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The Roman Empire existed for approximately 500 years, from approximately 27 BC to approximately 476 AD, and included most of the territory surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, other parts of Europe ...
Interamna Lirenas is a former Roman town in Central Italy, located about 80 miles from Rome. It was founded in 312 BC and abandoned in 6th century AD - so after the end of the Roman Empire.
A key point: had there been mutual assistance between Rome and Constantinople at the end of the 5th century, Rome might not have fallen to the barbarians. The Eastern Roman Empire (shown in yellow ...
Though there were some overlapping periods, the Roman Empire is generally considered to span from the fall of the Roman Republic in 27 BC through the abdication of Romulus Augustulus in AD 476.
So wrote Cicero, Rome’s most celebrated orator, in 59 BC. Although the comment was made privately to his close friend, Titus Pomponius Atticus, no one would have been surprised to read it.
As its name suggests, the equestrian class was originally composed of the Roman cavalry. In 218 BC, ... in good health and owned at least 400,000 sesterces (Roman coins). Running the empire ...
A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a ...
The Roman Empire existed for approximately 500 years, from approximately 27 BC to approximately 476 AD, and included most of the territory surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, other parts of Europe ...