The Rise & Fall Of The Roman Empire: Every Year
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The Roman Empire was one of the largest empires in the history of humankind. By the end of Trajan’s reign, Emperia had reached its peak territorial range, encompassing an area of about 5 million square kilometers.
The animated map atlas below shows a civilization rise from a city-state kingdom to a massive empire and then retreat into obscurity.
This video will show the entire progression of the Romans and will include: The Roman Kingdom, The Roman Republic, The Roman Empire, The Western Roman Empire, The Eastern Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire.
Below is a simplified version of this animated map.
Here is the map created by Reddit user Alexandreevich that shows territories of the Roman Empire by the approximate number of years in the empire.
According to the map, Greece remained part of the Roman Empire for an extended period. The Roman Empire annexed Greece in 146 BCE after the Roman victory in the Achaean War. Greece became a Roman province, initially known as the Province of Macedonia, and later as the Province of Achaea.
The Eastern Roman Empire, often referred to as the Byzantine Empire, emerged as the continuation of the Roman Empire in the East after the western part of the empire fell in 476 CE. The Byzantine Empire, with its capital in Constantinople, continued to include Greece and other eastern territories.
Therefore, if we consider the Byzantine Empire as a continuation of the Roman Empire, then Greece remained part of the Roman (or Byzantine) Empire for a much longer time, until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. This means that Greece was part of the Roman Empire for over a millennium, from the 2nd century BCE to the 15th century CE.
If you liked these maps and a brief history of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, you may also be interested in the following books:
- The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
Related posts:
– Birthplaces of Roman Emperors from Augustus to Theodosius I
– Roads of the Roman Empire
