What Was The Greatest Empire?

[Lorenzo]

In your view, what do you think is and was the greatest empire of the world?

Just a list to contemplate on: (you can infer your own, of course)

Assyrian
Egyptian
Persian
Babylonian
Greek
Roman
Byzantine
Ottoman
Holy Roman (German)
Austrian
Spanish
English
Russian
Aztec
Incan
Chandra-Gupta Maurya
Mogul
Mongol
Chinese
Japanese

[Vistabel]

Roman in the West

Ottoman in the East

[ZecurB]

I'd pick Egyptian, Babylonian and the Chinese, basing on technological aspects but on other aspects the other empires may richer...