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Also known as Imperium Romanum, Romanum imperium, imperium romanum

period of ancient Rome following the Republic

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The Roman Empire was an empire and historical country. Its official languages were Latin and Ancient Greek. The state operated under various forms of government, including autocracy, monarchy, the Roman Tetrarchy, and triumvirate. The head of state held the office of Roman emperor. The Senate of the Roman Empire served as the legislative body.

The empire’s currency included the sestertius, denarius, aureus, and Roman currency. Its official religion encompassed ancient Roman religion, Christianity, paganism, and Arianism. The Roman Empire shared borders with the Parthian Empire and maintained diplomatic relations with the Han dynasty, Germania, and Hibernia. It contained administrative entities such as Creta et Cyrenaica, Dacia Mediterranea, Dacia Ripensis, and Hispania Ulterior. The native labels for the subject are Imperium Romanum and Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων.

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