Ancient Rome
country that began growing on the Italian Peninsula from the 8th century BC
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Summary
Ancient Rome is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,701 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Continent: Europe[3], Africa[4], Asia[5], Afro-Eurasia[6]
- Instance of: ancient civilization[7], temporal entity[8]
- Capital: Roma[9]
- Shares border with: Persian Empire[10], Barbaricum[11], Sarmatia[12]
- Follows: culture[13]
- Followed by: Rome in the Middle Ages[14], Byzantine Empire[15]
- Subclass of: archaeological culture[16], Roman civilization[17]
- Part of: Roman civilization[18]
- Commons category: Ancient Rome[19]
- Has part(s): Roman Kingdom[20], Roman Republic[21], Roman Empire[22], Byzantine Empire[23]
- Inception: 753 BC[24]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 476[25]
- Start time: 753 BC[26]
- Located in/on physical feature: Mediterranean Basin[27]
- Public holiday: Saturnalia[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ancient Rome[29]
- Population: 50,000,000[30]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Ancient Rome[31]
- OpenStreetMap tag: historic:civilization=ancient_roman[32]
- Depicted by: Scenes from ancient Roman history (Buen Retiro)[33]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[35], Meyer’s Universum, Dreizehnter Band[36]
- Participant in: Battle of Alesia[37]
- Topic has template: Template:Ancient Rome topics[38]
- Official name: Res publica Populi Romani[39], Imperium Romanum[40]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in ancient Rome[41]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Ancient Rome include Romania[42], a sovereign state[43], in Romania[44], founded in 1330[45] and Greco-Roman world[46], a region[47].
Why It Matters
Ancient Rome has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for it include Romania[42], a sovereign state[43], in Romania[44], founded in 1330[45] and Greco-Roman world[46], a region[47].