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Rome
Episode One
The rise of Rome to dominate the overt politics of Europe, North Africa and the Near East completely from the 1st century BC to the 4th century AD, is the subject of a great deal of analysis by historians, military strategists, political scientists and increasingly also some economists.
The Roman Empire is one of the four undisputed well-documented examples of a sustained military and political domination of one people and world-view over all others they encounter - an active seeking of world government. The other three are the Islamic caliphate which created today's Islamic World, the Spanish Empire which dominated and largely colonized the New World, the British Empire which succeeded it, and today's global economic monoculture (English-speaking) led by the United States of America which in turn succeeded that. While China, India and Russia were largely independent of the earlier empires, none have now managed to escape alliances with the newer ones. Thus the study of the rise of such empires is of nearly universal interest, not just for historical reasons.
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This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
Ancient Rome
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Roman Kingdom
753 BC – 509 BC
Roman Republic
508 BC – 27 BC
Roman Empire
27 BC – AD 476
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Principate
Western Empire
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Dominate
Eastern Empire
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| Roman Constitution |
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Constitution of the Kingdom
Constitution of the Republic
Constitution of the Empire
Constitution of the Late Empire
History of the Constitution
Senate
Legislative Assemblies
Executive Magistrates
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| Ordinary Magistrates |
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Consul
Praetor
Quaestor
Promagistrate
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Aedile
Tribune
Censor
Governor
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| Extraordinary Magistrates |
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Dictator
Magister Equitum
Consular tribune
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Rex
Triumviri
Decemviri
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| Titles and Honours |
Emperor
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Legatus
Dux
Officium
Praefectus
Vicarius
Vigintisexviri
Lictor
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Magister Militum
Imperator
Princeps senatus
Pontifex Maximus
Augustus
Caesar
Tetrarch
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| Precedent and Law |
Roman Law
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Imperium
Mos maiorum
Collegiality
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Roman citizenship
Auctoritas
Cursus honorum
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