II of the Russian Empire , Kaiser Wilhelm II of the German Empire , and George V of the United Kingdom ... George V of the United Kingdom in the robes of the Venerable Order of St. John small The term empire derives from the Latin imperium power, authority . Politically, an empire is a geographically extensive ... or an oligarchy . Aside from the traditional usage, the term empire can be used in an extended sense ... empire?view uk title definition of empire from Oxford Dictionaries Online publisher Oxford Dictionary ... ways i as a territorial empire of direct conquest and control with force direct, physical action to compel the emperor s goals , and ii as a coercive, hegemonic empire of indirect conquest and control .... 23 24, ISBN 0 582 06829 0 pbk ref Territorial empires e.g. the Mongol Empire , the Median Empire ... empires or thalassocracy thalassocracies , e.g. the Delian League Athenian and British Empire s with looser structures and more scattered territories. Definition An empire is a state with politico ... states and peoples. What physically and politically constitutes an empire is variously defined ... structure . Sometimes an empire is a semantic construction, such as when a ruler assumes the title of Emperor . The said ruler s nation logically becomes an Empire , despite having no additional territory or hegemony such as Central African Empire or the Korean Empire proclaimed in 1897 when Korea, far from gaining new territory, was on the verge of being annexed by the Empire of Japan , the last ... African Empire , Ethiopia , Vietnam , Manchukuo , the German Empire , and Korea . The terrestrial empire s maritime analogue is the thalassocracy , an empire comprising islands and coasts which ... text align center div class center Early empires div gallery File Map achaemenid empire en.png Achaemenid Empire of Persia at its zenith File Maurya Dynasty in 265 BCE.jpg Maurya Empire of India at its greatest extent under Ashoka the Great gallery The Akkadian Empire of Sargon the Great 24th ... more details
Infobox VG title Empire image Image Empire .png frame none Dogfighting with an alien ship in Empire developer Andrew Glaister publisher Firebird Software designer engine version released 1986 in video gaming 1986 genre Strategy game Strategy Action games Action modes Single Player ratings N A platforms ZX Spectrum , Commodore 64 C64 , Amstrad CPC media requirements input computer keyboard Keyboard Empire is a space combat and trading video game designed by Andrew Glaister and published by Firebird Software 1986 in video gaming in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum , Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC . Gameplay The player is the pilot of a spacecraft, set during a period of early space colonization. There are 64 star systems to explore, presented in a rotating top down 2D view. Each system has a starbase which issues missions, receives supplies from the player, and sells various ship add ons a sun that presents a navigation hazard due to its high temperature, and one or more orbiting planets. The player can navigate his ship onto a planet s surface through a warp hole and a tunnel maneuvering subgame. Once there, three different supplies can be collected in a first person video games first person flight subgame. The three supplies people, minerals and radioactives are then made available for pick up in the main playing area and can be transferred back to the starbase. Players must also defend themselves ... better ships and starbases to form their own empire. The last task of the game is to deploy a defence shield network to secure the player s empire from invaders. Critical reaction The game s retro ... cite magazine magazine CRASH issue issue 26 title Empire Preview ref but games magazines noted that underlying .... ref cite magazine magazine Sinclair User issue 52 title Empire preview ref Gallery gallery Image Empire starbase.png Inside a starbase Image Empire galaxy.png The galaxy map gallery External links WoS game id 0001619 name Empire References reflist 8bitcomputer game stub Category 1986 video games ... more details
Zoroastrian Empire may refer to empires with Zoroastrianism as the state religion Achaemenid Empire Arsacid Empire Sassanid Empire disambig ... more details
Empire may refer to Empire 1964 film Empire 1964 film by Andy Warhol Empire 1986 film Empire 1986 film by Alexander Sokurov Empire 2002 film Empire 2002 film by Franc. Reyes See also Empire disambiguation SIA films ... more details
American Empire may refer to American Empire, a fictional country in World of Ghost in the Shell series American Empire film American Empire film American Empire Harry Turtledove , series of alternate history novels American Empire style American imperialism See also American Empire Project The Decline of the American Empire disambig ... more details
The term Haitian Empire can refer to The Empire of Haiti 1804 1806 Empire of Haiti of Jacques I of Haiti 1804 1806 The Empire of Haiti 1849 1859 Empire of Haiti of Faustin I of Haiti 1849 1859 disambig Category Former empires ... more details
Empire Airport may refer to Empire Airport Michigan in Empire, Michigan, United States FAA Y87 Empire Airport Nevada in Empire, Nevada, United States FAA 1A8 airport disambig ... more details
Empire Hotel or The Empire Hotel may refer to 100 McAllister Street , San Francisco, United States Empire Hotel, Bath , England Empire Hotel Llandudno , Wales Empire Hotel & Country club , Brunei Empire Landmark Hotel , Vancouver, Canada Empire Subang , Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Dab ... more details
Empire Theatre or Empire Theater may refer to In the United Kingdom Empire Theatre of Varieties, now the Empire, Leicester Square , City of Westminster, London Glasgow Empire Theatre , Glasgow Hackney Empire , in Hackney Liverpool Empire Theatre , Liverpool New Empire Theatre , Southend on Sea Sunderland Empire Theatre , Sunderland Thwaites Empire Theatre , Blackburn Middlesbrough Empire Theatre, Middlesbrough Empire Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne Nottingham Empire Palace Theatre In the United States Empire Theater, now known as the Mainstreet Theater , Kansas City, Missouri Empire Theatre New York City , a now demolished Broadway theatre Other The Empire Theatre , Toowoomba, Australia Empire Theatres , the second largest movie theatre chain in Canada See also Moss Empires , the company that owned many Empire Theatres in the United Kingdom disambig ... more details
wiktionary Empire An empire is a group of states or peoples under the control of a centralized ruling authority. Empire or empires may also refer to TOCright Books and comics Empire book Empire book , by post Marxist philosophers Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt Empire , a history of the British Empire by Niall Ferguson Empire 1987 novel Empire 1987 novel , a book in the Narratives of Empire series by Gore Vidal The Empire duet The Empire duet , a series of two novels by Orson Scott Card Empire 2006 novel Empire 2006 novel , the first in the above duet Empire Trilogy , a fantasy series by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts Empire 2010 book Empire 2010 book , a historical novel by Steven Saylor Isaac Asimov s Galactic Empire series Galactic Empire series , a sci fi series by Isaac Asimov, also called the Empire series or trilogy Empire comics Empire comics , a comics miniseries Periodicals Empire film magazine Empire film magazine , a British film magazine Empire News , a former British newspaper, briefly known as EmpireEmpire South African magazine Empire South African magazine The Empire newspaper The Empire newspaper , owned by Henry Parkes Film, television and theatre Empire 1962 TV series Empire 1962 TV series Empire 1984 TV series Empire 1984 TV series Empire 2005 TV series Empire 2005 TV series Empire 1964 film Empire 1964 film , by Andy Warhol Empire 1986 film Empire 1986 film , by Alexander Sokurov Empire 2002 film Empire 2002 film , starring John Leguizamo The Empire play The Empire play , by DC Moore Galactic Empire Star Wars Galactic Empire Star Wars , a faction in the Star Wars universe Music Alec Empire , German musician Empires band , a rock band from Chicago Empire Circle album Empire Circle album or its title track Empire Kasabian album Empire Kasabian album Empire Kasabian song Empire Kasabian song , title track of the above album Empire Madball album Empire Madball album or its title track Empire Queensr che album Empire Queensr che album Empire Queensr che ... more details
Second Empire may refer to Second French Empire 1852 70 Second Empire architecture , an architectural style associated with the Second French Empire Second Mexican Empire 1864 67 German Second Reich 1871 1918 see German Empire disambig ... more details
Empire Exhibition may be British Empire Exhibition , held in London in 1924 and 1925 Empire Exhibition, Scotland 1938 , held in Glasgow disambig ... more details
Two ships of the Ministry of War Transport were named Empire Commerce . SS Empire Commerce MV Empire Commerce Shipindex Category Ship names ... more details
Empire Service could refer to Empire Service Amtrak a train service in New York State BBC Empire Service a radio service, the forerunner to the BBC World Service . SS Empire Service a cargo ship. disambig ... more details
First Empire may refer to First French Empire 1804 1814 1815 First Mexican Empire 1821 1823 German First Reich 962 1806 see German Empire disambig ... more details
Empire Township may refer to the following places in the United States Empire Township, McLean County, Illinois Empire Township, Ellsworth County, Kansas Empire Township, Dakota County, Minnesota Empire Township, Michigan Empire Township, Leelanau County, Michigan Empire Township, Andrew County, Missouri geodis Category Township name disambiguation pages de Empire Township ... more details
Inland Empire may refer to In geography Inland Empire California , a geographic region in Southern California Inland Northwest United States Inland Empire Inland Northwest , a geographic region encompassing Eastern Washington and North Idaho In entertainment INLAND EMPIRE film INLAND EMPIRE film , a 2006 film directed by David Lynch Inland Empire Magazine , a lifestyle magazine focused on entertainment, dining, and other topics related to the Inland Empire in Southern California disambig es Inland Empire fr Inland Empire it Inland Empire nl Inland Empire ja pt Inland Empire desambigua o sv Inland Empire vi Inland Empire ... more details
Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages Empire Tower may refer to Empire Tower, Bangkok in Bangkok, Thailand Empire Tower, Colombo in Colombo, Sri Lanka Empire Tower, Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia SS Empire Tower , a cargo ship torpedoed and sunk during the Second World War disambig ... more details
End of empire is a phrase that may refer to The final phase in the decline of an imperial power, such as the British Empire End of empire British or End of the Byzantine Empire Byzantine empires. Decolonization Abolition of monarchy List of extinct states Empire s End a book from the fictional Star Wars franchise disambig ... more details
Magadha empire may refer to the following, for a general view of the states based on Magadha, see Magadha . Haryanka dynasty Haryanka Empire Bimbisara dynasty 684 BC 413 BC Shishunaga dynasty Shishunaga Empire 413 BC 345 BC Nanda Dynasty Nanda Empire 424 BC 321 BC Maurya Empire 322 BC 185 BC Sunga Empire 185 BC 75 BC Gupta Empire AD 320 AD 600s Uncategorized date December 2011 ... more details
Empire Plaza may refer to Empire State Plaza , a complex of state government buildings in Albany, New York, U.S. Pra a do Imp rio Empire Square a city square in Lisbon, Portugal disambig ... more details
Empire Beauty may refer to a number of things. MV Empire Beauty , a ship built in 1943 and scrapped in 1969. Empire Beauty Schools , a cosmetology school in the USA founded in 1948 disambig ... more details
Empire of Haiti may refer to The Empire of Haiti 1804 1806 of Jacques I of Haiti The Empire of Haiti 1849 1859 of Faustin I of Haiti disambiguation pt Imp rio do Haiti ... more details
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