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Ancient Rome

Historical civilization, Mediterranean Europe, Africa and Asia (753 BC-476 AD)

In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 BC), the Roman Republic (509‍–‍27 BC), and the Roman Empire (27 BC – 476 AD) until the fall of the western empire. Ancient Rome began as an Italic settlement, traditionally dated to 753 BC, beside the River Tiber in the Italian Peninsula.

Facts
Capital
Rome 1
Population
50,000,000 1
Independence or Founding Year
753 BCE 1
Dissolution or End Year
476 1
Classification
Sovereignty Status
Historical or Dissolved State 1
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1. Wikidata: Ancient Rome
  • Wikidata P1082 (population), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata Q1747689, class allow-list match (Q3024240 historical country)
Ancient Rome (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Quote, Introduction
In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 BC), the Roman Republic (509‍–‍27 BC), and the Roman Empire (27 BC – 476 AD) until the fall of the western empire. Ancient Rome began as an Italic settlement, traditionally dated to 753 BC, beside the River Tiber in the Italian Peninsula.

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