Ancient capital, seat of the ruling empire in 1st century (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROME Ancient capital, seat of the ruling empire in 1st century (4) (4)
5% DELHI Two-time capital of the Mughal Empire (5) New York Times Jan 11, 2026
5% ICENI Ancient British tribe that resisted Roman rule (5) The Times Concise Dec 25, 2025
5% ARE "Rules __ rules" (3) LA Times Daily Dec 12, 2025
5% CHAIR Seat (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 5, 2025
5% ORDINARILY As a rule (10) Commuter Dec 3, 2025
5% ROOST Rule the __ (5) Commuter Dec 2, 2025
5% OTTOMAN Seat of the Turkish Empire (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 18, 2025
5% CUZCO Ancient Incan capital (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 11, 2025
4% KANDAHAR First capital of the Durrani empire (predecessor of Afghanistan), founded in 1747 (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 18, 2026
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