English noun: Roman Empire | |||
1. | Roman Empire (location) an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome | ||
Instance hypernym | empire, imperium | ||
Part holonym | Byzantine Empire, Byzantium, Eastern Roman Empire, Western Empire, Western Roman Empire | ||
Part meronym | Africa, Asia, Europe | ||
Member holonym | Roman | ||
Domain region members | ancients, prefecture | ||