Roman Empire

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The Roman Empire was a vast and influential ancient civilization that dominated the Mediterranean world and much of Europe for centuries, profoundly shaping law, politics, culture, and religion in Western history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient civilization
historical empire
state
administrativeDivision province
alsoKnownAs Roman Empire
surface form: Imperium Romanorum

Roman Empire
surface form: Imperium Romanum

Roman Empire
surface form: Imperium Romanum Occidentale

Roman Empire
surface form: Imperium Romanum Orientale
border Hadrian's Wall
Limes Germanicus
capital Istanbul
surface form: Constantinople

Rome
continent Africa
Asia
Europe
culturalLegacy Byzantine culture
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

Romance languages
civil law tradition
currency aureus
denarius
solidus
economicActivity Mediterranean trade
agriculture
endTime 1453 AD
476 AD
endTimeNote 1453 AD for Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire)
476 AD for Western Roman Empire
firstEmperor Augustus
followedBy Byzantine Empire
Holy Roman Empire
Western Roman Empire
foundingEvent Battle of Actium
constitutional settlement of 27 BC
governmentForm autocracy
dominate
principate
keyEvent Edict of Milan
Fall of Constantinople 1453 AD
Sack of Rome 410 AD
Sack of Rome 455 AD
keyReform Constantine's foundation of Constantinople
Diocletian's Tetrarchy
language Greek
Latin
lastEasternEmperor Constantine XI Palaiologos
lastWesternEmperor Romulus Augustulus
legalSystem Roman law
legislativeBody Roman Senate
majorConflict Crisis of the Third Century
Gothic War
Jewish–Roman wars
Marcomannic Wars
Punic Wars
majorRiver Danube
Nile
Rhine
Tiber
militaryUnit Roman legion
auxiliaries
notableBuilding Colosseum
Forum Romanum
Pantheon
notableEmperor Augustus
Caligula
Claudius
Roman emperor Constantine the Great
surface form: Constantine the Great

Diocletian
Hadrian
Marcus Aurelius
Nero
Tiberius
Trajan
Vespasian
notableInfrastructure Roman roads
amphitheatres
aqueducts
notableLegalWork Corpus Juris Civilis
officialReligionDeclared Christianity as state religion under Theodosius I
peakTerritorialExtentUnder Trajan
precededBy Roman Republic
religion Christianity
Roman polytheism
startTime 27 BC
symbol Roman Senate
surface form: SPQR

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territoryIncludes Asia Minor
Balkans
Great Britain
surface form: Britannia

Egypt
France
surface form: Gaul

Iberian Peninsula
Italian Peninsula
Judea
North Africa
Syria
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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historic Palestine governedBy Roman Empire
Oea underControlOf Roman Empire
Oea timePeriodOfFlourishing Roman Empire
this entity surface form: Roman Imperial period
Juvenal countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
Juvenal associatedWith Roman Empire
this entity surface form: imperial Rome
Pope Siricius countryOfActivity Roman Empire
Gaius citizenship Roman Empire
Gebal laterRuledBy Roman Empire
Caledonia country Roman Empire
Iadera partOf Roman Empire
Athenaeus associatedWithEmpire Roman Empire
Law school of Berytus partOf Roman Empire
subject surface form: Law School of Berytus
Cirta partOf Roman Empire
Romanized Dacians formedUnderRuleOf Roman Empire
Romanized Dacians conqueredBy Roman Empire
Sultanahmet Square eraOfOrigin Roman Empire
Victorinus usedIn Roman Empire
Italian Cohort country Roman Empire
Paulus citizenship Roman Empire
Paulus countryOfActivity Roman Empire
Sidon Port underControlOf Roman Empire
Gregorian Code countryOfOrigin Roman Empire
Gregorian Code region Roman Empire
Eboracum country Roman Empire
Emperor Titus birthPlace Roman Empire
subject surface form: Titus
Emperor Titus countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
subject surface form: Titus
Tiridates III of Armenia alliedWith Roman Empire
Bône wasUnderRuleOf Roman Empire
Tatian citizenship Roman Empire
Valens Aqueduct significantPeriod Roman Empire
Anatolian coast historicalCulture Roman Empire
Patavium partOf Roman Empire
Patavium timePeriod Roman Empire
Mysia partOf Roman Empire
Luna country Roman Empire
Joseph citizenship Roman Empire
subject surface form: Barnabas
Charles Merivale wroteAbout Roman Empire
Lystra governedUnder Roman Empire
Achaia partOf Roman Empire
Achaia timePeriod Roman Empire
this entity surface form: Roman Imperial period
Achaia establishedBy Roman Empire
Centurion (Roman officer) periodOfUse Roman Empire
subject surface form: Centurion
Iberians integratedInto Roman Empire
Roman Theatre of Málaga period Roman Empire