European military models form a chain of borrowings back to antiquity

Evidence

The growth of City States in Italy synchronized with the revival of learning, and made it possible for humanists to profit by the political theories of republican Greeks and Romans. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1886 (#responds-to, via linked claim)

If there is any unity in the movement of history, if there is any intimate relation between what goes before and what comes later, it is necessary, for setting this forth, that earlier and later periods should be synthesized in a single mind. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 31 (#responds-to, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The revival of Italian city-states renewed political interest in classical antiquity — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1886; Egyptian imperialism in 1840 straddled Ottoman and European models for a future state; Historical synthesis by a single mind reveals deep connections across eras — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 31

Related

• The revival of Italian city-states renewed political interest in classical antiquity (similarity 0.88)
• Mediterranean history can inspire modern political agendas. (similarity 0.79)
• The Mediterranean Sea, not the European continent, unified Greek and Roman civilization (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• The revival of Italian city-states renewed political interest in classical antiquity #responds-to (0.50) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1886
• Egyptian imperialism in 1840 straddled Ottoman and European models for a future state #qualifies (0.40)
• Historical synthesis by a single mind reveals deep connections across eras #responds-to (0.40) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 31