster.
Found 'lals was g big country. but 1t was
aisided against itself, aud Russia,
stsrnssia and Austria combined were
more powerful They all three Joined
hands, and each took a large share OF
roland lain. IN 1lI2 That was the first
partition OF Poland The Poles sub