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  2. List of largest empires - Wikipedia

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    The precise extent of either empire at its greatest territorial expansion is a matter of debate among scholars. Several empires in human history have been contenders for the largest of all time, depending on definition and mode of measurement.

  3. Holy Roman Empire - Wikipedia

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    The exact term "Holy Roman Empire" was not used until the 13th century, before which the empire was referred to variously as universum regnum ("the whole kingdom", as opposed to the regional kingdoms), imperium christianum ("Christian empire"), or Romanum imperium ("Roman empire"), [29] but the Emperor's legitimacy always rested on the concept ...

  4. List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area ...

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    Holy Roman Empire: 814,415: Central European Confederacy from 962-1806. Measured at its largest extent under Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. Mozambique: 801,590: Country in Africa. New South Wales: 800,642: State of Australia. Akkadian Empire: 800,000: An ancient middle eastern empire centered on the Fertile Crescent, lasting from 2400-2200 BC.

  5. List of states in the Holy Roman Empire - Wikipedia

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    In the 18th century, the Holy Roman Empire consisted of approximately 1,800 such territories, the majority being tiny estates owned by the families of Imperial Knights. [2] This page does not directly contain the list but discusses the format of the various lists and offers some background to understand the complex organisation of the Holy ...

  6. Demography of the Roman Empire - Wikipedia

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    Life expectancy at birth in the Roman Empire is estimated at about 22–33 years. [9] [notes 1] For the two-thirds to three-quarters of the population surviving the first year of life, [10] life expectancy at age 1 is estimated at around 34–41 remaining years (i.e. expected to live to age 35–42), while for the 55–65% surviving to age 5, life expectancy was around 40–45. [11]

  7. Territories of the Holy Roman Empire outside the Imperial ...

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    A map of the Imperial Circles as in 1560. Unencircled territories appear in white. When the Imperial Circles (Latin: Circuli imperii; German: Reichskreise) — comprising a regional grouping of territories of the Holy Roman Empire — were created as part of the Imperial Reform at the 1500 Diet of Augsburg, many Imperial territories remained unencircled.

  8. Roman Empire - Wikipedia

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    The Roman Empire was one of the largest in history, with contiguous territories throughout Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. [56] The Latin phrase imperium sine fine ("empire without end" [57]) expressed the ideology that neither time nor space limited the Empire.

  9. Outline of the history of Western civilization - Wikipedia

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    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the history of Western civilization: . History of Western civilization – record of the development of human civilization beginning in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, and generally spreading westwards.