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The Roman Empire was not an empire of Italy, it was an empire started by the city of Rome. The Roman Empire had control of all the land around the mediterranean and more north/south/east. Italy today is located only in Europe and has control of Rome.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoIn the Roman days Italy was the heart of the very large empire. Nowadays Italy is an independent country which has no overseas possessions. Its social, political and economic structure is totally different as it is a modern country, not an ancient civilisation. Therefore he two are hardly comparable. What Italy has inherited the most from the Romans is a language derived from Latin and a Latin culture. There is also a large archaeological and artistic heritage.
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Is Italy part of the eastern roman empire?
No. Italy was the centre of the Western empire.
How did Italy's position help the roman empire?
Italy's position in the Mediterranean was a key reason why the Roman empire was centred of the Mediterranean. It central position in that sea also helped to make it the geographical and economic pivot of the empire as it stood at the crossroad between the western and eastern basins of the Mediterranean and provided a link between this sea and the areas north of the Alps.
What was Italy's ancient roman empire the heart of?
Rome expanded into central and southern Italy as a result of the Second and Third Samnite Wars (326-304 BC and 298-290 BC). She gained control of the whole of Italy in 192 BC. The conventional date given for the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire is 476 AD.
Why does Italy want the Austro-Hungarian empire to end?
Italy wanted the Austro-Hungarian empire to end because Italy was promised land from Great Britian that was inside the Austro-Hungarian empire.
Can you Compare and contrast maps of Roman Empire and Italy today?
The Roman Empire is bigger than Italy today
What country was roman empire in?
The Roman empire was centered on Italy and its capital city of Rome.
Modern Mediterranean country was the center of the Roman Empire?
Italy is the modern country that was the center of the Roman empire.
Did Italy influence the Roman Empire?
Rome influenced Italy.
What is the capital city of Western Rome?
The capital of the Roman Empire was Rome until 284. In that year the emperor Diocletian created a co-emperorship with himself in charge of the eastern part of the empire and Maximian in charge of the western part. He also designated also an imperial capital for the eastern part of the empire, which was Nicomedia (in northwestern Turkey), and an imperial capital for the western part, which was Milan (in northern Italy). The emperor Constantine I moved the capital of the eastern part to the nearby Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople (present day Istanbul). The capital of the western part was moved to Ravenna (also in northern Italy) in 402.
What great empire came out of Rome Italy?
The Roman Empire
How large was Italy's empire after World War 2?
Italy lost all of its empire colonies in World War II.
Otto you wanted to expand Germany by adding what to his empire?
Italy
