The two words are not mutually opposite. The Roman republic had an empire for a couple of hundred years. The empire continued on under a single ruler for the next few hundred years. Empire is a modern word. The words empire and emperor did not exist at the time.
He spent tow years re-establishing control of Greece, then 10 years taking over the Persian Empire.
The Roman Empire ruled for 503 years from 27 BC to AD 476. Augustus Caesar the first Emperor was credited with 40 years of peace in Italy. The end came when King Odoacer was accepted as the new ruler.
he was a ruler of Greece for 13 years.
The Byzantine Empire existed for 1,000 years. During that long period it captured, lost and often re-captured a great number of regions. A few examples of regions lost and later recaptured are Sicily, the north African region around the city of Carthage, and parts of Mesopotamia and Bulgaria.
Alexander the Great.
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The two words are not mutually opposite. The Roman republic had an empire for a couple of hundred years. The empire continued on under a single ruler for the next few hundred years. Empire is a modern word. The words empire and emperor did not exist at the time.
it took alexander twenty-two years to win control of his big empire
He spent tow years re-establishing control of Greece, then 10 years taking over the Persian Empire.
Officially the Inca Empire lasted about 50 years longer, until 1572. But that was the year in which their very last stronghold was captured; in reality they survived the Aztec Empire by no more than some 25 years.
The Roman Empire ruled for 503 years from 27 BC to AD 476. Augustus Caesar the first Emperor was credited with 40 years of peace in Italy. The end came when King Odoacer was accepted as the new ruler.
he was a ruler of Greece for 13 years.
That it was such a disparate empire that to control it required constant military effort. Alexander spent the next five years suppressing revolt in the eastern provinces, and left them in some disarray in his retreat to Babylon, when he chose the coastal route rather than fighting his way back through today's Afghanistan.
The Byzantine Empire existed for 1,000 years. During that long period it captured, lost and often re-captured a great number of regions. A few examples of regions lost and later recaptured are Sicily, the north African region around the city of Carthage, and parts of Mesopotamia and Bulgaria.
They did not want to be captured and put under control again of the Athenian tyrant they had expelled 20 years earlier.
The Spanish Empire held Mexico as an overseas territory for 300 years; from 1521 when they defeated the Aztec Empire until 1821 when the "insurgent" army entered Mexico City.