For as long as humans have lived in settled communities, some groups have sought to assert dominance over others, and through history the biggest empires grew to cover millions of square miles.

Historically speaking, that assumption would be correct. Empires have risen and crumbled throughout history. But what were ...

These were the 12 biggest empires (by area) ever put together, ranging from vast confederations on the Asian steppes to ...

For as long as humans have lived in settled communities, some groups have sought to assert dominance over others, and through history the biggest empires grew to cover millions of square miles. But ...

The British Empire stretched over 13 million square miles across several continents—23 percent of the world's land—at its height in 1922, whence comes the phrase: "The sun never sets on the ...

At that point he set his sight on China, and the rest is history. From Vietnam to Hungary, the Mongol Empire is the biggest touching empire ever. Tragically for them, their empire was too huge to ...

By 1913 the empire had grown to rule over 400 million people, making it the largest empire in history. British government and society benefitted economically from the empire. The people colonised ...

These vanished urbanizations, once thriving centers of innovation, culture, and power, now exist only in ruins, artifacts, and mysteries. For all the history geeks, let’s also check out the largest ...