Ilẹ̀ Ọbalúayé Rómù

Name: Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) ("The Senate and People of Rome") Ilẹ̀ Ọbalúayé Rómù Roman Empire ← 27 BC–AD 476/1453 →   → Vexillum with aquila and Roman state acronym Location of Roman Empire The maximum extent of Roman Empire under Trajan in AD 117 Capital Rome was the sole political capital until AD 286 There were several political centres during the Tetrarchy while Rome continued to be the nominal, cultural, and ideological capital. Constantine re-founded and established the city of Constantinople as the new capital of the empire in 330. Mediolanum (Milan) was its western counterpart during the increasingly frequent East/West divisions. The western imperial court was later relocated to Ravenna. Language(s) Latin, Greek Religion Polytheism and Roman imperial cult (to 380) Christianity (from 380) Government Autocracy Emperor  - 27 BC–AD 14 Augustus  - 378–395 Theodosius I  - 475–476 / 1449–1453 Romulus Augustus / Constantine XI Legislature Roman Senate Historical era Classical antiquity  - Battle of Actium 2 September 31 BC  - Octavian proclaimed Augustus 27 BC  - Diocletian splits imperial administration between East and West 285  - Constantine the Great establishes Constantinople as a new imperial capital 330  - Death of Theodosius the Great, followed by permanent division of the Empire into eastern and western halves 395  - Deposition of western emperor Romulus Augustus/Fall of Constantinople * AD 476/1453 Area  - 25 BC 2,750,000 km2 (1,061,781 sq mi)  - 50 4,200,000 km2 (1,621,629 sq mi)  - 117 5,000,000 km2 (1,930,511 sq mi)  - 390 4,400,000 km2 (1,698,849 sq mi) Population  - 25 BC est. 56,800,000       Density 20.7 /km2  (53.5 /sq mi)  - 117 est. 88,000,000       Density 17.6 /km2  (45.6 /sq mi) Currency (a) 27 BC - AD 212: 1 gold aureus (1/40 lb. of gold, devalued to 1/50 lb. by 212) = 25 silver denarii = 100 bronze sesterces = 400 copper asses. (b) 294 - 312: 1 gold aureus solidus (1/60 lb. of gold) = 10 silver argentei = 40 bronze folles = 1,000 debased metal denarii (c) 312 onwards: 1 gold solidus (1/72 lb.) = 24 silver siliquae = 180 bronze folles * These events marked the end of the Western Roman Empire (286–476) and of the Eastern Roman Empire (330–1453), respectively. Warning: Value specified for "continent" does not comply

Ilẹ̀ Ọbalúayé Rómù (Roman Empire) tabi Ileo Róòmù ní ìgbà eyin toloselu to sele ni Romu Atijo, tó jẹ́ ti ìjọba apàṣẹ-wàá tó ní àgbègbè káàkiri Europe àti yípo àgbègbè Mediterranean. Oro yi bere si je lilo lati juwe ile ijoba Romu nigba ati leyin obaluaye ibe akoko Augustus.

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