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Roman Empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....

usually refers to the autocratic government centered in Rome and in its successor capitals on the Italian peninsula from 27 BC to 395 AD.

Roman Empire may also refer to:
  • Roman Republic
    Roman Republic
    The Roman Republic was the period of the ancient Roman civilization where the government operated as a republic. It began with the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, traditionally dated around 508 BC, and its replacement by a government headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and...

     (509 BC–27 BC), an empire in the sense of territory but not form of government.
  • Eastern Roman Empire
    Byzantine Empire
    The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...

     (330–1453), also known as the Byzantine Empire
  • Western Roman Empire
    Western Roman Empire
    The Western Roman Empire was the western half of the Roman Empire after its division by Diocletian in 285; the other half of the Roman Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly referred to today as the Byzantine Empire....

     (286–476)
  • Holy Roman Empire
    Holy Roman Empire
    The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...

     (962–1806)
  • Italian Empire
    Italian Empire
    The Italian Empire was created after the Kingdom of Italy joined other European powers in establishing colonies overseas during the "scramble for Africa". Modern Italy as a unified state only existed from 1861. By this time France, Spain, Portugal, Britain, and the Netherlands, had already carved...

     (1880s–1943), referred to by Benito Mussolini as a "New Roman Empire".
  • Roman's Empire
    Roman's Empire
    Roman's Empire was a British television comedy show starring Mathew Horne, Neil Dudgeon, Chris O'Dowd, Montserrat Lombard and Sarah Solemani...

    , a comedy television show on BBC Two
  • The Fall of the Roman Empire (film)
    The Fall of the Roman Empire (film)
    The Fall of the Roman Empire is a 1964 English-language epic film produced by Samuel Bronston Productions and the Rank Organisation, and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Samuel Bronston with Jaime Prades and Michal Waszynski as associate producers. The...

    , a 1964 epic film by Paramount Pictures
  • Imperium Romanum (video game)
    Imperium Romanum (video game)
    Imperium Romanum is a video game for Microsoft Windows developed by Haemimont Games and published by Kalypso Media . The game is a city-building game where players are governor of a province and must build and maintain a thriving and prosperous settlement...

    , 2008 video game developed by Haemimont Games
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