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There were many empires through [[time]] and [[space]]. [[Earth]] itself had several empires in its history. One of its 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 its 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 [[fall of Rome|fell]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'') with the [[Eastern Roman Empire]] remaining based in [[Constantinople]] until it was [[Fall of Constantinople|captured]] by the [[Turk]]s in [[1453]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Shadowmind (novel)}}, [[GAME]]: {{cs|Amy's History Hunt|namedpart=Amy's Profile: The Romans}}) 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 [[Huns]] ruled a vast [[Tribe|tribal]] empire centred around the region that would later become [[Kazakhstan]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Combat Magicks (novel)|Combat Magicks]]'') | The [[Huns]] ruled a vast [[Tribe|tribal]] empire centred around the region that would later become [[Kazakhstan]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Combat Magicks (novel)|Combat Magicks]]'') | ||
The largest Earth empire encompassed by a single nation 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]], | The largest Earth empire encompassed by a single nation 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]]'') When the British colonised [[India]], [[Queen Victoria]] took the title [[Empress of India]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Amy's History Hunt|namedpart=Amy's Profile: Queen Victoria}}) By [[1850]], the British Empire 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]]. While Japan initially succeeded in taking Britain's [[Colony|colonies]] in [[Singapore]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Forsaken (audio story)|The Forsaken]]'') and [[Burma]] into it's own empire, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'', ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'') | 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]]. While Japan initially succeeded in taking Britain's [[Colony|colonies]] in [[Singapore]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Forsaken (audio story)|The Forsaken]]'') and [[Burma]] into it's own empire, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'', ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'') | ||
