There's reason for optimism heading into the third week of the season. The current expanded playoff format has been in place since 1990. In the 14 seasons that have followed, 24 teams have started a campaign with at least two losses and eventually made the playoffs. Some even made deep playoff runs.
Rome and Han. One similarity between the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty were that they were both very advanced societies, with a great political system. The difference between the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty was that the Romans were sort of a republic, where they got to choose their leader.
The Han dynasty (206 BCE â 220 CE), founded by the peasant rebel leader Liu Bang (known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu), was the second imperial dynasty of China.It followed the Qin dynasty (221â206 BCE), which had unified the Warring States of China by conquest.Interrupted briefly by the Xin dynasty (9â23 CE) of Wang Mang, the Han dynasty is divided into two periods: the Western Han (206 BCE â 9 CE) and the Eastern Han (25â220 CE).These appellations are derived from the locations of the capital cities Chang'an and Luoyang, respectively.t followed the Qin dynasty (221â206 BCE), which had unified the Warring States of China by conquest. Interrupted briefly by the Xin dynasty (9â23 CE) of Wang Mang, the Han dynasty is divided into two periods: the Western Han (206 BCE â 9 CE) and the Eastern Han (25â220 CE).