roman_empire (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Roman Empire*:
NOUN	location	Roman Empire	an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire

English > *Roman Empire*: 1 sense > noun 1, location
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.
Instance of	empire, imperium	The domain ruled by an emperor or empress
Members	Roman	An inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire
Part of	Africa	The second largest continent
	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
Parts	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)
Region of	prefecture	The district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
Spanish	Imperio, Imperio Romano
Catalan	Imperi, Imperi romà

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