Roman Empire
period of Ancient Rome following the Republic
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Summary
Roman Empire is an empire[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of empire entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93,236 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: ancient Roman religion[3], state church of the Roman Empire[4]
- Continent: Europe[5], Africa[6], Asia[7], Afro-Eurasia[8]
- Instance of: historical period[9], historical country[10]
- Capital: Rome[11], Milan[12], Ravenna[13], Roma[14], Constantinople[15]
- Official language: Latin[16], Ancient Greek[17]
- Currency: sestertius[18], denarius[19], Roman currency[20], aureus[21], as[22]
- Shares border with: Parthian Empire[23]
- Founder: Augustus[24]
- Basic form of government: autocracy[25], monarchy[26], Roman Tetrarchy[27], triumvirate[28], absolute monarchy[29]
- Named after: Rome[30], Province of Imperia[31]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Creta et Cyrenaica[32], Dacia Mediterranea[33], Dacia Ripensis[34], Hispania Ulterior[35], Hispania[36], Hispania Citerior[37], Pannonia[38], Mesopotamia[39], Roman Egypt[40], Alpes Cottiae[41], Alpes Graiae[42], Alpes Poeninae[43], Alpes Maritimae[44], Arabia Petraea[45]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Roman Empire include Holy Roman Empire[46], an empire[47], in Holy Roman Empire[48], founded in 0962[49].
Why It Matters
Roman Empire has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for it include Holy Roman Empire[46], an empire[47], in Holy Roman Empire[48], founded in 0962[49].