You wouldn’t automatically think of this state when you have to name the largest empires in history, but at the time of its peak it actually covered over 10% of the world’s territory and its population was 620 million. The Umayyad dynasty ruled entire Middle East and large parts of Nor...
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In 2008, Empire released the list of the 500Best Movies of All Time, as voted by 10,000 Empire readers, 150 Hollywood filmmakers and 50 key film critics. 1.The Godfather(Francis Ford Coppola, 1972) 2.Raiders of the Lost Ark(Steven Spielberg, 1981) 3.Star Wars Episode V: Empire Strikes...
Chandragupta is known throughout India for building one of the largest empires in the subcontinent. Many of his achievements have been immortalized in Hindu and Buddhist texts. With the help of his counsel, Chanakya, he was able to build his massive empire and introduce many economic and politi...
These are the moments when armies clashed with immense force, leaders made pivotal decisions, and the fate of empires was decided. This list of the greatest Battles in history captures some of the most defining moments in human conflict. Each of these battles not only saw incredible feats of ...
How did the Mongol Empire differ from other empires? What parts of Asia did the Mongols fail to control? Which Chinese dynasty lasted the longest: Han, Qin, Zhou or Shang? Which dynasty followed the Yuan dynasty of Kublai Khan? What country was Mongolia part of in 1900?
At the height of the war between the empires, (of Rome and Persia) Alexander the Great decided that he wanted to worship at a temple on the Island of Tyre. The island’s leaders refused, because they wanted to remain neutral in the war against Persia, and allowing the emperor to worship...
These empires are both some of the greatest and the worst of Tamriel's sprawling history. But there are few empires, if any at all, that have reached the heights, glory, or even the quality, of the Septim dynasty. The Septim bloodline was not without its detractors; those who in some ...
From about 4500 years ago to about 2500 years ago, the Assyrian Empire controlled parts of the Middle East from modern-day Turkey to Iran. Their power waned as other great empires developed around them, most notably the Parthian Empire. ...
It is hard to express just how important the stirrup was to world history. Several large empires owe their existence to the stirrup as does the entire system of economic production which dominated Europe for hundreds of years.