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agrostis t1_j0kv0hw wrote

> and being under the rule of an autocrat (e.g. Emperor)

Is this condition really necessary? Rome's expansion began during the republican period, even before Sulla. The rise of the British Empire coincided with the reallocation of political power from the kings to the Parliament and the ministerial bureaucracy. France's colonial acquisitions continued under its 3rd republic (e. g., Madagascar became a French protectorate in 1882 and a colony in 1897).

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GyantSpyder t1_j14guhp wrote

No but there is no one definition of what an Empire is, so it's polite to pick one and tell people which one you picked before talking about it.

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Rancid-broccoli t1_j0li4we wrote

He is stating the definition. So that kind of makes the condition necessary.

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