In its more than a thousand years of history, Rome spread from what was once a single small settlement on the Tiber. First Roma spread to the surrounding territory, then all of Italy, and finally the Roman Empire covered most of western Europe, north Africa, Greece, and Asia Minor.
Read about the Fall of Rome.
- Map of the Extent of the Roman EmpireOrbis Veteribus Notus
- Republican Rome - c. 40 B.C.Republican Map of Rome - c. 40 B.C.
- Rome MapRome Map
- Imperial Rome 350 A.D.Imperial City of Rome c. A.D. 350
- Growth of Roman Power in ItalyItaly - The Growth of Roman Power in Italy
- Southern ItalyItaly - Reference Map of Ancient Italy, Southern Part
- Northern Italy Reference Map of Ancient Italy, Northern Part
- Greek and PhoeniciansGreece - Greek and Phoenician Settlements in the Mediterranean Basin, about 550 B.C.
- Northern Africa at the Start of the Second Punic WarNorthern Africa at the Start of the Second Punic War
- Roman ForumRoman Forum and its Vicinity at the Time of the Republic and Plan of the Imperial Forums
- Roman Empire 1st Century A.DRoman Empire 1st Century A.D.
- The Roman Empire about 395The Roman Empire about 395
- Graphic Index
- Text Index
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