The edifice has survived the test of time, through invasions, internal divides, successive empires, regime changes and revolutions.

Goguryeo actively sought a tributary relationship with successive Chinese empires.

The cultural interchange fostered by the various successive empires to have ruled Palestine is apparent in its place names.

In Istria, crumbling castles and heterogeneous traditions give locals a constant reminder of the successive empires that have fought to control the countryside.

The second or contemporary age was a dry chronicle of the histories of the successive empires.

Delhi, as the capital region is known, is still evolving, if less dramatically than when successive empires, whether Mogul or British, staked their claims here.

Bahrain came under the rule of successive Persian empires, the Parthians and Sassanids empires respectively.

The boundaries of each successive empire in the area were marked by the same spot.

History and archaeology show that for centuries, from the Stone Age through biblical times and successive empires, crossings were possible and, sometimes, regular occurrences.

The earliest inhabitants were the Neolithic people, 5500 B.C. Significant control, and commerce was established by the successive Persian empires.