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Roman Empire (unified)

27 BC – 395
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The vast imperial state governing the Mediterranean world from Augustus to the final division in 395 CE, reaching its greatest territorial extent under Trajan in 117 CE.

Permanently divided in 395 when Emperor Theodosius I died, bequeathing the western half to Honorius and the eastern half to Arcadius, ending the unified empire.

Borders in 300 · drawn from 4 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 4 border frames for Roman Empire (unified) — the shape you scrub through changes in 27 BC · 50 · 150 · 300.

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