Roman Empire

1. historicalAn ancient empire based out of Rome, which succeeded the Roman Republic and existed between 27 B.C.E. and 476 C.E. in the west (and until 1453 C.E. in the east; see Byzantine Empire), encompassing vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa, stretching from Britain and Germany to Spain, North Africa and the Persian Gulf.First known use 15th c.

   Synonyms: Rome

2. archaichistoricalThe Holy Roman Empire.First known use 16th c.

plural Roman Empires

1. InternetAn unexpected or apparently random topic that one frequently thinks about.

   the dinner party episode from fleabag is my roman empire

   2023 September 18, @fleabagreact, Twitter, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2024

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   Yeah we had a big convo about this at work. I work in a pharmacy which is like 90% women (it's the best) and we collectively decided our "Roman empire" is either Genghis Khan or blood clots, and the teenage version was toxic shock syndrome lol

   2023 October 4, u/Soggy_Biscuit_, “Whats your version of the Roman empire?”, in Reddit, r/popculturechat, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2024

   No one understands how much I crave this. I yearn for this. This is my Roman Empire. You visualize an apple in your head, I visualize this at all times

   2023 October 15, @lexkwondo, Twitter, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2024

   “My Roman Empire is the fact that I have thought about the desire to be smaller every single day for the past 20 years,” she says in a video posted on Oct. 18.

   2023 October 26, Neia Balao, quoting Alexandra Gulla, “‘The desire to be smaller’: These women reveal that their ‘Roman Empire’ is tied to body image, and others agree”, in Yahoo!

   Prions are my Roman Empire. I swear I think of prions absurdly more than anyone should. The fact that they exist and can do that amount of damage is haunting.

   2023 December 3, u/8Jennyx, “What's a fact you wish you didn't know?”, in Reddit, r/AskReddit, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2024

   I have a rotating set of Roman empires, currently it seems to be Foolish & Philza as a duo cause the amount of feral energy that floods me every time I see something regarding them....I adore them

   2023 December 5, @GenevaWren38, Twitter, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2024