Romulus, one of the two men who founded Rome, (his brother was the other man Romulus killed him when they were fighting over who would be king) named the city Rome after himself and people that lived there began to call themselves Romans.
The Roman republic was an empire. A republic is a form of government. An empire is a group of territories or people under one rule. The Romans had expanded into an empire during the republican form...
Tiberius was at first least likely to succeed Augustus. Augustus' designated heirs was at first Marcellus, his nephew and his daughters husband. When he died in 23 BC, Augustus married his daughter...
The exact year when the Roman republic became an empire is hazy. Understand that Rome was an empire during the republic. They began their expansion by conquering Italy and by 338 BC the area known as...