The Portuguese Empire was the first global empire in history, as well as the longest-lived modern European colonial empires. The empire began with the capture of Ceuta in 1415 and ended in 1999 ...

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.

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

The Ottoman Empire was one of the largest and longest lasting empires in history. During its height (under Suleiman the Magnificent) in the 16th century, ...

Click here to see the longest-lived empires in history. Among the many African-based empires on the list is Abyssinia (Ethiopian Empire), which succeeded in fending off European colonization.

The Empire of Japan was one of the largest maritime empires in history, spanning 2.86 million square miles at its peak in 1942 before surrendering to the Allies on September 2, 1945. Wikimedia Commons ...

As a result, the Persian Empire, which dominated most of the Middle East, ruled over a greater percentage of the world’s population than any other empire in history. Indeed, in 480 B.C.E., the ...

Persian Empire. Ancient emperors were in the subjects game — more people, more profit — and few players played it better than the Persians. According to Guinness World Records, the Persian ...