roman empire
/ˈroʊmən ˈempaɪər/
EN
The post-Republican period of ancient Rome, a large European and Mediterranean empire that existed from 27 BCE to 476 CE.
The Roman Empire built extensive road networks across Europe.
Etymology
The term combines 'Roman' (from Latin Romanus, meaning 'of Rome') and 'empire' (from Latin imperium, meaning 'command, sovereignty, territory ruled by an emperor'). The term became widely used from the 18th century to describe the post-Republican Roman state.
Translations
简体中文
罗马帝国
繁體中文
羅馬帝國
日本語
ローマ帝国
한국어
로마 제국
Deutsch
Römisches Reich
Español
Imperio Romano
Português
Império Romano
Français
Empire romain
Català
Imperi Romà
Tiếng Việt
Đế chế La Mã
Collocations
fall of the Roman Empireeastern Roman Empirewestern Roman Empireexpansion of the Roman Empire
Related Words
RomeRoman RepublicByzantine EmpireJulius CaesarCaesar Augustus