the Byzantines story is gonna be a doozy, since i mentioned them existing a little over 700 years earlier. I'm about 400 years into their conquest history.
only 3 factions have ever held a huge empire, and only one has sustained it, the Ferzek(rus)(in part because of my affinity towards em, the boyars and dvors are so cool and ass kicking, in both looks and skill.)
The Men of Ferzek at their Height 9 E.N.:
the Mongol/timurids(culvethian/arlian) had one, but civil war broke it.
the Arlethian empire at its height:~400 E.N.
The namekian empire
the namekian empire at its height: 223 E.N.
story to be completed.
perhaps start in another year, gundug? how about 146A.D., and we could say that the Ritterick nations were formally aligned under the overlord(pope), and until then they were just uneasy neighbors.