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# Roman Republic and Empire
# Roman Republic and Empire
## Overview
Rome evolved from a small Italian city-state to a republic (509–27 BCE) and then an empire (27 BCE – 476 CE in the West) that dominated the Mediterranean world. Roman law, engineering, and governance profoundly shaped Western civilization.
## Key Facts
- Region: Mediterranean basin, Western Europe, North Africa, Near East
- Kingdom: ~753–509 BCE
- Republic: 509–27 BCE
- Empire: 27 BCE – 476 CE (Western), continued as Byzantine Empire in the East
- Capital: Rome; later Constantinople (from 330 CE)
- Language: Latin
- Writing: Latin alphabet
## Major Periods
- Roman Kingdom (~753–509 BCE): Legendary founding by Romulus
- Early Republic (509–264 BCE): Expansion in Italy, Conflict of the Orders
- Late Republic (264–27 BCE): Punic Wars, civil wars, Caesar's assassination (44 BCE)
- Principate (27 BCE – 284 CE): Augustus through the Crisis of the Third Century
- Dominate (284–476 CE): Diocletian's reforms through the fall of the Western Empire @t[=476]
## Achievements
- Roman law: Foundation of Western legal tradition [^1]
- Engineering: Aqueducts, roads (~400,000 km network), concrete, the Colosseum
- Pax Romana (~27 BCE – 180 CE): ~200 years of relative peace and prosperity
- Latin language and literature: Virgil, Ovid, Cicero, Tacitus
## Fall of the Western Empire
The Western Roman Empire fell in 476 CE when Odoacer deposed Emperor Romulus Augustulus @t[=476]. Contributing factors included barbarian invasions, economic decline, military overextension, and administrative fragmentation [^2].
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[^1]: Jolowicz, H.F. *Historical Introduction to the Study of Roman Law* (Cambridge, 1972)
[^2]: Heather, P. *The Fall of the Roman Empire* (Oxford, 2006)
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