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World Map in 1 BCE: Empires & Borders

79 states, empires and peoples are on the world map in 1 BCE. Drag the timeline to watch their borders change, or click a region for its history.

Empires and kingdoms in 1 BCE

  1. Roman Empire — 4,267,559 km²
  2. Parthian Empire — 1,923,430 km²
  3. Saka Kingdom — 1,206,310 km²
  4. Hindu kingdoms — 1,174,045 km²
  5. Suren Kingdom — 922,828 km²
  6. Himyarite Kingdom — 470,673 km²
  7. Nabatean Kingdom — 165,546 km²
  8. Odrysian Kingdom — 67,816 km²
  9. Bosporian Kingdom — 17,569 km²

Other states and peoples in 1 BCE

  1. Khoisan — 11,693,255 km²
  2. Australian aboriginal hunter-gatherers — 7,587,782 km²
  3. Paleo-Siberian hunter-gatherers — 7,290,095 km²
  4. West African cereal farmers — 5,892,013 km²
  5. Arctic marine mammal hunters — 5,872,667 km²
  6. Savanna hunter-gatherers — 4,802,796 km²
  7. Amazon hunter-gatherers — 4,269,344 km²
  8. Subarctic forest hunter-gatherers — 4,153,327 km²
  9. Han — 4,027,039 km²
  10. Xiongnu — 3,646,364 km²
  11. Finno-Ugric taiga hunter-gatherers — 3,396,886 km²
  12. Plain bison hunters — 2,775,184 km²
  13. Desert hunter-gatherers — 2,369,366 km²
  14. Pampas cultures — 1,828,557 km²
  15. Hopewell Culture — 779,106 km²
  16. Andean hunter-gatherers — 744,756 km²
  17. Plateau fichers and hunter gatherers — 734,375 km²
  18. Satavahanihara — 644,708 km²
  19. Saami — 630,947 km²
  20. Meroe — 600,101 km²

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