It spoke of thousands of years, even before the times of the old empire.
( It ( ( ( ( ( spoke ( of ( thousands ( of years ) ) ) ) , ) even ) ( before ( ( the times ) ( of ( the ( old empire ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBD spoke) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNS thousands)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS years))))) (, ,) (ADVP (RB even)) (PP (IN before) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS times)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (JJ old) (NN empire)))))) (. .)))
It was older than the old Empire.
( It ( ( ( was older ) ( than ( the ( old Empire ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (JJR older)) (PP (IN than) (NP (DT the) (JJ old) (NN Empire)))) (. .)))