260) Most Powerful Empires in Human History

"How often do you think about the Roman Empire?" The Roman Empire is more than a popular TikTok trend. It's critical history that influences our world to this day. But is it the largest? Not even close! Join Brad Choma in guessing the Top 10 Largest, Most Powerful Empires, ranked by total conquered land area. PLUS... the history behind the rise and fall of each empire, each empire's impact on modern cultures, the 2-year old Emperor, exploding dead horses, Nick can't properly pronounce ANYTHING, and much more. WATCH THE FULL VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE: https://youtube.com/10ishpodcast ------------------------------------------- Hear more from Brad on his podcast, Doomsday: History's Most Dangerous Podcast. Doomsday is a history lesson that disguises itself as a horror story. Join Brad in exploring the most bizarre disasters from around the world. Listen now at https://funeralkazoo.com/doomsday. Listen to past 10ish Pod episodes with Brad at https://www.10ishpod.com/episode-guide#brad-choma ------------------------------------------- Save 10% on your order at https://www.10ishpod.com/merch with promo code BUTT. ------------------------------------------- 10ISH POD+: https://www.10ishpod.com/plus NEWSLETTER: https://www.10ishpod.com/newsletter REDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/10ishPod TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@10ishpod YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/10ishpodcast X (Twitter): https://www.x.com/10ishpod INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/10ishpod ------------------------------------------- Read a full transcript of this and all 10ish Podcast episodes at https://www.10ishpod.com/episodes. ------------------------------------------- Ad Music (10ish Pod Merch): "There It Is" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices