1. Historically, the Roman Empire was a great empire with the Mediterranean as the center and spanning Europe, Asia and Africa, with Rome, Italy as its capital.
2. The expansion of the Roman Republic made Rome surpass the concept of city-state and become a multi-ethnic, multi-religious, multi-lingual and multi-cultural country around the Mediterranean. In 27 BC, the Senate awarded Gaius Octavius the title of "Augustus", and the Roman Republic entered the imperial era.
3. During the reign of Trajan (1998-1 17), the Roman Empire reached its peak, with unprecedented economic prosperity and the largest territory: Spain, Gaul and Britain in the west, the upper reaches of the Euphrates River in the east, North Africa in the south and the Rhine and Danube in the north. At its peak, the Mediterranean became an imperial inland sea, controlling about 5 million square kilometers.
In 4.395, Theodosius I divided the empire between his two sons. Since then, the Roman Empire has been divided into two parts, and it is permanently divided. Rome began with two parts, the western part was divided into the Western Roman Empire, and the eastern part finally became the Eastern Roman Empire.
5. In 4 10 AD, Germanic Visigoths, led by the leader alaric, entered Italy and besieged the city of West Rome. With the cooperation of the slaves in the city, they opened the gates and plundered them, and then established the Visigoth Kingdom of the Western Roman Empire. In A.D. 476, the leader of Roman mercenaries, Germanic Odyake, deposed romulus Augustus, the last emperor of western Rome, and the western Rome was destroyed.
The Eastern Roman Empire lasted for nearly a thousand years, during which it was generally referred to as the "Roman Empire". After the demise of the Western Roman Empire, the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) became the actual successor of the Roman Empire.
1453, Constantinople, the capital of Byzantine Empire, was captured by Sultan Muhammad Ⅱ of Ottoman Empire. 1460, the territory of the Eastern Roman Empire in Moria was occupied by the Ottoman Empire. 146 1 year, the Ottoman Empire perished the Trabson Empire. At this point, the Eastern Roman Empire withdrew from the historical stage forever.
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Rome, Italy is known as the largest "open-air history museum" in the world. The Colosseum, also known as the Colosseum, is one of the eight famous places of interest in the world, which was built in 1 century. This oval building covers an area of about 20,000 square meters and has a circumference of 527 meters. It is a symbol of the ancient Roman Empire. On both sides of the broad Imperial Avenue are the Senate, the Temple, the Notre Dame Temple and some famous temples, such as the Pantheon.
To the north of this open-air arena site is the Arc de Triomphe, which records the achievements of Emperor Severus' expedition to Parthia, and to the south is the Arc de Triomphe of Titus, not far from which there is the largest Arc de Triomphe in Rome to commemorate Constantine the Great's victory over Ma Kexin.
Trajan Square, east of Imperial Avenue, is the commercial center of ancient Rome. A 40-meter-high spiral relief triumphal column stands beside the market, depicting the story of Emperor Trajan's expedition to the Danube River basin.
Venice Square in the center of the ancient city is130m long and 75m wide, which is the intersection of several main streets in the city. On the left side of the square is the Renaissance ancient building Venice Palace, and on the right side is the building of Venice Insurance Company with similar style to Venice Palace.
In addition, the magnificent judicial palace, colorful Navona Square and St. Peter's Cathedral all reflect the artistic style of the Renaissance. There are also hundreds of museums in Rome, which contain artistic treasures including the Renaissance.
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