YOU SAID:
Once apon a time there was a great great king and the empire was a strong and peaceful.
INTO JAPANESE
かつて偉大な王がいて帝国は強くて平和でした。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Once the great king was there and the empire was strong and peaceful.
INTO JAPANESE
かつて偉大な王がそこにいて帝国は強くて平和でした。
it is unlikely that this phrase will ever reach equilibrium