The Roman Empire was a vast empire, centred around the city of Rome, that lasted from 27 BC to 476 AD (West); 1453 AD (East).
For questions about the Eastern Roman Empire that later became the Byzantine Empire, please use the more specific byzantine-empire tag.
Example questions
- Why did the Western Roman Empire collapse but not the Eastern Roman Empire?
- Did the communication lag become a problem for the ever expanding Roman Empire?
- Was the Roman Empire based on a 'plunder economy'?
- Nero and the Great Fire of Rome 64AD
Related tags
classical-antiquity for general questions about the cultural history of the Greco-Roman world
ancient-rome for general questions about the Ancient Rome civilization
roman-kingdom for questions for the Kingdom of Rome, that started with the city's founding
roman-republic for questions specific to the Roman Republic
byzantine-empire for questions specific to the Byzantine Empire
ancient-greece for questions about the related Ancient Greek civilization (see the tag wiki for more related tags)
