One of the largest empires in history, the Spanish Empire, also known as the Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, ...

Cultural impact: The Netherlands became one of the greatest maritime trading empires in history and became a significant economic and cultural force in Europe. 13. Macedonian Empire.

Long before stock markets, tech giants, and oil empires defined wealth, there lived a man whose riches were so vast, they ...

The history of the world is, perhaps unfortunately, the history of empires. As far back as historians can take us, humans have sought to subjugate one another, and some have proved particularly good ...

You've probably heard of the Russian, the Mongol, the Roman, the British and a few other empires. Until pretty recently, they were all over the place (literally). So, what were the largest empires in ...

8. British Empire . Through colonization, trade, and warfare, the British Empire became the largest empire in history in terms of both population and territory. From the late 16th century to the ...

Shadow Empires: An Alternative Imperial History, by Thomas J. Barfield, Princeton University Press, 384 pages, $35. In his classic book Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History, the ...

Several empires rose and fell throughout history, leaving lasting legacies. The Persian Empire, spanning from Europe to India, flourished for centuries before Alexander the Great's conquest.