British This was because its span across the globe ensured that the sun was always shining on at least one of its numerous colonies or subject nations.
What name was given by Barbarossa to his empire in 1156 that was applied to various territories until it was dissolved in 1806 by the resignation of Francis II of Austria?
In which modern country was the Aksumite, or Axumite, Empire, which flourished from about the late first millennium BCE until the 9th century CE, centred?