Roman Empire

The Territory of the Roman Empire at its Height under Emperor Trajan

The Roman Empire (Imperium Romanium) was a civilization which ruled over much of Western Eurasia ruled from the Italian City of Roma. Technically the Roman Empire existed from 27BCE to 476CE (1453 if you include the subsequent Byzantine Empire), although the term also is used to informally refer to the preceeding Roman Republic, which existed for some 500 years previously. The Roman Empire was for its time highly advanced and developed and after its collapse, European Civilization fell back for centuries technologically.

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