This graphics shows how history's mightiest empires compared

Although empires from long past have since lost their iron grip over their constituents, it's strikinghow effectsfromtheir influences still resonate within cultures across continents today.Often glamorized infilms and video games, it's difficult to fathom how far acrossthe globe thesekingdoms and empires once spanned.In order to illustrate how vast these famousentities once stretched,Just The Flightcreated thishelpful infographic illustrating on a modern political map where and how they ruled.SEE ALSO:The 19 greatest cities in historyJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: The deadliest disease known to humans has been killing us for over 20 million years
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