Timeline of Empires
The chart below shows a timeline of polities which have been called empires. Dynastic changes are marked with a white line.
- The Roman Empire's timeline listed below is only up to the timeline of the Western part.
- The Byzantine continuation of the Roman Empire is listed separately.
- The Empires of Nicaea and Trebizond were Byzantine successor states.
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