The Ancient Empires

The world had witnessed some of the huge empire that were powerful civilizations ever known. An empire was controlled by a central state (capital) and managed all activities of large amounts of territory. There were many different ancient empires that have grown in this world in the east from India to China and in the west from Rome and Athens through Persia.

A series of powerful ancient empires dominated different parts of the world from 1600 BC to AD 500. Some of the Ancient Empires are Achaemenid Empire, Carthaginian Empire, Kushite Empire, Egyptian Empire, Hittite Empire, Babylonian Empire (First Babylonian Dynasty), Assyrian Empire, Akkadian Empire etc.

Rome Rise And Fall Of An Empire

The most influential civilization and one of the greatest empires in the history of the world is the Roman Empire which lasted for well over one thousand years. The Empire of Rome was grown to rule much of Western Asia, Europe and Northern Africa. 753 BC was the founding year of the city of Rome.  According to the legend, the twin sons of Mars (the god of war) namely Romulus and Remus were the founders of the city. Romulus killed his own twin brother and became ruler of Rome. He named the city after himself. The Kings ruled Rome for the next 240 years.

In the year of 509 BC, the last king of the Roman Empire was overthrown and Rome becomes a republic. Senators who were elected officials started ruling over Rome.  There was a constitution with laws established and which led to the rise of a complex republican government system.

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Rome witnessed its first dictator in 45 BC called Julius Caesar. Caesar defeated Pompey in a civil war to become the supreme ruler of Rome through his famous Crossing of the Rubicon which was a signal of the end of the Roman Republic. Later Marcus Brutus assassinated Julius Caesar on the Ides of March in the hope of bringing back the republic, but civil war broke out. It was the beginning of the Roman Empire when Caesar Augustus became the first Roman Emperor. In 306 AD, Constantine became Emperor. After this Rome would become a Christian empire because Constantine would convert to Christianity. Rome persecuted the Christians prior to this. Hence later in 380 AD, Christianity was declared the sole religion of the Roman Empire by Theodosius I. The Ancient Rome fall in 467 AD. The German Goth Odoacer defeated the last Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus.  In Europe, this was the start of the Dark Ages. 

List Of Empires

The list of empires is given below which is consist of different types of empires of the world with the year of their rise.

Ancient Empires Of The World

There are many ancient empires that rise and fall in the world. Some of them were very powerful and extended to vast portions of land. Some of the famous empires of the world are mentioned below. 

• Persian empire

Persian Empire is also addressed as the Achaemenian Empire. The Persian kingdom was established by Cyrus the Great. It was spread from Iran into Central Asia and Egypt.

• Han dynasty

In 206 BCE the Han dynasty of China was established in 206 BCE. It lasted more than 400 years and stretched from China into Vietnam and Korea.

• Umayyad Caliphate

In 632 CE Umayyad Caliphate was established the empire had spread over 4 million square miles. Hence it is considered one of the largest empires in history.

• Mongol empire

In the 13th and 14th centuries, CE Mongol Empire spread in history. The empire rise from the collection of nomadic tribes of central Asia. Soon the tribes become very powerful and spread from Central Asia to Central Europe and to the Sea of Japan. The most famous and best-known leader of the Mongol Empire was Genghis Khan, who was the founder of the empire.

• Ottoman Empire

During the 16th and 17th centuries CE, the Ottoman Empire was at its height. The three continents were covered by the Islamic empire of Suleyman the Magnificent. The continents were Western Asia, Southeastern Europe, and North Africa. In the early phase of the 20th century, the Ottoman Empire fall.

• Spanish empire

The Spanish empire was wielded with huge military and economic power. It gained its height in the late 1700s. It comprised 5.3 million square miles.

• Russian Empire

The Russian Empire spread through 8.9 million square miles at its greatest extent in 1895. The empire had played an integral role in preventing the conquest of Napoleon of Europe because of its grand size and influence.

• British Empire

In the early 20th century the British Empire was at its greatest extent and comprised nearly a quarter of the planet and an equal percentage of its population. Many of the territories which were colonized in the British Empire have gained independence, though many remain part of it which are known as the Commonwealth of Nations today.

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The Colosseum is one of the most famous buildings constructed by the Ancient Romans which is a huge amphitheatre in the centre of Rome. Here members of the public would come to watch sporting events and games, including battles between Roman gladiators.

Conclusion

Hence we come to know about some popular ancient empires and their timeline of rising. The Rome rise and fall of an empire is an interesting part of ancient empire history. The dynasties provided cultural, social and educational stability to the empire and opportunity for people to grow.