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Largest Country in Europe by Year

Given each interval of time, name the largest European country by area.
Obviously, some of these no longer exist.
Source. Not the most accurate, but for the purposes of this quiz it is sufficient.
Only counting civilizations with established territory. A large gap in Greek history between 1500BC and 700BC results in some surprising answers for this quiz.
Only counting territory in Europe, bounded by the Caucasus and the Urals, not including Cyprus and Anatolia
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Last updated: October 26, 2020
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Dates
Country
3000BC-c.1500BC
Minoan Civilization
c.1500BC-c.1100BC
Mycenae Civilization
c.1100BC-c.930BC
Athens City-State
c.930BC-c.900BC
Sparta City-State
c.900BC-c.800BC
Phoenicia (Mediterranean Colonies)
c.800BC-776BC
Etruscan Civilization
776BC-c.750BC
Ancient Greek Civilization
c.750BC-513BC
Etruscan Civilization
513BC-478BC
Persia
478BC-342BC
Thrace
342BC-c.300BC
Macedonia
c.300BC-c.280BC
Thrace
c.280BC
Seleucids
c.280BC-236BC
Rome
236BC-223BC
Carthage
223BC-217BC
Rome
217BC-207BC
Carthage
207BC-396AD
Rome
396AD-451AD
Western Rome
451AD-454AD
Hunnic Empire
454AD-477AD
Western Rome
Dates
Country
477AD-508AD
Visigoths
508AD-512AD
Franks
512AD-535AD
Ostrogoths
535AD-554AD
Austrasia
554AD-559AD
Eastern Rome
559AD-561AD
Franks
561AD-775AD
Avars
775AD-844AD
Franks
844AD-862AD
Khazars
862AD-1055AD
Kievan Rus
1055AD-1111AD
Holy Roman Empire
1111AD-1238AD
Novgorod
1238AD-1260AD
Mongol Empire
1260AD-1398AD
Golden Horde
1398AD-1501AD
Denmark
1501AD-1922AD
Russian Empire
1922AD-1942AD
Soviet Union
1942AD-1943AD
German Reich
1943AD-1992AD
Soviet Union
1992AD-2020AD
Russian Federation
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Level 63
Mar 30, 2022
I’m shocked that the Ottoman Empire never held this title
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Level 70
Mar 30, 2022
Most of their area was outside of Europe, and most of its existence corresponded with Russia's.