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Four empires in the ancient world
1, British Empire.

There is no great empire in world history. Dominate the world for more than 400 years, affecting the whole world. From culture, ideology and social system to writing, language, beliefs and clothing, there is no country that has not been deeply influenced by the British Empire, which once conquered the whole world.

2. Roman Empire.

The Millennium Roman Empire in Asia, Africa and Europe was regarded as European cultural orthodoxy until modern times, and Russians and Germans contended to claim themselves as the successors of the Roman Empire. Roman civil rule, freedom, legal system and Christian thought have influenced western civilization for thousands of years. Rome is the mother of western culture.

3. Persian Empire.

At that time, Central Asia was basically unified, and the empire was composed of different cultures, kingdoms, empires and nationalities. It is also the largest empire in ancient history. In its heyday, the territory of the Persian Empire was about 8 million square kilometers. The empire was founded by cyrus the great and spanned three continents: Asia, Africa and Europe.

The founder is Achaemenes; At that time, the whole Persian region was still under the rule of the kingdom of Medea. After Achaemenes's death, his son Tespas succeeded to the throne and led Achemani out of the rule of the kingdom of Miti during skeat's time. After Tespas died, he divided the land between his two sons: Cyrus I and Arialamnis.

After their death, the throne passed to their sons: Cambyses I and Al Chamis. In 559 BC, Cyrus II succeeded to the throne of Cambyses I, and later to the throne of Artemis, reunifying the kingdom of Achaemenid.

4. Russian Empire

Also referred to as Tsarist Russia, Tsarist Russia, Emperor Russia or Russia for short, from the coronation of 172 1 Peter the Great to the abdication of 19 17 Nicholas II, they were all Russian countries and the last monarchy in Russian history, ruled by the Romanov dynasty.

At its peak, the territory started from the Arctic Ocean in the north, south to the southern Black Sea, west to the Baltic Sea and east to Alaska (1867 years ago), including the whole of Central Asia, Poland and Finland.

Bordering Norway, Sweden, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Romania, Ottoman Empire, Persia (now Iran), Afghanistan, China, North Korea and Japan. According to the census registration of 1897, there are1256,000 people in Russia, reaching 19 14, reaching1657,000 people, second only to the Qing Empire and the British Empire.