Rise and Fall of Empires
The great empires that shaped civilization, from Rome to the British Empire
4 events
3100 BCE
Governance
Unification of Egypt
Narmer unifies Upper and Lower Egypt, founding one of history's greatest civilizations.
334 BCE
War & Strategy
Alexander Begins His Conquest
Alexander the Great crosses into Asia, beginning a campaign that would create an empire from Greece to India.
476 CE
Governance
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Germanic leader Odoacer deposes the last Western Roman Emperor, ending an era.
1492 CE
Exploration
Columbus Reaches the Americas
Christopher Columbus's voyage initiates permanent European contact with the Americas.