Roman Empire, Eastern

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• Roman Empire, Eastern —       the eastern half of the Roman Empire, which maintained itself for a thousand years after the western half broke up in the late 5th century AD. The eastern half survived until 1453 as the Byzantine Empire (q.v.). * * * …   Universalium

• Roman Empire — For other senses of the term, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). Imperium Romanum redirects here. For the video game, see Imperium Romanum (video game). Roman Empire Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Senate and …   Wikipedia

• Roman Empire (disambiguation) — Roman Empire usually refers to the government centered in Rome and in its successor capitals on the Italian peninsula from 27 BC to 395 AD.Roman Empire may also refer to:*Roman Republic (6th century 1st century BC) *Eastern Roman Empire (330… …   Wikipedia

• Eastern Roman Empire — Byzantine Empire, esp. so called from A.D. 395, when the Roman Empire was divided, until A.D. 476, when the Western Roman emperor was deposed …   English World dictionary

• Roman Empire — Roman Em|pire the Roman Empire the countries of Europe, north Africa, and western Asia that were ruled by the ancient Romans from around 44 ↑BC until ↑AD 395, when the ↑empire was divided into two parts. The Western Roman Empire continued until… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Roman Empire — empire established (27 B.C. ) by Augustus, succeeding the Roman Republic: at its peak it included W & S Europe, Britain, Asia Minor, N Africa, & the lands of the E Mediterranean: divided (A.D. 395) into the EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE and the WESTERN… …   English World dictionary

• Eastern Roman Empire — noun a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395 • Syn: ↑Byzantine Empire, ↑Byzantium • Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic region …   Useful english dictionary

• Roman Empire — 1. the lands and peoples subject to the authority of ancient Rome. 2. the form of government established in ancient Rome in 27 B.C., comprising the Principate or Early Empire (27 B.C. A.D. 284) and the Autocracy or Later Empire (A.D. 284 476). 3 …   Universalium

• Roman Empire — noun an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome • Members of this Region:… …   Useful english dictionary

• Eastern Roman Empire — the eastern part of the Roman Empire, esp. after the division in A.D. 395, having its capital at Constantinople: survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire in A.D. 476. Also called Eastern Empire. Cf. Byzantine Empire. * * * …   Universalium

• Eastern Roman Empire — noun the eastern division of the Roman Empire and, after AD 476, the Roman Empire with its capital at Constantinople. Also, Eastern Empire …   Australian English dictionary