Ancient Rome began as an Italic settlement, traditionally dated to 753 BC, beside the River Tiber in the Italian Peninsula. The settlement grew into the city ...
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican state of ancient Rome. It is generally understood to mean the period and territory ruled by the Romans following ...
History of Rome · Roman Kingdom 753–509 BC · Roman Republic 509–27 BC · Roman Empire 27 BC – AD 395 · Western Roman Empire 286–476 · Kingdom of Italy 476–493 ...
Ancient Rome became a territorial empire while still a republic, but was then ruled by Roman emperors beginning with Augustus ( r. 27 BC – AD 14), becoming the ...