As the Roman Empire grew, the Romans needed to take control of the seas and for this they needed to build harbours capable of holding a fleet of ships.

随着罗马帝国的发展，罗马人需要控制海洋，为此他们需要建造能够容纳一支舰队的港口。

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By the 16th century and again in the 19th century, north Yemen was part of the Ottoman Empire, and in some periods its Imams exerted control over south Yemen.

16世纪和19世纪北也门成为奥托曼帝国的一部分；在一些时期，伊玛目控制了南也门。

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He placed all of Roon under Imperial control, and attempted to secure the Roonstone treasure for the Empire.

他把整个鲁恩星球都置于帝国的控制下，企图让帝国独吞鲁恩石宝藏。

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The discord dates back to the 1800s, when an expanding Russian empire managed to wrest control of most of what is modern-day Azerbaijan from Iran.

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Getting a good price and retaining control of his empire, Mr Halim appeared happy to accept the bid.

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In exchange for the face-saving loan, he relinquished control of his empire.

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