Ancient Romans
Latin-speaking empire builders
The Ancient Romans were the people of Rome and its empire, which dominated the Mediterranean world from roughly the 3rd century BCE to the 5th century CE.
The term evokes their distinctive contributions: republican government, roads, aqueducts, Latin, and legal systems that shaped Western civilization.
The Ancient Romans built structures that still stand today.
- NeroTyrannical first-century ruler
- AugustusRome's inaugural emperor
- CaligulaDepraved third Roman emperor
- TiberiusSecond Roman emperor
- legionGreat number, or soldiers
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Classical Mediterranean civilization
Persians · Carthaginians · Phoenicians · Etruscans · Ancient Chinese
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