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There were many empires through [[time]] and [[space]]. [[Earth]] itself had several empires in its history. One of it's earliest known empires was the [[Roman Empire]], that centred in the city of [[Rome]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') Although it eventually fell, ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'') it would later come about again as the [[New Roman Empire]], a civilisation that flourished around the year [[12005]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'') | There were many empires through [[time]] and [[space]]. [[Earth]] itself had several empires in its history. One of it's earliest known empires was the [[Roman Empire]], that centred in the city of [[Rome]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') Although it eventually fell, ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'') it would later come about again as the [[New Roman Empire]], a civilisation that flourished around the year [[12005]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'') | ||
The largest | The largest Earth empire was the [[British Empire]], the empire of the [[United Kingdom]] which spread across the [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'', ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'', ''[[Empress of Mars (TV story)|Empress of Mars]]'', ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'') By [[1850]] By [[1850]], it was considered the most powerful empire in Earth's history up to that point. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963: The Assassination Games (audio story)|1963: The Assassination Games]]'') The nation of [[Japan]] also had it's own [[Japanese Empire|empire]], which was the prominent power in [[Asia]] during the first half of the [[20th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow of Weng-Chiang (novel)|The Shadow of Weng-Chiang]]'') The Empire's ultimate aim was to unite Asia under the [[Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'') The Japanese and British Empires fought against each other during the [[World War II|Second World War]] with Britain (serving as part of the [[Allies|Allied powers]]) proving victorious in the conflict. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Magic of the Angels (novel)|Magic of the Angels]]'') | ||
Humanity also grew to eventually have galactic empires. By the year [[5000000000]], The [[New Earth Empire]] was formed and governed by [[human]]s across the earth. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Agent Provocateur (comic story)|Agent Provocateur]]'') The [[Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire]] had influence in the [[Tri-Galactic]] in [[42nd century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]'') They later developed the [[Third Great and Bountiful Human Empire]], which described the [[Eleventh Doctor]] as "neither great, nor bountiful, nor overwhelmingly human". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Fairytale Life (comic story)|A Fairytale Life]]'') They also had a [[Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire]] that was manipulated by the [[Dalek]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Long Game (TV story)|The Long Game]]'', ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') Humanity was also once directly controlled by another alien force, {{Simm}}, who formed the [[New Time Lord Empire]], with the [[Toclafane]] acting as his army to rule over earth during [[the Year That Never Was]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | Humanity also grew to eventually have galactic empires. By the year [[5000000000]], The [[New Earth Empire]] was formed and governed by [[human]]s across the earth. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Agent Provocateur (comic story)|Agent Provocateur]]'') The [[Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire]] had influence in the [[Tri-Galactic]] in [[42nd century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]'') They later developed the [[Third Great and Bountiful Human Empire]], which described the [[Eleventh Doctor]] as "neither great, nor bountiful, nor overwhelmingly human". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Fairytale Life (comic story)|A Fairytale Life]]'') They also had a [[Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire]] that was manipulated by the [[Dalek]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Long Game (TV story)|The Long Game]]'', ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') Humanity was also once directly controlled by another alien force, {{Simm}}, who formed the [[New Time Lord Empire]], with the [[Toclafane]] acting as his army to rule over earth during [[the Year That Never Was]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | ||
Earth's empires also did battle with other alien races. One notable example is the [[Draconian Empire]] which was the interstellar empire of the [[Draconian]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') The Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire also fought and lost against the Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') Emperor [[Ludens Nimrod Kendrick Cord Longstaff XLI]], Defender of Humanity and Imperator of Known Space, led his human empire in battle against the [[Cyberiad]], a Cyberman empire. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'') | Earth's empires also did battle with other alien races. One notable example is the [[Draconian Empire]] which was the interstellar empire of the [[Draconian]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') The Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire also fought and lost against the Daleks. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') Emperor [[Ludens Nimrod Kendrick Cord Longstaff XLI]], Defender of Humanity and Imperator of Known Space, led his human empire in battle against the [[Cyberiad]], a Cyberman empire. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightmare in Silver (TV story)|Nightmare in Silver]]'') In [[1881]], soldiers from the British Empire (serving under [[Queen]] [[Victoria]], [[Empress]] of [[India]]) fought against the [[Ice Queen]] [[Iraxxa]] on [[Mars]], where she attempted to revive her empire of [[Ice Warrior]]s. The conflict ended with the humans and Ice Warriors forming an alliance. ([[TV]]: ''[[Empress of Mars (TV story)|Empress of Mars]]'') | ||
==Alien empires== | ==Alien empires== | ||
