It is argued, in the first of three essays which portrays different views of Empire, that it has been seen in the history of empires, dating back to the great Roman Empire, that after the rise of such an empire, it is inevitable that its next fate is to fall. Tristram Hunt states that it is a “cycle of history” that after years of an empires self importance it has to fall. He focuses on Rome in his article and states that Rome has set the standard for other empires which have also fallen after a great rise and a glorious time at the top. With great power brings moral depravity and decadence, and other empires have not managed to learn from Rome. America is the great empire today which seems to have a fascination with imitating what happened with the Roman Empire on film. He raises the question of where America stands now: is it still rising or is it on the brink of collapse? In the second essay on empire, Robert Sibley makes the argument that an empire is acceptable and beneficial to the empire itself and to the states it comes to rule over. It is normal and existed in many countries over the years and still exists today. It is considered good for any country to bear the title of Empire, and should not try to shun such a title. Changes to the notion of empire have also been made in order to moralize it and to make it seem like a humane thing. The third article by Williams points out that there is reservation to the teaching about the history of the British Empire to students in Whale. Some people believe that it is not important to continue the teachings of the British Empire because of the negative connotations that the British Empire has had in history, it is still important to teach about it in the schools in England, because good or bad, English students have a right to know what occurred.