Geography & Travel
Roman Empire
ancient state [27 bc-476 ad]
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Geography & Travel
- Date:
- 27 BCE - 476
- Major Events:
- Battle of Milvian Bridge Battle of the Teutoburg Forest Classical antiquity Battle of Mursa Antonines
- Key People:
- Augustus Constantine I Tiberius Hadrian Diocletian
- Related Topics:
- Senate Hadrian’s Wall Antonine Wall Tabula Peutingeriana Pont du Gard
- Related Places:
- United Kingdom Germany France Saudi Arabia Israel
Roman Empire, the ancient empire, centred on the city of Rome, that was established in 27 bce following the demise of the Roman Republic and continuing to the final eclipse of the empire of the West in the 5th century ce. A brief treatment of the Roman Empire follows. For full treatment, see ancient Rome. A period of unrest and civil wars in the 1st century bce marked the transition of Rome from a republic to an empire. This period encompassed the career of Julius Caesar, who eventually took full power over Rome as its dictator. After his assassination in ...(100 of 1351 words)