Empires of Europe
Every empire, dynasty, and state from Europe in the Human Saga atlas. There are 27 in all, spanning 753 BCE to 1999 CE.
See every empire on the map of empires over time
- Roman Kingdom753 BCE to 509 BCE · Europe
- Roman Republic509 BCE to 27 BCE · Europe
- Odrysian Kingdom480 BCE to 46 CE · Europe
- Macedonian Empire (Alexander)336 BCE to 323 BCE · Europe
- Antigonid Macedonia306 BCE to 168 BCE · Europe
- Roman Empire27 BCE to 476 CE · Europe
- Byzantine Empire330 CE to 1453 CE · Europe
- Caliphate of Córdoba756 CE to 1031 CE · Europe
- Carolingian Empire800 CE to 888 CE · Europe
- Kievan Rus'882 CE to 1240 CE · Europe
- Holy Roman Empire962 CE to 1806 CE · Europe
- Portuguese Empire1415 CE to 1999 CE · Europe
- Spanish Empire1492 CE to 1976 CE · Europe
- French Colonial Empire (First)1534 CE to 1814 CE · Europe
- Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth1569 CE to 1795 CE · Europe
- Dutch Empire1581 CE to 1975 CE · Europe
- British Empire1583 CE to 1997 CE · Europe
- Russian Empire1721 CE to 1917 CE · Europe
- First French Empire (Napoleon)1804 CE to 1814 CE · Europe
- Austrian Empire / Austria-Hungary1804 CE to 1918 CE · Europe
- French Colonial Empire (Second)1830 CE to 1962 CE · Europe
- German Empire1871 CE to 1918 CE · Europe
- Italian Colonial Empire1882 CE to 1947 CE · Europe
- Belgian Colonial Empire1885 CE to 1962 CE · Europe
- Yugoslavia1918 CE to 1992 CE · Europe
- Soviet Union1922 CE to 1991 CE · Europe
- Nazi Germany (Third Reich)1933 CE to 1945 CE · Europe
Further reading
The wider story
The Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian
Vivid narrative of the Greek and Roman worlds that shaped Europe.
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Europe: A History
The acclaimed single-volume history of Europe from antiquity to the modern age.
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The Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century, 1914-1991
The classic account of Europe and the world's turbulent twentieth century.
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