Editing Collaboration (section)

===Roman Empire===
The [[Roman Empire]] used collaboration through ruling with visible control, which lasted from 31BC until (in the [[Byzantine Empire|east]]) 1453CE, across around fifty countries. The growth of trade was supported by the stable administration of the Romans.<ref name="Witzel, M. 2016">Witzel, M. (2016), A History of Management Thought, 2nd Edition, Routledge</ref> Evidence shows that the Roman Empire and [[Julius Caesar]] were influenced by the Greek writer [[Xenophon]]'s ''The Education of Cyrus'' on leadership.<ref name="Witzel, M. 2016"/> This says that 'social bonds, not command and control, were to be the primary mechanisms of governance'. Classics professor [[Emma Dench]] notes that the Roman Empire extended its [[Roman citizenship|citizenship]] "to enemies, former enemies of state, to people who'd helped them. The Romans were incredibly good at co-opting people and ideas."<ref>Pazzanese, C., [https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/03/leadership-tips-from-ancient-rome/ Leadership tips from ancient Rome], ''Harvard Gazette'', published 7 March 2016, accessed 14 March 2023</ref> The Romans created a stable empire that benefitted both ruled and allied countries. Gold and silver were [[currency|currencies]] created by the Romans which supported a market economy, leading to trading within the Roman Empire and taxes.{{clarify|date=March 2023}}