| Meaning | An empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome. |
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| Instance of | empire, imperium | The domain ruled by an emperor or empress |
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| Members | Roman | An inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire |
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| Part of | Africa | The second largest continent |
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| Asia | The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population |
| Europe | The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia) |
| Parts | Byzantine Empire, Byzantium, Eastern Roman Empire | A continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395 |
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| Western Roman Empire, Western Empire | The western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395 |
| Region of | ancients | People who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe) |
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| prefecture | The district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire) |
| Spanish | Imperio, Imperio Romano |
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| Catalan | Imperi, Imperi romà |
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