Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE

[nietzsche]

I got interested in this.

I found this somewhere online, would you say it's correct??

Sumeria, 4300 BC - 3000 BC
Egypt, 3000 BC - 900 BC
Assyria, 900 BC- 612 BC
Babylonia 612 BC - 539 BC
Persia 539 BC - 331 BC
Macedonia 331 BC - 323 BC
Seleucid Empire 323 BC - 221 BC
China 221 BC - AD 189
Roman Empire 189 - 286
Eastern Roman / Byzantine Empire 286 - 589
China 589 - 907
Abbasid Caliphate 907 - 945
Persia 945 - 960
China 960 - 1215
Mongolia 1215 - 1260
China 1260 - 1492
Spain 1492 - 1648
France 1648 - 1759
Great Britain 1759 - 1792
France 1792 - 1812
Great Britain 1812 - 1942
United States 1942 - present

[Symmetry]

Probably not. How would you measure power historically?

[2dimes]

France, huh?

[Symmetry]

France, huh?

Think Napoleon, he did pretty well until Sean Bean beat him at Waterloo.

[maxfaraday]

France, huh?

Ever heard of Napoleon Bonaparte?

[Pedronicus]

The Germans are going to be pissed with this list

[ManBungalow]

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 2012 onwards

[Symmetry]

The Germans are going to be pissed with this list

You'd think they'd have had a decent mention in the 1930's-40's. I heard they were quite difficult to deal with. The USSR was kind of a big deal around that time too.

[Army of GOD]

I feel like the Germans should own the late 30s/early 40s.

Also, this reminds me of playing Civilization and then after the game ends looking at the score of the empires vs. the time.


EDIT: f*ck, you guys fastposted me on the German thing

[2dimes]

France, huh?

[Army of GOD]

post the source nietzsche

[Symmetry]

Anyway, this thread reminds me of that crappy series Deadliest Warrior.

[Army of GOD]

Anyway, this thread reminds me of that crappy series Deadliest Warrior.

You did not just use the word "crappy" to describe the Deadliest Warrior

Though there is no way a ninja would lose to a Spartan. A ninja would just wait until the Spartan was asleep to come down from the ceiling and slit his throat.

[Symmetry]

Anyway, this thread reminds me of that crappy series Deadliest Warrior.

You did not just use the word "crappy" to describe the Deadliest Warrior

Though there is no way a ninja would lose to a Spartan. A ninja would just wait until the Spartan was asleep to come down from the ceiling and slit his throat.

Now you have its intellectual offspring. "Powerfullest Nation". Also, ninjas were kind of crap.

[Sniper08]

i think china is on that list too many times , im not doubting they had power but not for as long as on that list.

221 - AD 189 seems a long time considering Rome was damn powerful at that time and at 117 AD was at the height of its power.

United states shouldnt be included until 1945 as the Germans were at the height of there power in 1942 and even then in thel ate 40's and 50's there are agruements that the soviets were the stronger the only thing that kept stalin in check was the A-Bomb.

[Symmetry]

Probably as good a place as any to repost this vid:

[Army of GOD]

what about Japan too pre-WW2? Weren't they kicking Pacific island/east Asian ass?

[nietzsche]

post the source nietzsche

I tried to found some featured list, but all I found was list of people in forums. This is a list of a guy in a forum.

I thought you guys would help me edit it to get a most accurate timeline.

[Symmetry]

post the source nietzsche

I tried to found some featured list, but all I found was list of people in forums. This is a list of a guy in a forum.

I thought you guys would help me edit it to get a most accurate timeline.

For what purpose?

[nietzsche]

post the source nietzsche

I tried to found some featured list, but all I found was list of people in forums. This is a list of a guy in a forum.

I thought you guys would help me edit it to get a most accurate timeline.

For what purpose?

Do I need one?

[Army of GOD]

post the source nietzsche

I tried to found some featured list, but all I found was list of people in forums. This is a list of a guy in a forum.

I thought you guys would help me edit it to get a most accurate timeline.

For what purpose?

so we can feel pride in our respective countries?

[2dimes]

post the source nietzsche

I tried to found some featured list, but all I found was list of people in forums. This is a list of a guy in a forum.

I thought you guys would help me edit it to get a most accurate timeline.

For what purpose?

so we can feel pride in our respective countries?

Cocktailpartyconversation obviously.

[Symmetry]

post the source nietzsche

I tried to found some featured list, but all I found was list of people in forums. This is a list of a guy in a forum.

I thought you guys would help me edit it to get a most accurate timeline.

For what purpose?

so we can feel pride in our respective countries?

Pride comes before a fall.