This empire had ruled most of western Europe for more than 200 years.
The Soviet empire once rules half our continent - and threatened the rest.
The empire ruled over a diverse population that was quite different from its rulers.
If the empire no longer rules the corporeal world, they seem to be saying, let us lead it in sensibility.
The Empire cannot rule by crushing all opposing philosophies and ideas.
An Empire ruled subject people, but our King ruled only his own.
In the 1500s and 1700s the Spanish Empire ruled a lot of Algeria.
Byzantine Empire was ruling the northern shores of Sahara from 5th to 7th century.
The Empire ruled by Napoleon was from 1804-1814/1815.
The government of Vietnam is similar to China's: an Empire ruled by dynasties that succeeded each other.