Encyclopedia of Roman Empire

The illustrated Encyclopedia of Roman Empire covers time period from the 27 BC to 480 AD. Easily access the timeline, biography, information about the law, government, military and more.

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Table of Contents

Categorical Index | A-Z Index

Introduction: Introduction | Development of Imperial Rome | The first emperor | From the Republic to the Principate: Augustus (27 BC - AD 14)

Essentials: List of Roman Emperors | Timeline | Graphical Timeline

Maps: 218 BC - 117 AD | 69 AD | 117 AD | Legions Camps 80 AD

Roman Emperors by Epoch

Principate: Julio-Claudian dynasty | Four Emperors (68–69) | Flavian dynasty | Nervan-Antonian dynasty | Five Emperors (192–193) | Severan dynasty

Crisis of the Third Century: Barracks Emperors | Illyrian Emperors | Gallic Emperors | Britannic Emperors

Dominate: Tetrarchies | Constantinian dynasty | Valentinian dynasty | Theodosian dynasty

Government, Law, Military and Society

Government: Senate | Curia | Forum | Cursus honorum | Assemblies | Collegiality | Emperor | Legatus | Dux | Officium | Praefectus | Vicarius | Vigintisexviri | Lictor | Magister militum | Imperator | Princeps senatus | Pontifex Maximus | Augustus | Caesar | Tetrarch

Magistrates:

Ordinary: Tribune | Quaestor | Aedile | Praetor | Consul | Censor | Promagistrate | Governor

Extraordinary: Dictator | Master Equitum

Law: Constitution | Twelve Tables | Roman citizenship | Auctoritas | Imperium | Status | Litigation

Military:

Borders | Structure | Campaigns | Technology | Political Control | Frontiers & Fortifications | Strategy | Engineering | Army (Legion - Infantry tactics - Personal equipment - Siege engines) | Navy (Fleet) | Auxiliaries | Decorations & Punishments

Society: Theatre | Social class | Cuisine | Education | Literature | Art | Music | Architecture | Religion (Funeral - Persecution - Imperial cult) | Mythology | Forum | SPQR | Currency | Technology | Engineering | Finance | Agriculture | Commerce | Calendar | Clothing | Festivals | Circus | Wine | Women | Distinguished Women | Marriage | Slavery

Language: Latin | Old Latin | Classical Latin | Medieval Latin | Renaissance Latin | New Latin | Recent Latin | History of Latin | Latin literature | Vulgar Latin | Ecclesiastical Latin | Romance languages