Roman Empire

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Roman Empire

  • /ˈɹəʊmən ˈɛmpaɪə/ UK
  • /ˈɹoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ/ US

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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

  1. historical 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

  2. archaic, historical The Holy Roman Empire.

noun Roman Empires

  1. Internet An unexpected or apparently random topic that one frequently thinks about. the dinner party episode from fleabag is my roman empire

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name ancient Latin empire

EspañolImperio romano
한국어로마 제국
日本語ローマ帝国 Rōma teikoku
中文羅馬帝國 /罗马帝国 Luómǎ dìguó
हिन्दीरोमन साम्राज्य roman sāmrājya
PortuguêsImpério Romano
FrançaisEmpire romain
DeutschRömisches Reich, Römerreich
ItalianoImpero romano
ΕλληνικάΒασιλεία Ρωμαίων Vasileía Romaíon, Ρωμαϊκή Αυτοκρατορία Romaïkí Aftokratoría
RomânăImperiul Roman
РусскийРи́мская импе́рия Rímskaja impérija
Tiếng ViệtĐế quốc La Mã
العربيةاَلْإِمْبِرَاطُورِيَّةُ الرُّومَانِيَّة al-ʔimbirāṭūriyyatu r-rūmāniyya
עבריתהאימפריה הרומית ha-impérya ha-rómit

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"Roman Empire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/roman%20empire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Roman Empire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/roman%20empire

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@misc{roman_empire_2026,
  title = {Roman Empire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roman%20empire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}