Territorial change of Roman Empire

“Roman Empire” — appears in this map’s data from 31 BC to AD 394. Its territory was largest in AD 117 – 126, at ≈ 5.26 million km².

Territory by period

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 117 – 126 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

Its highest rank was in AD 117: number 36 of 1.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

• Lazica — 46 frames
• Kingdom of Kush — 43 frames
• Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity) — 31 frames
• Parthian Empire — 30 frames
• Sasanian Empire — 29 frames
• Gothia — 27 frames
• Ripuarian Franks — 25 frames
• Osroene — 25 frames
• Adiabene — 21 frames
• Nabataeans — 17 frames
• Polis — 15 frames
• Kingdom of Pontus — 14 frames
• Vandals — 14 frames
• Commagene — 13 frames
• Nobatia — 12 frames
• Mauretania — 12 frames
• Thracian kingdom — 12 frames
• Gordyene — 12 frames
• Salian Franks — 10 frames
• Kingdom of Sophene — 10 frames

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 30 by area (of 37 in total).

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Roman Republic

Succeeded by: Western Roman Empire · Byzantine Empire

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Roman Empire was a state that dominated the Mediterranean and much of Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa during the classical period.

Wikipedia (English) “Roman Empire”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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