ConquestHeld by forceFrance & Belgium
Julius Caesar conquers Gaul
- Control taken
- 58 BCE
- Made official
- Never
Never formalized
Eight years of campaigns (58–50 BCE) bring all of Gaul to the Rhine under Roman control.
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The world in 1 BCE
79 states, peoples and territories are mapped in 1 BCE. The largest are Khoisan, Australian aboriginal hunter-gatherers, Paleo-Siberian hunter-gatherers.
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Areas calculated from the map outlines (≈). Share of Earth's land area including Antarctica.
| # | State or people | Area | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khoisan | 11,734,614 km² (4,530,760 sq mi) | 7.9% |
| 2 | Australian aboriginal hunter-gatherers | 7,602,370 km² (2,935,292 sq mi) | 5.1% |
| 3 | Paleo-Siberian hunter-gatherers | 7,247,190 km² (2,798,156 sq mi) | 4.9% |
| 4 | West African cereal farmers | 5,916,493 km² (2,284,371 sq mi) | 4.0% |
| 5 | Arctic marine mammal hunters | 5,834,245 km² (2,252,615 sq mi) | 3.9% |
| 6 | Savanna hunter-gatherers | 4,816,290 km² (1,859,580 sq mi) | 3.2% |
| 7 | Amazon hunter-gatherers | 4,287,400 km² (1,655,374 sq mi) | 2.9% |
| 8 | Roman Empire | 4,263,342 km² (1,646,086 sq mi) | 2.9% |
| 9 | Subarctic forest hunter-gatherers | 4,133,939 km² (1,596,123 sq mi) | 2.8% |
| 10 | Han | 4,030,029 km² (1,556,003 sq mi) | 2.7% |
| 11 | Xiongnu | 3,636,890 km² (1,404,211 sq mi) | 2.4% |
| 12 | Finno-Ugric taiga hunter-gatherers | 3,374,889 km² (1,303,052 sq mi) | 2.3% |
What changed since 100 BCE
Comparing the two snapshots. Some differences reflect improved mapping rather than real events, especially before 1500.
Grew the most
- Hindu kingdoms155k km² → 1,177k km²
- Xiongnu3,240k km² → 3,637k km²
Appeared
- Roman Empire4,263k km²
- Han4,030k km²
- Parthian Empire1,924k km²
- Saka Kingdom1,209k km²
- Suren Kingdom924k km²
- Satavahanihara647k km²
- Himyarite Kingdom472k km²
- Kalinga315k km²
Disappeared
- Manioc farmers4,823k km²
- Yuezhi2,794k km²
- Han Empire2,636k km²
- Shunga Empire1,730k km²
- Seleucid Kingdom1,591k km²
- Scythians1,412k km²
- Roman Republic1,228k km²
- Sarmates819k km²
Land that changed hands, 100 BCE – 1 BCE
AnnexationHeld by forceEgypt
Rome annexes Egypt
- Control taken
- 30 BCE
- Made official
- Never
Never formalized
After Actium and the deaths of Antony and Cleopatra, Octavian makes Egypt his personal province, ending the Ptolemaic dynasty.
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