What was the most glorious Empire in history of Man? (poll)

I think ALL these Empires made enormous contributions and are glorious themselves in many, many aspects. I avoided naming American and English Empires because of the nationalistic fevors, although I'm sure there will be still many votes for Germanic Empire and probably the least for Russian also due to this.

Personally, I cannot decide between Roman, Russian and Mongol Empires.

AMERICA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

While they all did some pretty bad stuff, and I don't consider running around killing people, taking their lands and raping their women particularly glorious, I'll go with the Roman Empire. They built roads and aqueducts and nice stuff as well as slaughtering people they thought were inferior barbarians.

bangell99

Every Empire killed people; the British slaughtered millions, the Americans wiped out the natives and killed many, many foreigners in their war for profit, the Persians killed many, the Greeks killed many, etc...this does not mean there cannot be glorious Empires.

If we are talking about true empires here, then I wouldn't consider the Soviet union and the current Russian federation part of the Russian Empire.
I wouldn't choose the Mongols, because they were far from glorious more like the most barbaric empire. Then again depends on what you mean by glorious
I would say either the Roman...

I'm sorry, I can't seem to find the "Alexander the Great" button, could you please direct me to it?

If we are talking about true empires here, then I wouldn't consider the Soviet union and the current Russian federation part of the Russian Empire.
I wouldn't choose the Mongols, because they were far from glorious more like the most barbaric empire. Then again depends on what you mean by glorious
I would say either the Roman...

carrot-cake

Then what would you consider them? Modern Russia was named a superpower internationally, just like the Soviet Union. They were all Russian states under Russian supremacy, then and now.

Oh and I just realised, what do you mean Mongol/Tartar empire? They were completely different peoples.

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If we are talking about true empires here, then I wouldn't consider the Soviet union and the current Russian federation part of the Russian Empire.
I wouldn't choose the Mongols, because they were far from glorious more like the most barbaric empire. Then again depends on what you mean by glorious
I would say either the Roman...

SlavaOtechestvo

Then what would you consider them? Modern Russia was named a superpower internationally, just like the Soviet Union. They were all Russian states under Russian supremacy, then and now.

I'm sorry, I can't seem to find the "Alexander the Great" button, could you please direct me to it?

whatsit2ya

Alexander's empire lasted for about 10 years, then he died and it fractured... :|

The Roman empire conquered JUST AS MUCH as he did, and though Alexander did it in record time, his empire also died in record time. The Roman empire lasted for about 800 years and 1000 more, if you count the Byzantines.

I really don't know EXACTLY what they contributed. but I say ROman cause they have Spartans!! lol

For me its a tie with the Roman Empire and the Mongols. The Roman Empire was the pinacle of power and glory in the ancient world. The Mongols were ferocious horsemen warriors who blitzkreig the west, conqering and destroying everything in their path. They made the christian Europeans and muslims tremble before their "heathen" might. To bad many of them converted though...

They also establish contact with the west and east.

err tbh Id say none of those, Id go with ameica. I mean IDK if we count as an empire but seeing as we are probably the biggest and most prospourous civiliation in history and even the countries associated with us are prosporous...

although then again we never conquered as well as the Romans did so I guess them cuz americas kinda wussies about that kinda s tuff...

The roman empire... and possibly the british empire.

The Mongolian Empire

Genghis Khan's empire was the largest continguous empire in history

I really don't know EXACTLY what they contributed. but I say ROman cause they have Spartans!! lol

hobo290

Um...who taught you history?

I'm sorry, I can't seem to find the "Alexander the Great" button, could you please direct me to it?

whatsit2ya

The roman empire... and possibly the british empire.

joesh89

Agreed. The British Empire was huge in the late 1800s and early 1900s. They had India, Canada, Australia, land in Africa, Pacific and Atlantic islands, and much more.

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I really don't know EXACTLY what they contributed. but I say ROman cause they have Spartans!! lol

JML897

Um...who taught you history?

I was thinking the same thing...

Macedon and than the romans.

Why there isn't persian empire?

I really don't know EXACTLY what they contributed. but I say Roman cause they have Spartans!! lol

hobo290

If you got more than a D- on your history exam, I may have to slap your teacher.

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[QUOTE="carrot-cake"]

If we are talking about true empires here, then I wouldn't consider the Soviet union and the current Russian federation part of the Russian Empire.
I wouldn't choose the Mongols, because they were far from glorious more like the most barbaric empire. Then again depends on what you mean by glorious
I would say either the Roman...

carrot-cake

Then what would you consider them? Modern Russia was named a superpower internationally, just like the Soviet Union. They were all Russian states under Russian supremacy, then and now.

An Empire doesn't have to be ruled by an Emperor or some sort of bureacratic way, an Empire is the equivelant of Superpower, whena nation is militarily, culturally and economically progressed. America, Germany and Britain were/are considered Empires when no Emperor existed.

The most glorious was by far the Roman Empire.

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I'm sorry, I can't seem to find the "Alexander the Great" button, could you please direct me to it?

BumFluff122

Oh yeah, he was a big guy

I really don't know EXACTLY what they contributed. but I say ROman cause they have Spartans!! lol

hobo290

ahahaha :lol thats a goood one......wait, you're not serious :D right........:)......:? I think you are

Honestly I say Roman, though I believe the US is currently the most successful country to date

The Brits and Mongols had an insane amount of land, larger than America and Russia combined.

Alexander the Great's (or Macedonian if you want) empire should be there instead of japan, he conquered a vast empire in ten years, and had to destroy another vast empire to do so! If he had lived to an old age then who nkows how history may have tunred out.

The British!

monols, yeah they m=had the argest empire of the world, and destroid evrything in there path , but the cities they let live, they let them keep there traditions

Why is imperialist japan up there? They are nothing close to glorious. **** them.

If there was an other, I'd say Ming or Song.

none exists

The Mongolians has had the largest empire.

I really don't know EXACTLY what they contributed. but I say ROman cause they have Spartans!! lol

hobo290

Roman for sure

You're missing the Persian empire (which controlled basically half of the planet) and this Islamic Caliphate (arabia) which was the only nation to reverse colonize Europe. Yet you have.... these.

This is my ranking, empires span across all of their reigns

1) Islamic Caliphate: Most advanced (medically), world renouned for fair teatment, colonized Europe for a change, were out numbered and won

2) Roman Empire: Most colonies/Colonial intigration. It was alright living under their rule, shaped a lot of cultural norms in mid-east and southern Europe. Excellent structure.

3) Persian Empire: By far, most land captured, most nations under one nation, high amounts of influence on far eastern asia.

Bottom 3

1) Ottoman Empire: Destroyed foundations of original Islamic empire, epic fail

2) Soviet Russia: Every nation under them revolted, in what ended up with them being own by Afghanistan...

3)Imperial Britian: Went on too much of a power trip, screwed itself up, was extremely aparthide driven, greatly outstepped bounds.

3) Persian Empire: By far, most land captured, most nations under one nation, high amounts of influence on far eastern asia.

Arab-man666

Achaemenid Empire- 7.5 million km2

Mongol Empire- 33.0 million km2

I don't think so.

There was no glorious empire because they were all built upon the backs of the thousands, if not millions, who were killed in the pursuit of one government trying to bring about global hegemony.

even though u say american/british empires, it would technically just fall under British empire since America was just an off shoot colony, as well as Canada. So yes the most Glorious empire would be the British

Brits and Romans would be tied for having the most influence.