| Alexander the Great |
the king of Macedonia in 336-323 B.C. and conqueror of an empire that included Persia, Egypt, and part of Greece (356-323 B.C.). |
| ancient Rome |
a civilization cultivated by the city-state of Rome from the 8th century B.C.E. through its development as a republic and its collapse as an empire in the 5th century A.D. |
| Ashur |
in Assyrian mythology, the principal god and god of war and empire. |
| Assyria |
an ancient empire in Southwest Asia between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean, with an extension into Egypt. |
| Austria-Hungary |
a former European monarchy composed of the Austrian empire, Hungary, and parts of other countries. |
| Babylonia |
an ancient empire of about 2800-700 B.C. in southwestern Asia at the head of the Persian Gulf. |
| basileus |
a ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire. |
| bey |
an Ottoman Empire provincial governor. [1/3 definitions] |
| Britannia |
Great Britain or the British Empire, often represented as a seated, helmeted woman holding a trident. [2/3 definitions] |
| Briton |
a Celtic inhabitant of southern Great Britain during the Roman Empire. [1/2 definitions] |
| Byzantine |
of or pertaining to Byzantium, the empire once centered there, or its culture, artifacts, institutions, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| Byzantine Empire |
one of two divisions of the Roman Empire that flourished from the fourth century until 1453 in the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula and the western part of Asia Minor; Eastern Roman Empire. |
| Byzantium |
an ancient city on the site of modern Istanbul that, under the name Constantinople, was the capital of the Byzantine Empire. |
| Caesar |
the title of the emperors of Rome from Augustus to Hadrian and the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. [1/3 definitions] |
| celestial |
(cap.) of or pertaining to the former Chinese Empire or to Chinese people. [2/6 definitions] |
| Charlemagne |
a king of the Franks and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (742-814). |
| Constantine I |
the ruler of the Roman Empire in 306-37 A.D. (b.280A.D.?--d.337 A.D.). |
| Eastern Church |
any or all of the Christian churches originating in the Eastern Roman Empire. [1/2 definitions] |
| Eastern Orthodox Church |
the modern group of Christian churches, such as the Russian and Greek Orthodox, that originated in the Eastern Roman Empire. |
| Eastern Roman Empire |
the eastern division of the Roman Empire, comprising the Turkish peninsula and part of southeastern Europe, esp. from 395 to 476 A.D., after which it is called the Byzantine Empire. (Cf. Western Roman Empire.) |
| emperor |
the supreme male ruler of an empire. |