An empire is a group of states or peoples under centralized rule.
Empire may also refer to:
Buildings
Places in the United States
- Empire, Alabama, an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama
- Empire, California, in Stanislaus County
- Empire, Colorado
- Empire, Georgia
- Empire, Kentucky
- Empire, Louisiana
- Empire, Michigan
- Empire, Missouri
- Empire, Nevada
- Empire, Ormsby County, Nevada
- Empire, Ohio
- Empire, Oregon
- Empire, Wisconsin
- Empire, Wyoming
Arts, entertainment, and media
Comics and graphic novels
Films
Gaming
Computer and video games
- Empire (1972 video game), a 1972 4X wargame
- Empire (1977 video game), a 1977âÂÂ2004 series of turn-based strategy games invented by Walter Bright
- ', video game developed by Walter Bright and published by Interstel Corporation in 1987
- Empire (PLATO), a 1973 space battle game for the PLATO system
- Empire, a 1980s strategy game for the BBC Micro
- Empire, or Empire: Alpha Complex, the working titles for the Xbox Live Arcade game Shadow Complex
- Empire!, a 1986 space trading and combat video game
- ', a 2009 strategy computer game
- ', a 2003 computer game in the Empire Earth series
- The Empire, a video game trilogy (I: World Builders, II: Interstellar Sharks, III: Armageddon), developed by David Mullich
Other games
Literature
- Empire (Card novel), 2006 novel by Orson Scott Card
- Empire (Hardt and Negri book), a 2000 book about imperialism by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri
- Empire (H. Beam Piper book), 1981 short story collection by H. Beam Piper
- Empire (Saylor novel), by Steven Saylor
- Empire (Vidal novel), a 1987 Narratives of Empire novel by Gore Vidal
- Empire (graphic novel), a 1978 graphic novel by Samuel R. Delany
- Empire, a The Legend of Sigmar book by Graham McNeill
- Empire, a Galaxy Science Fiction Novel by Clifford D. Simak
- Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World, a book by Niall Ferguson
- Empire: What Ruling the World Did to the British, a book by Jeremy Paxman
- Empire Trilogy, a fantasy series by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts
- Galactic Empire series, a sci-fi series by Isaac Asimov
- The Empire (play), by DC Moore
Music
Groups
Albums
- Empire (Circle album), 2004, or the title song
- Empire (Scott Colley album), 2010
- Empire (Frankie DeCarlos album), 2011
- Empire (EP), by The Word Alive, 2009
- Empire (Kasabian album), 2006
- Empire (Madball album), 2010, or the title song
- Empire (Derek Minor album), 2015 album by American artist Derek Minor
- Empire (Queensrÿche album), 1990
- Empire (Super8 & Tab album), 2010
- Empire, from the Hood to Hollywood, 2015 album by American rapper Master P
- Empires (Animosity album), 2005, or the title song
- Empires (Hillsong United album), 2015, or the title song
- Empires (Jimi Jamison album), 1999
- Empires (VNV Nation album), 1999
- The Empire (album), by Vader, 2016
- Empire (Madball album) 2010
Songs
- "Empire" (Kasabian song), 2006
- "Empire" (Queensrÿche song), 1990
- "Empire" (Shakira song), 2014
- "Empire", a song by Asking Alexandria on the album Asking Alexandria
- "Empire", a song by August Burns Red on the album Leveler
- "Empire", a song by Bomb the Bass
- "Empire", a song by Boysetsfire on the album '
- "Empire (Let Them Sing)", a song by Bring Me the Horizon on the album Sempiternal
- "Empire", a song by David Byrne on the album Grown Backwards
- "Empire", a song by Chimaira on the album Resurrection
- "Empire", a song by Fear Factory on the album Transgression
- "Empire", a song by Ella Henderson on the album Chapter One
- "Empire", a song by Hybrid on the album Disappear Here
- "Empire", a song by In Strict Confidence on the album Face the Fear
- "Empire", a song by Mac on the album Shell Shocked
- "Empire", a song by Machinae Supremacy on the album Redeemer
- "Empire", a song by Of Monsters and Men on the album Beneath the Skin
- "Empire", a song by Pete Philly and Perquisite on the album Mystery Repeats
- "Empire", a song by Serenity on the album Lionheart
- "Empire", a song by Superheist on the album Identical Remote Controlled Reactions
- "Empire", a song by The Black Angels on the album Passover
- "Empire", a song by Trampled by Turtles on the album Duluth
- "Empire", a song by Dar Williams on the album My Better Self
- "Empires", a song by 10 Years on the album The Autumn Effect
- "Empires", a song by Chicane on the album Easy to Assemble
- "Empires", a song by the Smashing Pumpkins on the album '
- "Empires", a song by Snog
- "Empires", a song by Trenches on the album Reckoner
- "Empires (Bring Me Men)", a 2002 song by Lamya on the album Learning from Falling
- "Empires" (Alicja SzempliÃ
Âska song), the Polish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Periodicals
Television
- Empire (1962 TV series), a Western series
- Empire (1984 TV series), a sitcom
- Empire (2005 TV series), a historical drama series
- Empire (2006 TV series), a current-events series
- Empire (2012 TV series), a documentary series
- Empire (2015 TV series), a music industry drama series
- Empire with David Olusoga, a 2025 documentary series coproduced by the BBC and the Open University
- Empire (Big Love), an episode of the American TV series Big Love
- "Empire" (Law & Order), a 1999 episode of the police/legal drama series
- The Empire (Indian TV series), a 2021 historical drama centered on the Mughal Empire
- The Empire (South Korean TV series), a 2022 drama series
- "Empire", a Series E episode of the television series QI (2007)
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
Brands and enterprises
Airlines
Motor vehicles
Other brands and enterprises
- Empire Company, a Canadian holding company
- Empire Theatres, the second-largest movie theatre chain in Canada and a subsidiary of the above company
- Empire Distribution, an American distribution company and record label
- Empire Interactive, a video game publisher
- Empire Records (disambiguation), any of several record labels
- Empire Theatre (41st Street), a Broadway theatre that was prominent in the first half of the twentieth century
- Empire Today, an American home furnishing company, well known for its Empire TV advert jingle
- Moss Empires music hall theatres, and now cinemas as well, originally including:
- O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
- Empire Cinemas, a British cinema chain, or any of its theatres
- Empire, Leicester Square, a central London cinema owned by Empire Cinemas
Plants and animals
Transportation
- Empire ships, ships prefixed Empire - many ships operated by the British Government
- Short Empire, a pre-WWII flying boat
Sports
Other uses
See also