Posted by Ken on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 2:30am.
Your answer is pretty much correct. You can read about how different ancient Egyptian pharoahs, Greek commanders, and Roman generals and emperors went about controlling their vast lands at different times. Usually, each empire began breaking down when there was less interest and fewer soldiers and others representing the empire in the farthest-out territories to keep everything under control.
One ancient Egyptian example: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=breakdown+of+amenhotep%27s+empire&aq=f&aqi=&oq=
Alexander the Great: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=breakdown+of+alexander+the+great%27s+empire&aq=f&aqi=&oq=
Roman Empire: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=breakdown+of+roman+empire&aq=f&aqi=&oq=
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