User blog comment:JoshofBlades/Tiber's Hard Work Shall NOT Be Torn Asunder!/@comment-4254713-20111219062022/@comment-80.216.209.127-20111221013603

Yes, the Septim Empire aka the Dragonblood empire. Protip that Empire is gone, the empire we are dealing with in the time Skyrim the game takes place is run by a usurpating warlord.