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[Insert here a list of empires]

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"middle east" is not an empire. – DVK Jan 23 at 15:20
Why the downvote? It's a legit question. – Felix Goldberg Jan 23 at 15:28
This is a Q&A site, the answers belong in an answer, not in the question. – Luke Jan 23 at 16:03
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42? What's your definition of empire, BTW? – Drux Jan 23 at 16:21
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©md nth So you see, that up-front "homework" on a question is really necessary, and you can't expect other members to do it for you. For instance, with your current definition of empire (and thanks for providing one), if Roman emperor Y invades territory Y and beats n tribes in battle, all of which have a chief who in turn report to a supreme chief, then what's the answer to your question. Is it n, or n + 1, or some (weighted) average. It depends on your prior definitions, which you should make explicit as part of your question. – Drux Jan 24 at 8:01
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I'd say: the Seleucid Empire, Macedonian Empire and Carthage. Basing what an empire is on Wikipedia's list of empire.

Although the Selcuid empire was mostly gone by the time they were finished by Pompey.

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-1. Those were conquered by the Roman Republic and not either Roman Empires. The Empire (Imperium Romanum) earliest start is 44BC (Caesar dictatorship) or as late as 27BC (Augustus gets his title). The end is generally considered to be in 476AD for the Western Empire and 1453AD for the Eastern one. – Sardathrion Jan 23 at 16:54
They defeated the Parthian/Sassanids a few times too, including once when they marched to the capitol and installed their own emperor. They weren't responsible for those empires' destruction though. – T.E.D.♦ Jan 23 at 17:01
@Sardathrion - Your complaint, while technically correct, is probably better directed to the wording of the question than this answer. He wasn't particularly precise in his terms. – T.E.D.♦ Jan 23 at 17:02
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Formal empires: Gallic, Palmyra, Persian (may contain Parthian traces) to stay within 476AD. Add Bulgarian and Latin Empires, perhaps more. – MartyVal Jan 23 at 20:45
@MartyVal Thx for bringing up the Gallic Empire (which I was not familiar with). BTW, did the Roman Empire in the end defeat itself? (contemplating ... :) – Drux Jan 23 at 20:59
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