Map Of Empires Over Time

Over time, the size of the economy and population of india allowed it to displace the spice islands and become the powerhouse of the empire. Maps in time from 1900 to 2000 geopolitical changes from 1900 to 1914 at the beginning of the 20th century imperialism by western powers was at its height. Rome, a republic in italy, evolved over time into an empire that dominates the known world.

At its height, under trajan, the roman empire was a colossal 1.7 million square miles (quite a feat in an era without motorized vehicles and modern communication tools). The great carthaginian general hannibal leads an expedition through spain over the alps against rome but he fails to capture the city. The atlas gives you a panoramic overview of the grand sweep of history.

Comparative history, political, military, art, science, literature, religion, philosophy.

The map of the ottoman empire you see above shows the spread of the empire over time. These conquests took place in the 400 years between 1299 and 1699, during the rise of the ottoman empire. In the late 13th century bce, population movements in europe caused groups to take to the sea and raid the coasts of the eastern mediterranean. The roman empire in 117 ad, at its greatest extent at the time of trajan’s death.