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Western Roman Empire

by Joshua J. Mark
published on 01 December 2011

The Western Roman Empire was the western part of the Roman Empire which, later, became known as The Holy Roman Empire. By 285 CE the Roman Empire had grown so vast that it was no longer feasible to govern all the provinces from the central seat of Rome. The Emperor Diocletian divided the empire into halves with the Eastern Empire governed out... [continue reading]

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Roman Empire

by Joshua J. Mark
published on 28 April 2011

The Roman Empire is defined as that period of time, between 27 BCE and 476 CE, when the city of Rome ruled the known world. The Roman Empire begins when Augustus Caesar becomes the first Emperor of Rome and ends when the last Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustulus, is deposed by the Germanic King Odoacer. Following the Battle of Actium in 31 BCE, Gaius Octavius... [continue reading]

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Empire

by Atlas of Empires
published on 02 September 2009

An empire is a political construct in which one state dominates over another state, or a series of states. At its heart, an empire is ruled by an emperor, even though many states in history without an emperor at their head are called "empires". At its core, an empire is the domination of one state by another. This idea lies at the heart... [continue reading]