Roman empire in English dictionary

  • Roman Empire

    Meanings and definitions of "Roman empire"

    • An empire that used to exist between 85 BCE and 476 CE; it encompassed territories stretching from Britain and Germany to North Africa and the Persian Gulf.
    • proper
      (historical)
      The empire which succeeded the Roman Republic and existed between 27 BCE and 476 CE in the west (and until 1453 CE in the east; see Byzantine Empire), encompassing territories stretching from Britain and Germany to Spain, North Africa and the Persian Gulf.
    • empire
    • The territory ruled by the city of Rome between the 6th century BC and the 5th or 6th century AD.
    • The government at Rome characterized by an autocratic form of government and its subject territory in Europe and the Mediterranean, from 27 BC until 476 AD (Western Roman Empire) and 1453 AD (Eastern Roman Empire with capital in Constantinople).
    • noun
      an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome
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    Synonyms of "Roman empire" in English dictionary

    empire, imperium are the top synonyms of "Roman empire" in the English thesaurus.

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