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Roman Republic

509 BC – 27 BC
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The oligarchic republic governed by the Senate and popular assemblies that conquered the Mediterranean world before collapsing into civil wars and transforming into the Empire.

Ended in 27 BCE when the Senate conferred extraordinary powers and the honorific title 'Augustus' on Octavian on 16 January, establishing the Principate and transforming the Republic into the Roman Empire under its first emperor.

Borders in 200 BC · drawn from 3 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 3 border frames for Roman Republic — the shape you scrub through changes in 509 BC · 350 BC · 200 BC.

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