These days, empires rarely admit they are empires. They speak of civilisation, of security, of shared history – all while ...

The Byzantine Empire, which lasted for over a millennium, is one of history's most fascinating empires, not just for its ...

For centuries, these empires had represented the dominant form of political organisation in central and eastern Europe and the Balkans and the Middle East. These empires derived their legitimacy ...

Although their empire arguably has had the greatest worldwide ... Russian-held countries in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe. Cultural impact: Russian language and culture spread ...

The contest between Russia and Austria-Hungary, supported by Germany, for control of the Balkan heritage of the Ottoman Empire was the particular stage of the historic struggle for Eastern Europe ...

Genghis Khan's empire continued to spread across Asia ... It would expand to rule lands from the Carpathian Mountains in eastern Europe to Siberia. Batu established his capital at Sarai along ...

For centuries, these empires had represented the dominant form of political organisation in central and eastern Europe and the Balkans and the Middle East. These empires derived their legitimacy ...