Sentence examples for extent of conquest from inspiring English sources

Prosperity ripened the principle of decay; the causes of destruction multiplied with the extent of conquest; and as soon as time or accident had removed the artificial supports, the stupendous fabric yielded to the pressure of its own weight.

But in proportion as the public freedom was lost in extent of conquest, war was gradually improved into an art, and degraded into a trade".

Other stelae and the rock reliefs (which by their geographic situation bear witness to the extent of Akkadian conquest) show the carving of the period to be in the hands of less competent artists.

In the second year's records, however, the extent of Hittite conquests is more impressive, and there is some justification for Hattusilis' claim to have "made the sea his frontier".

This river thus marks the easternmost extent of Alexander's conquests.

The Tang Dynasty achieved its maximum extent following its conquest of the Khaganate.

"They are symbols of conquest.

Roman Days: The Age of Conquest.

We have five copies of Conquest!

"The futility of conquest in business mirrors the futility of conquest in war," he writes.

This is not just a region of conquest; it is a region of unrelenting conquest.