Roman Empire
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Roman Empire
- /ˈɹəʊmən ˈɛmpaɪə/ UK
- /ˈɹoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ/ US
Where it comes from
The sense something that one frequently thinks about is a reference to the "How Often Do You Think About the Roman Empire?" meme, popularized on Instagram and TikTok around September 2023.
proper noun the Roman Empire
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An ancient empire based out of Rome, which succeeded the Roman Republic and existed between 27 B.C.E. and 476 C.E. in the west (and until 1453 C.E. in the east; see Byzantine Empire), encompassing vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa, stretching from Britain and Germany to Spain, North Africa and the Persian Gulf.
Similar: Rome
- The Holy Roman Empire.
noun Roman Empires
- An unexpected or apparently random topic that one frequently thinks about. the dinner party episode from fleabag is my roman empire
Translations
Every language
name ancient Latin empire
| Español | Imperio romano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 로마 제국 |
| 日本語 | ローマ帝国 Rōma teikoku |
| 中文 | 羅馬帝國 /罗马帝国 Luómǎ dìguó |
| हिन्दी | रोमन साम्राज्य roman sāmrājya |
| Português | Império Romano |
| Français | Empire romain |
| Deutsch | Römisches Reich, Römerreich |
| Italiano | Impero romano |
| Ελληνικά | Βασιλεία Ρωμαίων Vasileía Romaíon, Ρωμαϊκή Αυτοκρατορία Romaïkí Aftokratoría |
| Română | Imperiul Roman |
| Русский | Ри́мская импе́рия Rímskaja impérija |
| Tiếng Việt | Đế quốc La Mã |
| العربية | اَلْإِمْبِرَاطُورِيَّةُ الرُّومَانِيَّة al-ʔimbirāṭūriyyatu r-rūmāniyya |
| עברית | האימפריה הרומית ha-impérya ha-rómit |
Talk about this word "Roman Empire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/roman%20empire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Roman Empire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/roman%20empire "Roman Empire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/roman%20empire.Cite this
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title = {Roman Empire},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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