Atlas of ancient Rome

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ancient Rome

Imperium Romanum Ρωμαϊκή Αυτοκρατορία Latina Imperium Romanum fuit res publica antiqua cuius caput erat urbs maxima Roma et quae tempore maximae suae potestatis a Britannia usque ad Mesopotamiam extensa est. Ab Augusto Caesare imperium Romanum sic institutum est, ut res publica uni principi soli gubernanda mandaretur. Imperium Romanum tamquam totius orbis terrarum vel saltem eius orbis terrarum partis, quam totius mundi instar esse antiqui existimaverunt, dominatum obtinuit usque ad aetatem migrationum populorum et gentium, quo tempore in duas partes divisum, ubi ad occidentem solem vergebat, interiit, ubi ad orientem solem spectabat, per medium quod dicitur aevum remansit. Ελληνικά Ως Ρωμαϊκή Αυτοκρατορία νοείται το κράτος των αρχαίων Ρωμαίων (imperium), μετεξέλιξη της Ρωμαϊκής Δημοκρατίας όταν και οι περισσότερες εξουσίες συγκεντρώθηκαν στα χέρια ενός ανθρώπου, του Καίσαρα ή αυτοκράτορα (imperator).Το κράτος που είχαν δημιουργήσει οι αρχαίοι Ρωμαίοι πέρασαν αρκετοί αιώνες μέχρι να αποκτήσει το πολίτευμα της αυτοκρατορίας, με το οποίο το θυμούνται οι σημερινοί λαοί, αλλά έχει επικρατήσει να αναφερόμαστε με τον όρο ‘’Ρωμαϊκή Αυτοκρατορία’’ για όλη την περίοδο της αρχαίας ρωμαϊκής ιστορίας. English ancient Rome The Roman Empire (Latin: Imperium Romanum}, probably the best-known Latin expression where the word "imperium" denotes a territory, indicates the part of the world under Roman rule. From the time of Augustus to the Fall of the Western Empire, Rome dominated Western Eurasia, comprising the majority of its population. Roman expansion began long before the state was changed into an Empire and reached its zenith under emperor Trajan with the conquest of Mesopotamia and Armenia in AD 116. During this territorial peak the Roman Empire controlled approximately 5 900 000 km² (2,300,000 sq.mi.) of land surface. Rome's influence upon the culture, law, technology, arts, language, religion, government, military, and architecture of Western civilization continues to this day. Short name ancient Rome Official name(s) ancient Rome Status Country and civilization between 8th century BCE and 476 Location South Europe, the Middle East and North Africa Capital Rome (Roma), later Rome and Constantinople Major language(s) Latin and Greek Major religion(s) Polytheism and later Christianity More information ancient Rome. More images ancient Rome - ancient Rome (Category).

History in maps

Etruscan civilization around 750-500 BCE

Roman Kingdom 753-510 BCE

Italy around 400 BCE;   Celts   Etrurians   Umbrians   Italians various   Romans   Samnites   Messapians and Apulians   Greeks   Carthagians

Territorial development of the Roman Empire (Animated map)

Roman Republic 510-27 BC (extent in 44 BC depicted)

The extent of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire;   133 BC   44 BC (late Republic, after conquests by republican generals)   AD 14 (death of Augustus)   117 (maximum extension)

Hannibal's invasion

Territorial development of the Roman Empire 264 BC-192

Roman Republic 100 BCE

Map of the Roman Empire in 50

The extent of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire;   133 BC   44 BC (late Republic, after conquests by republican generals)   AD 14 (death of Augustus)   117 (maximum extension)

Camps of the Roman Legions in 80

Map of the Roman Empire in 116 (with and without names of provinces)

Roman Empire 27 BCE-476 (Situation in 117)

Roman Empire in 117

Roman Empire in 117

Roman roads in Italy

Roman Empire in 125

Roman era Balkans, about 150 AD

Roman Empire divided 395, showing the dioceses and praetorian prefectures of Gaul, Italy, Illyricum and Oriens (east), roughly analogous to the four Tetrarch zones of influence after Diocletian's reforms.

Praetorian Prefectures of the Roman Empire (395 AD)

Roman Empire in 395

Western Roman Empire 395

Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500

Western Roman Empire

395-486: Western Roman Empire - independent country

The division of the Empire after the death of Theodosius I, ca.395 AD superimposed on modern borders.   Western Roman Empire   Eastern Roman Empire

Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500

Division of the Roman Empire in 406

Eastern Roman Empire and Western Roman Empire, c.476

Domain of Soissons, 481

Domain of Soissons, 486

Eastern Roman Empire

395-1453: Eastern Roman Empire - independent country

Eastern Roman Empire

Eastern Roman Empire under emperor Justinianus

Eastern Roman Empire under emperor Justinianus

Map of the changes in borders of the Eastern Roman Empire

Byzantine Empire 550

The Eastern Roman Empire at the accession of Leo III, c. 717

The Eastern Roman Empire at the accession of Basil I, c. 867

The Eastern Roman Empire under Basil II, c. 1025

Eastern Roman Empire 1025

The Eastern Roman Empire at the accession of Alexios I Komnenos, c. 1081

Map of the Eastern Roman Empire under Manuel Komnenos, c.1170.

Eastern Roman Empire 1180

The Eastern Roman Empire in 1204 A.D. was divided into the Empire of Nicaea, the Empire of Trebizond and the Despotate of Epirus

Map to show the partition of the empire following the Fourth Crusade, c.1204.

The despotate of Epirus from 1205 to 1230

The despotate of Epirus from 1230 to 1251

The Eastern Roman Empire in 1265 (William R. Shepherd, Historical Atlas, 1911).

Eastern Roman Empire in 1265

The despotate of Epirus from 1252 to 1315

The despotate of Epirus from 1315 to 1358

Eastern Roman Empire in 1355

Empire of the Romans and Serbs and whole Albania (Empire of Simeon Uroš - Siniša), 14th century

Eastern Roman Empire 1400

Notes and references

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