User blog comment:G0LD3NF1RE/What TESO offers Skyrim and MMO fans/@comment-66.119.59.70-20120513044726/@comment-4975504-20120513092356

There was an Empire in Cyrodiil during the Second Era.. actually throughout the entire Second Era..

"The Second Empire of Cyrodiil continued to expand, controlling almost all of Tamriel. All was normal, until the assassination of Emperor Reman III and his son Juilek, which marked the end of the First Era, and the Second Empire. The government was under the control of Akaviri Potentates, and it continued to evolve until the last Potentate was killed in the year 2E 430. The Empire maintained a steady structure, unlike future empires. Throughout the rest of the Second Era, Tamriel was in a state of chaos and corruption also known as the Interregnum. Nibenay and Colovia split apart, and farms, villages, and even highways were in ruin. Boycotting arose. Stealing, pillaging and murdering in towns abounded. Many tried to claim the Imperial throne, and the potential tyrants were slain by the guard. Persistence inflicted all those in the area. Claims of many kinds brought the worst of battles between neighbors. Skirmishes happened, but few things caused full scale war. This chaos lasted for centuries. The only hope for Tamriel was Tiber Septim. He started the Third Empire with new Governmental states and laws, and helped Cyrodiil and the rest of Tamriel thrive. He was led to greatness when honored the name of Talos the Merchant, Watcher of The Empire. The Empire has thrived since then. The diversity gained its strength, yet the men ignored the mer Peoples. But all was weakened by the War of the Red Diamond and The Imperial Simulacrum." - Cyrodiil, Second Era section.