The Roman Empire existed for nearly 65,438+0,500 years, from the establishment of the imperial system by Augustus (27 BC) to the capture of Constantinople by Turks in XI (65,438+0,453). It is a stage after the ancient Roman civilization entered the imperial era from the initial * * * era. Theoretically, the system of * * * presided over by the Senate is still maintained, but in fact, the power is handed over to the emperor's regime.
During the reign of Emperor Trajan of Antony Dynasty (98-1 17), the territory of the Roman Empire reached its largest and its economy was unprecedentedly prosperous, starting from Spain and Britain in the west, reaching the upper reaches of the Euphrates River in the east, North Africa in the south and the Rhine and Danube River in the north. The Mediterranean became the inland sea of the empire.