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)