Random Facts with Mason, Empires Edition

By Mason Paul, Grade 6 

Here are random facts about the world's empires!

British Empire

Did you know that only 22 countries in the world haven't been colonized and/or invaded by the British Empire?

Did you know that, at the height of the British empire in 1922, it ruled around a quarter of the world?

Did you know that king Egbert was the first king of the British Empire?

Roman Empire

Did you know that the Roman Year began in March?

Did you know that the Roman Republic was originally a representative democracy, but after many civil wars, became the Roman Empire under the rule of Dictator Julius Caesar?

Did you know that at the height of the Roman Empire, its army had 450,000 soldiers?

Did you know that the colosseum is 6 acres big?

Other Empires

Did you know that the Ottoman Empire was created by Turkish tribes in Anatolia?

Did you know that the Holy Roman Empire started with Charlemagne, who took control of Franks in 768?

Did you know that the Russian Empire was an Absolute/Constitutional Monarchy, not Communist?