The Roman Empire: A Thousand Years of Power

Empires 117 AD Ancient 🇮🇹 Italy 1,244 views

Rome began as a small city on the Tiber and grew into an empire that ruled the entire Mediterranean world for five centuries, leaving behind a legacy in law, language, architecture, and governance that shapes the modern world.

From City to Republic to EmpireAccording to Roman tradition, the city of Rome was founded in 753 BC. For the next two and a half centuries it was ruled by kings, until the Romans expelled their last king, Tarquinius Superbus, in 509 BC and established the Republic. The Republic was governed by two e...

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