Never thought I'd be alive to witness the beginning of the fall of the New Roman Empire, and yet, here I am...
Every empire, power has fallen, this one is not exempt...
Many empires have risen and fallen throughout history. Here are some of the most significant ones that no longer exist:
Ancient Empires:
1. Akkadian Empire (c. 2334–2154 BCE) – The first known empire in history, based in Mesopotamia.
2. Egyptian Empire (c. 3100 BCE–30 BCE) – Fell after Cleopatra VII's reign and Rome’s annexation.
3. Hittite Empire (c. 1600–1178 BCE) – Collapsed due to internal conflicts and external invasions.
4. Assyrian Empire (c. 2500–612 BCE) – Destroyed by the Babylonians and Medes.
5. Babylonian Empire (c. 1894–539 BCE) – Conquered by the Persian Achaemenid Empire.
6. Persian (Achaemenid) Empire (c. 550–330 BCE) – Overthrown by Alexander the Great.
Classical Empires:
7. Macedonian Empire (336–323 BCE) – Collapsed after Alexander the Great's death.
8. Roman Empire (27 BCE–476 CE in the West, 1453 in the East) – The Western Roman Empire fell to barbarian invasions; the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire fell to the Ottomans.
9. Maurya Empire (321–185 BCE) – Weakened and fragmented into smaller states.
10. Gupta Empire (c. 319–550 CE) – Declined due to invasions and internal strife.
Medieval Empires:
11. Sassanian Empire (224–651 CE) – Conquered by the early Islamic Caliphates.
12. Umayyad Caliphate (661–750 CE) – Overthrown by the Abbasids.
13. Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258 CE, 1261–1517 CE as a figurehead state) – Destroyed by the Mongols in 1258; later ruled in name under the Mamluks and Ottomans.
14. Holy Roman Empire (800–1806 CE) – Dissolved by Napoleon.
15. Byzantine Empire (330–1453 CE) – Conquered by the Ottomans.
Early Modern Empires:
16. Ming Dynasty (1368–1644 CE) – Overthrown by the Qing Dynasty.
17. Aztec Empire (1428–1521 CE) – Defeated by Spanish conquistadors.
18. Inca Empire (1438–1533 CE) – Conquered by the Spanish.
19. Ottoman Empire (1299–1922 CE) – Dissolved after World War I.
20. Mughal Empire (1526–1857 CE) – Declined under British rule and officially ended in 1857.
Modern Empires:
21. Spanish Empire (1492–1976 CE) – Declined due to wars and independence movements.
22. Portuguese Empire (1415–1999 CE) – Lost most of its colonies by the 20th century.
23. French Colonial Empire (1605–1980 CE) – Gradually dissolved after World War II.
24. British Empire (1583–1997 CE) – Lost its colonies through decolonization, with Hong Kong being the last major territory returned.
25. German Empire (1871–1918 CE) – Ended after World War I.
26. Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867–1918 CE) – Collapsed after World War I.
27. Russian Empire (1721–1917 CE) – Overthrown in the Russian Revolution, leading to the Soviet Union.
28. Currently in progress...
