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
Re: Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 4:19 pm
by Symmetry
Probably not. How would you measure power historically?
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 4:59 pm
by 2dimes
France, huh?
Re:
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:00 pm
by Symmetry
2dimes wrote:France, huh?
Think Napoleon, he did pretty well until Sean Bean beat him at Waterloo.
Re:
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:01 pm
by maxfaraday
2dimes wrote:France, huh?
Ever heard of Napoleon Bonaparte?
Re: Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:04 pm
by Pedronicus
The Germans are going to be pissed with this list
Re: Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:07 pm
by ManBungalow
Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 2012 onwards
Re: Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:08 pm
by Symmetry
Pedronicus wrote: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.
Re: Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:10 pm
by 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
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:13 pm
by 2dimes
France, huh?
Re: Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:14 pm
by Army of GOD
post the source nietzsche
Re: Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:15 pm
by Symmetry
Anyway, this thread reminds me of that crappy series Deadliest Warrior.
Re: Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:18 pm
by Army of GOD
Symmetry wrote: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.
Re: Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:26 pm
by Symmetry
Army of GOD wrote:
Symmetry wrote: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.
Re: Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:28 pm
by 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.
Re: Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:33 pm
by Symmetry
Probably as good a place as any to repost this vid:
Re: Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:39 pm
by Army of GOD
what about Japan too pre-WW2? Weren't they kicking Pacific island/east Asian ass?
Re: Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:46 pm
by nietzsche
Army of GOD wrote: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.
Re: Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:57 pm
by Symmetry
nietzsche wrote:
Army of GOD wrote: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?
Re: Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 6:01 pm
by nietzsche
Symmetry wrote:
nietzsche wrote:
Army of GOD wrote: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?
Re: Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 6:02 pm
by Army of GOD
Symmetry wrote:
nietzsche wrote:
Army of GOD wrote: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?
Re: Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 6:03 pm
by 2dimes
Army of GOD wrote:
Symmetry wrote:
nietzsche wrote:
Army of GOD wrote: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.
Re: Most powerful nation of the world TIMELINE
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 6:08 pm
by Symmetry
Army of GOD wrote:
Symmetry wrote:
nietzsche wrote:
Army of GOD wrote: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.