Acquisitive Vs. Satisfied Powers

Acquisitive vs Satisfied Powers
Acquisitive vs. satisfied power, represent opposite ends of the spectrum on leading an empire. Almost every great empire was one of these two types, and more often than not become both. Exactly what are "acquisitive" and "satisfied" powers, and how does a great dynasty like the Ch'in fit into these terms? The acquisitive power is the classic view of an expansion focused empire (Roman, Alexandrian, etc). This empire is aggressive and offensive in war, often taking and destroying neighboring states. With this type of empire comes the "melting pot" analogy, with many peoples and cultures assimilated into one. They move around the empire, bring new ideas and customs to other places leading to cultural pluralism

Achilles, ancient Greek son of a goddess, blessed with immortality and filled with rage. In analyzing his primeval foil in the context of his view on the warrior's code, Bruce Lee would most likely think Achilles a purposeless shell of a warrior. Gung fu proposes that the practitioner not only become deadly weapon in combat, but also to "detach from the desires of his ego" and "seek justice through just means" (French, 196). Basically: martial arts as enlightenment to ones humanity. Achilles, on the other hand was angry, a warrior for his own sake. He is drawn to fight because he believed it his destiny, not because it is "justice". He desecrated the body of his enemy, whom he took revenge upon. He fought for power and legend, and paid no heed to mindfulness or justice. Sun Tzu on Alexander the Great
Sun Tzu, great Chinese military theorist and author of The Art of War. Alexander the Great, one of history's greatest generals of the west. If asked, Sun Tzu would have thought that Alexander was a brilliant general, but a terrible

Both had strong tactics and soldiers. However, Roman troops and tactics were far superior to the Greeks. Greek warfare centered on the hoplite, a fairly heavy infantryman, whose main tactic was the phalanx. The hoplite was very effective in flat, open terrain, and they were generally reinforced by fewer types of support troops. The hoplite was armed with a spear and heavy armor. The phalanx was a tightly packed group of hoplites forming a shield wall. Their best (and pretty much only) tactic was to bash the enemy shield wall with their own shields, while the men at the front stabbed over and under with their spears. The downside was that the movements were predictable and the hoplite had little versatility in rough terrain. The hoplite had little use outside of the phalanx as their heavy armor limited movement and visibility. This limited their command options, tactics and