Definition of Roman empire

1. Noun. An empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome.

Geographical relationships: Ancients, Prefecture
Generic synonyms: Empire, Imperium
Terms within: Byzantine Empire, Byzantium, Eastern Roman Empire, Western Empire, Western Roman Empire
Group relationships: Africa, Asia, Europe
Member holonyms: Roman

Lexicographical Neighbors of Roman Empire

Roman arch
Roman architecture
roman a clef
Roman building
Roman calendar
Roman candle
Roman Catholic
Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Pope
Roman Church
Roman collar
Roman coriander
Roman deity
Roman Emperor
Roman Empire
Roman fever
roman fleuve
Roman hyacinth
Roman Jakobson
Roman law
Roman Legion
roman letters
Roman mile
Roman mythology
Roman nettle
Roman nose
Roman numeral
Roman Osipovich Jakobson
Roman pace

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