# Roman Empire Knowledge as (Subject, Predicate, Object) Triples

## Founding & Key Dates
- (Roman Empire, was established in, 27 BCE)
- (Roman Empire, fell in the west in, 476 CE)
- (Augustus, became, first Roman Emperor)
- (Romulus Augustulus, was, last Western Roman Emperor)

## Geography
- (Roman Empire, had capital at, Rome)
- (Roman Empire, later had capital at, Constantinople)
- (Roman Empire, surrounded, Mediterranean Sea)
- (Romans, called Mediterranean, "Mare Nostrum")
- (Roman Empire, extended to, Britain)
- (Roman Empire, extended to, Mesopotamia)
- (Roman Empire, extended to, North Africa)

## Political Structure
- (Roman Empire, was ruled by, Emperors)
- (Roman Empire, succeeded, Roman Republic)
- (Senate, advised, Emperors)
- (Roman Empire, was divided into, provinces)
- (Governors, administered, provinces)

## Notable Emperors
- (Augustus, ruled from, 27 BCE to 14 CE)
- (Nero, ruled during, Great Fire of Rome)
- (Trajan, expanded empire to, greatest extent)
- (Hadrian, built, Hadrian's Wall)
- (Marcus Aurelius, was a, Stoic philosopher)
- (Constantine, legalized, Christianity)
- (Diocletian, divided, the Empire)

## Military
- (Roman Army, was organized into, legions)
- (Legions, contained approximately, 5000 soldiers)
- (Roman soldiers, were called, legionaries)
- (Praetorian Guard, protected, the Emperor)
- (Roman Army, built, roads)
- (Roman Army, built, fortifications)

## Engineering & Architecture
- (Romans, built, aqueducts)
- (Romans, built, the Colosseum)
- (Romans, built, the Pantheon)
- (Romans, invented, concrete)
- (Romans, constructed, extensive road networks)
- (Roman roads, spanned, 250,000 miles)
- (Appian Way, was a, famous Roman road)

## Culture & Society
- (Romans, spoke, Latin)
- (Latin, evolved into, Romance languages)
- (Roman society, was divided into, social classes)
- (Patricians, were, upper class)
- (Plebeians, were, common citizens)
- (Slaves, formed, lowest class)
- (Romans, practiced, polytheistic religion)
- (Romans, worshipped, Jupiter)
- (Romans, worshipped, Mars)
- (Romans, worshipped, Venus)

## Law & Government
- (Roman law, influenced, Western legal systems)
- (Twelve Tables, formed, early Roman law code)
- (Roman citizenship, granted rights to, citizens)
- (Pax Romana, was period of, relative peace)
- (Pax Romana, lasted approximately, 200 years)

## Religion
- (Christianity, became state religion under, Theodosius I)
- (Constantine, convened, Council of Nicaea)
- (Romans, initially persecuted, Christians)
- (Emperor cult, worshipped, deified emperors)

## Decline & Fall
- (Western Roman Empire, fell to, Germanic tribes)
- (Odoacer, deposed, Romulus Augustulus)
- (Eastern Roman Empire, continued as, Byzantine Empire)
- (Byzantine Empire, lasted until, 1453 CE)
- (Roman Empire, suffered from, barbarian invasions)
- (Roman Empire, suffered from, economic troubles)
- (Roman Empire, suffered from, political instability)

## Legacy
- (Roman Empire, influenced, Western civilization)
- (Roman law, forms basis of, civil law systems)
- (Latin, influenced, European languages)
- (Roman architecture, inspired, neoclassical architecture)
