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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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Named after
Rome
Demonym
Rómhánach
Continent
Afro-Eurasia
Official language
Ancient Greek
Currency
as
Population
87500000 (0014)
Area
5957000
Form of government
absolute monarchy
Shares border with
Parthian Empire
Founded by
Augustus
Image
Inscription Theatre Leptis Magna Libya.JPG
Coat of arms
Roman legion
Said to be same as
Byzantine Empire
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Commons category
Roman Empire
topic's main category
Category:Roman Empire
office held by head of state
Roman emperor
diplomatic relation
Hibernia
category of associated people
Category:People from the Roman Empire
Commons gallery
Atlas of ancient Rome
category for people born here
Q32642796
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
native label
Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων
official religion
Arianism
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
0395-01-17
replaced by
Byzantine Empire
different from
Latin Empire
end time
0395-00-00
start time
0027-01-00
language used
Ancient Greek
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