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 ...
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 ...
History of Rome · Roman Kingdom 753–509 BC · Roman Republic 509–44 BC · Roman Empire 27 BC – AD 395 · Western Roman Empire 286–476 · Kingdom of Italy 476–493 ...