(This list, is, non-exhaustive)  
(Roman Empire, began, 27 BCE)  
(Roman Empire, emerged from, Roman Republic)  
(Octavian, became, Augustus)  
(Augustus, founded, Principate)  
(Augustus, held, tribunician power)  
(Augustus, held, imperium proconsulare maius)  
(Principate, preserved, republican forms)  
(Principate, concentrated power in, emperor)  
(Roman Empire, ended in the West, 476 CE)  
(Western Roman Empire, fell to, Germanic successor kingdoms)  
(Romulus Augustulus, was deposed by, Odoacer)  
(Eastern Roman Empire, continued after 476, as Byzantine Empire)  
(Byzantine Empire, ended, 1453 CE)  
(Constantinople, fell to, Ottoman Empire)  
(Roman Empire, was centered on, Mediterranean Sea)  
(Mediterranean Sea, was called by Romans, Mare Nostrum)  
(Roman Empire, at greatest extent, spanned from Britain to Mesopotamia)  
(Roman Empire, at greatest extent, spanned from, Rhine-Danube frontier)  
(Roman Empire, at greatest extent, spanned to, North Africa)  
(Roman Empire, reached greatest territorial extent under, Trajan)  
(Trajan, ruled, 98–117 CE)  
(Trajan, annexed, Dacia)  
(Trajan, briefly held, Mesopotamia)  
(Dacia, was located in, modern Romania region)  
(Roman Empire, used, Latin)  
(Roman Empire, used, Greek)  
(Latin, was dominant in, western provinces)  
(Greek, was dominant in, eastern provinces)  
(Roman Empire, capital was, Rome)  
(Constantine I, founded, Constantinople)  
(Constantinople, became capital of, Eastern Roman Empire)  
(Constantinople, was formerly, Byzantium)  
(Roman Empire, was ruled by, emperors)  
(Emperor, was styled as, princeps)  
(Emperor, later was styled as, dominus)  
(Dominate, followed, Principate)  
(Dominate, began under, Diocletian)  
(Diocletian, ruled, 284–305 CE)  
(Diocletian, created, Tetrarchy)  
(Tetrarchy, divided rule among, two Augusti and two Caesares)  
(Diocletian, reformed, taxation)  
(Diocletian, reformed, provincial administration)  
(Diocletian, attempted to stabilize, currency)  
(Diocletian, issued, Edict on Maximum Prices)  
(Crisis of the Third Century, occurred, 235–284 CE)  
(Crisis of the Third Century, featured, rapid imperial turnover)  
(Crisis of the Third Century, featured, civil wars)  
(Crisis of the Third Century, featured, external invasions)  
(Crisis of the Third Century, featured, economic instability)  
(Constantine I, ruled, 306–337 CE)  
(Constantine I, defeated, Maxentius)  
(Battle of the Milvian Bridge, occurred, 312 CE)  
(Constantine I, issued with Licinius, Edict of Milan)  
(Edict of Milan, granted, religious toleration for Christians)  
(Constantine I, supported, Christianity)  
(Nicaea, hosted, First Council of Nicaea)  
(First Council of Nicaea, occurred, 325 CE)  
(First Council of Nicaea, addressed, Arian controversy)  
(Theodosius I, ruled, 379–395 CE)  
(Theodosius I, made Nicene Christianity, favored imperial religion)  
(Edict of Thessalonica, occurred, 380 CE)  
(Roman Empire, was administratively divided into, provinces)  
(Provinces, were grouped into, dioceses)  
(Dioceses, were grouped into, prefectures)  
(Provincial governors, administered, provinces)  
(Senatorial provinces, were governed by, proconsuls)  
(Imperial provinces, were governed by, imperial legates)  
(Egypt, was governed by, prefect)  
(Rome, had an office of, urban prefect)  
(Roman Empire, had a legislative tradition of, Roman law)  
(Roman law, influenced, later European legal systems)  
(Twelve Tables, were an early codification of, Roman law)  
(Praetors, issued, edicts)  
(Jurists, developed, legal doctrine)  
(Justinian I, ruled, 527–565 CE)  
(Justinian I, compiled, Corpus Juris Civilis)  
(Corpus Juris Civilis, included, Digest)  
(Corpus Juris Civilis, included, Institutes)  
(Corpus Juris Civilis, included, Codex)  
(Corpus Juris Civilis, included, Novellae)  
(Roman Empire, maintained, professional army)  
(Roman army, included, legions)  
(Legions, were primarily, heavy infantry units)  
(Roman army, included, auxilia)  
(Auxilia, provided, non-citizen troops)  
(Auxilia, often provided, cavalry)  
(Auxilia, often provided, specialized forces)  
(Roman Empire, built, frontier fortifications)  
(Limes, referred to, frontier zones and defenses)  
(Hadrian, ruled, 117–138 CE)  
(Hadrian, built, Hadrian’s Wall)  
(Hadrian’s Wall, was located in, Britannia)  
(Antonine Wall, was located in, northern Britannia)  
(Roman Empire, relied on, logistics and roads)  
(Roman roads, facilitated, troop movement)  
(Roman roads, facilitated, trade)  
(Via Appia, connected, Rome to southern Italy)  
(Roman Empire, built, aqueducts)  
(Aqueducts, supplied, urban water)  
(Roman Empire, built, baths)  
(Baths, served as, social and hygienic centers)  
(Roman Empire, built, amphitheaters)  
(Amphitheaters, hosted, gladiatorial games)  
(Colosseum, was built under, Flavian dynasty)  
(Colosseum, is located in, Rome)  
(Flavian dynasty, included, Vespasian)  
(Flavian dynasty, included, Titus)  
(Flavian dynasty, included, Domitian)  
(Vespasian, ruled, 69–79 CE)  
(Titus, ruled, 79–81 CE)  
(Domitian, ruled, 81–96 CE)  
(Year of the Four Emperors, occurred, 69 CE)  
(Year of the Four Emperors, followed, Nero’s death)  
(Nero, ruled, 54–68 CE)  
(Julio-Claudian dynasty, included, Augustus)  
(Julio-Claudian dynasty, included, Tiberius)  
(Julio-Claudian dynasty, included, Caligula)  
(Julio-Claudian dynasty, included, Claudius)  
(Julio-Claudian dynasty, included, Nero)  
(Claudius, ruled, 41–54 CE)  
(Claudius, initiated, conquest of Britain)  
(Britannia, became, Roman province)  
(Roman Empire, traded across, Mediterranean)  
(Roman Empire, traded with, India)  
(Roman Empire, traded with, Arabia)  
(Roman Empire, traded with, sub-Saharan Africa via intermediaries)  
(Roman Empire, imported, spices)  
(Roman Empire, imported, silk)  
(Roman Empire, imported, incense)  
(Roman Empire, exported, wine)  
(Roman Empire, exported, olive oil)  
(Roman Empire, exported, metal goods)  
(Roman Empire, used, coinage)  
(Denarius, was, silver coin)  
(Aureus, was, gold coin)  
(Sestertius, was, brass coin)  
(Debasement, contributed to, inflation)  
(Roman Empire, collected, taxes in money and kind)  
(Roman state, requisitioned, grain)  
(Grain dole, supplied, Rome’s population)  
(Annona, referred to, grain supply system)  
(Egypt, was a major source of, grain)  
(North Africa, was a major source of, grain)  
(Roman Empire, had social classes including, senators)  
(Roman Empire, had social classes including, equestrians)  
(Roman Empire, had social classes including, plebeians)  
(Roman Empire, had social classes including, slaves)  
(Equestrians, often engaged in, commerce and administration)  
(Slavery, was widespread in, Roman Empire)  
(Manumission, could grant, freedman status)  
(Freedmen, could become, Roman citizens)  
(Roman citizenship, expanded over time, beyond Italy)  
(Italian allies, gained citizenship after, Social War)  
(Social War, occurred, 91–88 BCE)  
(Caracalla, ruled, 198–217 CE)  
(Caracalla, issued, Constitutio Antoniniana)  
(Constitutio Antoniniana, granted citizenship to, most free inhabitants of the empire)  
(Roman religion, was originally, polytheistic)  
(Roman religion, incorporated, Greek deities)  
(Roman religion, included, imperial cult)  
(Imperial cult, honored, emperors and Rome)  
(Mystery cults, existed in, Roman Empire)  
(Mithraism, was practiced in, Roman Empire)  
(Isis cult, was practiced in, Roman Empire)  
(Judaism, existed in, Roman Empire)  
(Christianity, emerged in, Roman Empire)  
(Jesus of Nazareth, was executed under, Pontius Pilate)  
(Pontius Pilate, governed, Judaea)  
(Judaea, was a province in, Roman Empire)  
(First Jewish–Roman War, occurred, 66–73 CE)  
(Second Jewish–Roman War, included, Bar Kokhba revolt)  
(Bar Kokhba revolt, occurred, 132–136 CE)  
(Second Temple, was destroyed in, 70 CE)  
(Second Temple, was destroyed by, Titus’s forces)  
(Roman Empire, produced, Latin literature)  
(Virgil, wrote, Aeneid)  
(Horace, wrote, Odes)  
(Ovid, wrote, Metamorphoses)  
(Cicero, wrote, speeches and philosophical works)  
(Roman Empire, produced, Greek literature)  
(Plutarch, wrote, Parallel Lives)  
(Galen, practiced, medicine)  
(Ptolemy, wrote, Almagest)  
(Roman architecture, used, concrete)  
(Roman architecture, used, arches)  
(Roman architecture, used, vaults)  
(Roman architecture, used, domes)  
(Pantheon, is located in, Rome)  
(Pantheon, has, large concrete dome)  
(Roman Empire, developed, urbanization)  
(Cities, had, forums)  
(Cities, had, basilicas)  
(Cities, had, temples)  
(Cities, had, theaters)  
(Cities, had, public baths)  
(Roman family structure, emphasized, paterfamilias)  
(Paterfamilias, held, legal authority within household)  
(Roman naming conventions, included, tria nomina)  
(Roman Empire, used a calendar reformed by, Julius Caesar)  
(Julian calendar, was introduced, 46 BCE)  
(Julius Caesar, was assassinated, 44 BCE)  
(Assassination of Julius Caesar, occurred on, Ides of March)  
(Second Triumvirate, included, Octavian)  
(Second Triumvirate, included, Mark Antony)  
(Second Triumvirate, included, Lepidus)  
(Battle of Actium, occurred, 31 BCE)  
(Battle of Actium, pitted Octavian against, Mark Antony and Cleopatra)  
(Cleopatra, ruled, Ptolemaic Egypt)  
(Egypt, became, Roman province)  
(Pax Romana, described, relative stability and prosperity)  
(Pax Romana, is often dated from, Augustus to Marcus Aurelius)  
(Marcus Aurelius, ruled, 161–180 CE)  
(Marcus Aurelius, wrote, Meditations)  
(Commodus, ruled, 180–192 CE)  
(Year of the Five Emperors, occurred, 193 CE)  
(Severan dynasty, began with, Septimius Severus)  
(Septimius Severus, ruled, 193–211 CE)  
(Severan dynasty, relied on, army support)  
(Roman Empire, fought wars with, Parthian Empire)  
(Roman Empire, fought wars with, Sasanian Empire)  
(Sasanian Empire, succeeded, Parthian Empire)  
(Parthian Empire, controlled, Iran and Mesopotamia regions)  
(Sasanian Empire, began, 224 CE)  
(Roman Empire, faced migrations and invasions by, Germanic peoples)  
(Goths, interacted with, Roman Empire)  
(Visigoths, sacked, Rome)  
(Sack of Rome by Visigoths, occurred, 410 CE)  
(Vandals, sacked, Rome)  
(Sack of Rome by Vandals, occurred, 455 CE)  
(Huns, invaded, Roman territories)  
(Attila, led, Huns)  
(Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, occurred, 451 CE)  
(Roman Empire, increasingly relied on, foederati)  
(Foederati, were, allied barbarian troops under treaty)  
(Late Roman army, included, comitatenses)  
(Late Roman army, included, limitanei)  
(Comitatenses, were, mobile field armies)  
(Limitanei, were, frontier troops)  
(Western Empire, experienced, fiscal strain)  
(Western Empire, experienced, political fragmentation)  
(Eastern Empire, had stronger, tax base)  
(Eastern Empire, had major city, Constantinople)  
(Roman Empire, influenced, European languages)  
(Latin, evolved into, Romance languages)  
(Romance languages, include, Spanish)  
(Romance languages, include, French)  
(Romance languages, include, Portuguese)  
(Romance languages, include, Italian)  
(Romance languages, include, Romanian)  
(Roman Empire, left enduring infrastructure, roads and bridges)  
(Roman Empire, left enduring institutions, law and administration)  
(Roman Empire, influenced, Christianity’s historical development)
