Democracy and individual nation states is but a recent phenomenon as most of the world's recorded history has been dominated by vast empires, some of which ruled more than half of the globe.

When it comes to empires, one of the most famous is probably the British Empire—which lasted from 1583 to 1997. And while 414 years might seem like a long time, in the history of empires, it's ...

The Persian Empire was the largest empire in history, lasting from 559 BC to 331 BC. The dynasty, which spanned the areas of modern-day Turkey, Iran, Egypt, and parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan, ...

The British Empire stretched over 13 million square miles across several continents—23 percent of the world's land—at its height in 1922, whence comes the phrase: "The sun never sets on the ...

An inquisitive, humble mind, his experiences and interest in history led him to recognize patterns in the rise and fall of empires. His studies revealed that, like organisms, empires flow through ...

This module introduces students to the forces that made, upheld, and unmade empires in modern global history (c. 1780-present). The course approaches empires in a global historical perspective, ...

An introductory survey of world history in the twentieth century, with a particular emphasis on the collapse of the Western colonial empires, the development of relations between the West and the new ...

By 1913 the empire had grown to rule over 400 million people, making it the largest empire in history. British government and society benefitted economically from the empire. The people colonised ...

I read fiction, science fiction and nonfiction, especially Inland Empire and L.A. history. If you read my Jan. 3 column, you know I also finished the Travis McGee mystery series. The majority of ...

History 's greatest empires covered a fifth of the world, ruled hundreds of millions of people, and lasted anywhere from 100 years to over a millennium. Empire, which comes from the Latin ...