ancient empire
C4987
concept
An ancient empire is a large, centralized civilization from antiquity that exerts political, military, economic, and cultural control over diverse territories and peoples under a single dominant authority.
Observed surface forms (6)
- ancient Near Eastern state ×2
- Andean empire ×1
- Hellenistic empire ×1
- Iranian empire ×1
- South Asian empire ×1
- ancient African kingdom ×1
Instances (11)
- Achaemenid Empire
- Maurya Empire
- Hittite Empire
- Assyria
- Aksumite Empire via concept surface "ancient African kingdom"
- Palmyrene Empire via concept surface "ancient Near Eastern state"
- Wari Empire via concept surface "Andean empire"
- Kushan Empire via concept surface "South Asian empire"
- Median Empire
- Parthian Empire
- Seleucid Empire via concept surface "Hellenistic empire"