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Roman Empire n
1. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the territories ruled by ancient Rome. At its height under Trajan, the Roman Empire included W and S Europe, Africa north of the Sahara, and SW Asia. In 395 ad it was divided by Theodosius into the Eastern Roman Empire whose capital was Byzantium and which lasted until 1453, and the Western Roman Empire which lasted until the sack of Rome in 476 2. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the government of Rome and its dominions by the emperors from 27 bc 3. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the Byzantine Empire 4. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the Holy Roman Empire ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| (Count of the Holy Roman Empire, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Brazen Crown, Perpetual Arch-Master of the Rosicrucian Masons of Mesopotamia; Attached (in Honorary Capacities) to Societies Musical, Societies Medical, Societies Philosophical, and Societies General Benevolent, throughout Europe; etc. Then he would pass through the land of the Almains and the great Roman Empire, and so to the country of the Huns and of the Lithuanian pagans, beyond which lies the great city of Constantine and the kingdom of the unclean followers of Mahmoud. The process by which Britain became England was a part of the long agony which transformed the Roman Empire into modern Europe. |
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