Definitions

1. The Roman Empire is a historical construct, contemporary Romans always referred to their country as a Republic.
2. Roman Empire - The sons of Constantine 337---361. The Empire was parted again among his three surviving sons.
3. The Roman empire was officially a constitutional monarchy, but really it was always an autocracy.
4. The Roman Empire was somewhat unstable throughout the third century.
5. The Roman Empire was the largest area in the world without internal customs barriers.

Roman Empire

1. Diocletian saw that the vast Roman Empire was ungovernable by a single emperor in the face of internal pressures and military threats on two fronts.
2. The Crisis of the Third Century is a commonly applied name for the crumbling and near collapse of the Roman Empire between 235 and 284.
3. He probably did so as leopold i of the holy roman empire a means to remain relatively popular (and therefore alive), but this did not completely aid him.

Became Sole

1. When he became sole emperor upon the death of his father in 180, it was at first seen as a hopeful sign by the people of the Roman Empire.
2. In July 285, Diocletian defeated rival Emperor Carinus and briefly became sole emperor of the Roman Empire.

Empires

1. The Western Roman Empire is the name given to the western half of the Roman Empire after its division by Diocletian. (Web site)
2. The end of the Roman Empire is traditionally placed on 4 September 476, as the Western Roman Empire fell to Germanic invaders.

Eastern Roman

1. Never again would the Roman Empire advance so far to the east.
2. The Roman Empire's influence on government, law, and monumental architecture, as well as many other aspects of Western life remains inescapable.
3. At the end of the 4th century, Sirmium was brought under the sway of the Goths, and later, was again annexed to the Eastern Roman Empire. (Web site)
4. Historians of Late Antiquity, a field pioneered by Peter Brown, have turned away from the idea that the Roman Empire "fell" refocusing on Pirenne's thesis.
5. The final decisions were taken on November 11, 308: Galerius remained Augustus of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Holy Roman

1. While the Roman Empire featured many distinct cultures, all were often said to experience gradual Romanization.
2. After his death in 395, the Roman Empire was permanently divided.
3. The Reichstag was the legislative body of the Holy Roman Empire. (Web site)
4. The Association of Ancient Historians has honored Ramsay MacMullen as being the finest ancient historian of the Roman Empire in our time. (Web site)
5. Licinius departed and eventually defeated Maximinus, gaining control over the entire eastern half of the Roman Empire. (Web site)

Despite Brief

1. Despite a brief period of reconquest by its counterpart, the Eastern Roman Empire, the Western Roman Empire would not rise again.
2. The transformation was complete by 526, and despite brief periods of reconquest by the Eastern Roman Empire, the Western Empire would never rise again. (Web site)

Fall Roman

1. In The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, it is noted that Commodus at first ruled the empire well.
2. One could argue that the assassination attempt began the long decline of the Roman Empire.
3. Upon the defeat of Mark Antony, a victorious Octavian controlled a united Roman Empire.
4. The difference between the Roman Empire and the Roman Republic lies primarily in the governing bodies and their relationship to each other.
5. The vast extent of the Roman Empire was governed by absolute power, under the guidance of virtue and wisdom.

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1. Time > History > Civilizations > Ancient Rome
2. Society > Politics > Government > Empires
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Antonines Germania Superior

Principate Strabo

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