Roman Empire
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Illustration: Antichita Romanae (1748) by Piranesi
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An empire that used to exist between 85 BC and AD 476; it encompassed territories stretching from Britain and Germany to North Africa and the Persian Gulf.
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See also
- Classical Antiquity
- Roman Republic
- History of the Roman Empire
- Decline of the Roman Empire
- Migration Period
- Western Roman Empire
- Byzantine Empire
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