Roman Empire

Summary

Roman Empire is an empire^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of empire entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,966 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Roman Empire's religion is recorded as ancient Roman religion^[3].
• Roman Empire's religion is recorded as state church of the Roman Empire^[4].
• Roman Empire's image is recorded as Inscription Theatre Leptis Magna Libya.JPG^[5].
• Roman Empire's continent is recorded as Europe^[6].
• Roman Empire's continent is recorded as Africa^[7].
• Roman Empire's continent is recorded as Asia^[8].
• Roman Empire's continent is recorded as Afro-Eurasia^[9].
• Roman Empire's instance of is recorded as empire^[10].
• Roman Empire's instance of is recorded as historical period^[11].
• Roman Empire's instance of is recorded as historical country^[12].
• Roman Empire's capital is recorded as Rome^[13].
• Roman Empire's capital is recorded as Milan^[14].
• Roman Empire's capital is recorded as Ravenna^[15].
• Roman Empire's capital is recorded as Roma^[16].
• Roman Empire's capital is recorded as Constantinople^[17].
• Roman Empire's official language is recorded as Latin^[18].
• Roman Empire's official language is recorded as Ancient Greek^[19].
• Roman Empire's currency is recorded as sestertius^[20].
• Roman Empire's currency is recorded as denarius^[21].
• Roman Empire's currency is recorded as Roman currency^[22].
• Roman Empire's currency is recorded as aureus^[23].
• Roman Empire's currency is recorded as as^[24].
• Roman Empire's shares border with is recorded as Parthian Empire^[25].
• Roman Empire's founder is recorded as Augustus^[26].
• Roman Empire's basic form of government is recorded as autocracy^[27].

Body

Founding

Roman Empire's founder is recorded as Augustus^[26].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Roman Empire include Holy Roman Empire^[28], an empire^[29], in Holy Roman Empire^[30], founded in 0962^[31].

Why It Matters

Roman Empire ranks in the top 7% of empire entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,966 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include Holy Roman Empire^[28], an empire^[29], in Holy Roman Empire^[30], founded in 0962^[31].