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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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First Jewish-Roman War

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Aburnius Valens

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Aelius Marcianus

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Aemilius Macer

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Anastasius (Jurist)

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Apollodorus (jurist)

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Appius Claudius Caecus

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Arrianus (jurist)

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Arrius Menander

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Atilicinus

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Aufidius Namusa

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Aulus Ofilius

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Callistratus

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Claudius Tryphoninus

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Dorotheus (Jurist)

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Furius Anthianus

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Gaius

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Gaius Aculeo

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Gaius Aquilius Gallus

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Gaius Ateius Capito

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Gaius Cassius Longinus (consul 30)

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Gaius Cassius Longinus (jurist)

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Gaius Juventius

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Gaius Livius Drusus

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Gaius Terentilius Harsa

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Gnaeus Arulenus Caelius Sabinus

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Gnaeus Flavius

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Granius Flaccus

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Gratian

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Herennius Modestinus

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Hermogenian

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Javolenus Priscus

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Julius Gallus Aquila

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Julius Paulus

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Licinius Rufinus

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Lucius Atilius

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Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla

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Lucius Cincius Alimentus

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Lucius Lucilius Balbus

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Lucius Neratius Priscus

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Lucius Octavius Balbus

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Lucius Volusius Maecianus

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Manius Manilius

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Marcus Antistius Labeo

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Marcus Cocceius Nerva (jurist)

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Masurius Sabinus

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Pacuvius Labeo

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Papinian

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Patricius (jurist)

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Paulus Catena

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Libum

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Source Libum (Wikipedia)Sacrificial role
Quote, Sacrificial role
libum appears to have been the most common offering of all Roman cakes
Moretum

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Puls

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Elogium

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Farce

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Metamorphoses

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Satyricon

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The Aeneid

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The Georgics

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Hermas the Freedman

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Source Hermas the Freedman (Wikipedia)lead paragraph
Quote, lead paragraph
Hermas (Greek: Ερμάς) was a freedman and Christian born in Aquileia, who lived in Ancient Rome.

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The Roman Republic Period

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Centumviral court

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Codex Gregorianus

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Codex Hermogenianus

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Codex Justinianus

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Codex Theodosianus

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Digest (Roman law)

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Edictum perpetuum

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Novellae Constitutiones

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Roman law

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Source Roman law (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
Roman law is the legal system of ancient Rome, including the legal developments spanning over a thousand years of jurisprudence, from the Twelve Tables (c. 449 BC), to the Corpus Juris Civilis (AD 529) ordered by Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I.
The Twelve Tables

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Ludus duodecim scriptorum

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Source Cyningstan Traditional Board Games: Ludus Duodecim ScriptorumLead
Quote, Lead
this Roman game is a relative, and probably ancestor, of backgammon
Gaius Marius

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Source Gaius Marius (Wikipedia)Lead, first sentence
Quote, Lead, first sentence
was a Roman general and statesman
Publius Decius Mus (consul 340 BC)

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Source Publius Decius Mus (consul 340 BC) (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a Roman consul in 340 BC
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus

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Source Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was a statesman and general of the Roman Republic during the second century BC
Roman Army

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Source Roman army (Wikipedia)Lead, country
Quote, Lead, country
served ancient Rome and the Roman people
Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus

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Source Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
a famous politician and general of the Roman Republic
Sources
1. Wikidata: Ancient Rome
  • Wikidata P1082 (population), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata Q1747689, class allow-list match (Q3024240 historical country)
Ancient Rome (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Quote, Lead section
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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