We're talking within a period of less than 50 years. While the Roman Empire took hundreds of years to form. And so it's hard to ascribe the empire to any one leader. You could say that there was a culture of expansion. One could make the argument that they were more technologically sophisticated than some of their neighbors, especially when it came to military might. And as it expanded, it definitely was able to take advantage of weak neighbors. So now let's just take a step back.