Empire

Despite it being the most preserved archaeological site of the Inca Empire, there are no records of the purposes of Machu Picchu, due to the Inca language being only spoken, not written.

In the official language of the Inca Empire, Quechua, Machu Picchu translates into "Old Peak" or "Old Mountain".

Also known as the Vilcabamba, where the last rulers of the Inca Empire held out against Spanish tyranny until their demise in 1572.

This theory was debunked of course, but there are plenty of other locations within the Inca Empire where such things did occur.

This theory states that it was a palace for the then ruler of the Inca Empire, Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui, who reigned from 1438 to 1471.

After the decline of the Roman Empire, few people remained in London.

Many people referred to Hoi an as the commercial capital of the Champa Empire.

Angkor is was the capital city of the Khmer Empire.

The city and empire flourished from approximately the 9th to the 15th centuries.

The architecture and layout of the successive capitals bear witness to a high level of social order and ranking within the Khmer Empire.

When the Roman Empire was new, Rome was called the Eternal City because it was already very old.

Paris was the Capital of the French Empire which, as well as France, covered Spain, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Italy, most of Germany and some of Austria, Croatia, Slovenia and Poland.