Roman Empire usually refers to the autocratic government centered in Rome and in its successor capitals on the Italian peninsula from 27 BC to 395 AD.

Roman Empire may also refer to:

• Roman Republic (509 BC-27 BC), an empire in the sense of territory but not form of government.
• Eastern Roman Empire (330-1453), also known as the Byzantine Empire
• Western Roman Empire (286-476)
• Holy Roman Empire (962–1806)
• Italian Colonial Empire (1880s-1943), referred to by Benito Mussolini as a "New Roman Empire".
• Roman's Empire, a comedy television show on BBC Two
• The Fall of the Roman Empire (film), a 1964 epic film by Paramount Pictures

[edit] See also

• Ancient Rome
• Decline of the Roman Empire

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