And on May 2 explodes the popular revolt against imperial outposts.
The colony, beset by political strife, ends as another imperial outpost.
Hardly seven square miles in all, it has always looked like a second-rank Mediterranean fishing port, rather than an imperial outpost.
This S4C solution appears very different from the usual imperial outposts firmly controlled from London.
A strong colonial government fought wars with the local Indians, and with Spanish imperial outposts in Florida, while fending off the threat of pirates.
Still, as the hours eroded Britain's hold on its last imperial outpost in Asia, one could chart the increasing vigor and clarity of American statements.
However, the big problem that impeded further expansion of this imperial outpost was the supply of fresh water.
Su Shi's poetry also was much affected by his second period of banishment to what was then an extremely remote imperial outpost on the far southern island of Hainan.
During the Roman Empire, the island became a quiet imperial outpost, removed from the important trading routes of the time.
The Roman Fortress' layout is similar to other imperial outposts in the region.