TOP 10 EMPIRES (SPECIAL MENTION: REVISED)

Well, not so much revised as revisited, at the same time as I publish the special mentions for my new Top 10 Types of Empire.

Although I will take the opportunity to swap out a previous special mention for my Top 10 Empires with a new one – as well as to slightly revise this introduction.

I’ve always found empires a fascinating subject of history, from the fortunate perspective of being well removed from the sharp end of them, and have hence ranked my Top 10 Empires of history.

But I don’t just have my Top Ten Empires – as usual for my top ten lists, I also have a whole host of special mentions. Twenty of them in fact, as is my usual rule for my top ten lists, where the subject matter is prolific enough, as it is here, which I suppose would make both combined a top thirty list. My special mentions are also where I tend to have some fun with the subject category and splash out with some wilder entries towards the end of my special mentions, as well as a kinky (or kinkier) entry for my final or twentieth special mention.