Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-10993011-20130618024431/@comment-30400956-20161207151901

The Septim Empire ended with Martin Septim and the Oblivion Crisis. The Mede Empire was only created due to the ability of a Colovian warlord to take over the Imperial city during the Interregnum that followed the death of Chancellor/Potentate Ocato. The Empire we've known and loved since Arena has been dead for over 200 years (or 10, depending on what universe you look at it from).

As for the Dragonborn becoming the Emperor, the posibility is plausible. All three Empires of Man were founded by one who was considered dragonborn, Alessia, Reman Cyrodiil and Tiber Septim. How Bethesda would implement this idea, I don't know, I just hope it doesn't involve "Skyrim 2"