Territorial change of Roman Republic

“Roman Republic” — appears in this map’s data from 500 BC to 32 BC. Its territory was largest in 44 BC – 43 BC, at ≈ 2.34 million km².

Territory by period

Period	Area
500 BC – 481 BC	≈ 238 km²
480 BC – 338 BC	≈ 1,145 km²
337 BC – 327 BC	≈ 9,305 km²
326 BC – 324 BC	≈ 10 thousand km²
323 BC – 319 BC	≈ 10 thousand km²
318 BC – 302 BC	≈ 12 thousand km²
301 BC – 292 BC	≈ 32 thousand km²
291 BC – 282 BC	≈ 57 thousand km²
281 BC – 280 BC	≈ 57 thousand km²
279 BC – 278 BC	≈ 54 thousand km²
277 BC – 276 BC	≈ 54 thousand km²
275 BC – 272 BC	≈ 70 thousand km²
271 BC – 265 BC	≈ 92 thousand km²
264 BC – 257 BC	≈ 118 thousand km²
256 BC – 248 BC	≈ 136 thousand km²
247 BC – 240 BC	≈ 137 thousand km²
239 BC – 231 BC	≈ 138 thousand km²
230 BC – 226 BC	≈ 176 thousand km²
225 BC – 224 BC	≈ 167 thousand km²
223 BC – 223 BC	≈ 210 thousand km²
222 BC – 219 BC	≈ 217 thousand km²
218 BC – 217 BC	≈ 219 thousand km²
216 BC – 213 BC	≈ 156 thousand km²
212 BC – 211 BC	≈ 310 thousand km²
210 BC – 209 BC	≈ 328 thousand km²
208 BC – 207 BC	≈ 353 thousand km²
206 BC – 204 BC	≈ 399 thousand km²
203 BC – 203 BC	≈ 414 thousand km²
202 BC – 198 BC	≈ 595 thousand km²
197 BC – 189 BC	≈ 392 thousand km²
188 BC – 171 BC	≈ 418 thousand km²
170 BC – 165 BC	≈ 506 thousand km²
164 BC – 145 BC	≈ 649 thousand km²
144 BC – 127 BC	≈ 851 thousand km²
126 BC – 111 BC	≈ 1.16 million km²
110 BC – 92 BC	≈ 1.19 million km²
91 BC – 88 BC	≈ 1.30 million km²
87 BC – 78 BC	≈ 1.19 million km²
77 BC – 67 BC	≈ 1.35 million km²
66 BC – 64 BC	≈ 1.56 million km²
63 BC – 51 BC	≈ 1.61 million km²
50 BC – 50 BC	≈ 2.22 million km²
49 BC – 49 BC	≈ 2.22 million km²
48 BC – 47 BC	≈ 2.22 million km²
46 BC – 45 BC	≈ 2.34 million km²
44 BC – 43 BC	≈ 2.34 million km²
42 BC – 42 BC	≈ 2.34 million km²
41 BC – 41 BC	≈ 2.34 million km²
40 BC – 37 BC	≈ 2.21 million km²
36 BC – 32 BC	≈ 2.34 million km²

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in 44 BC – 43 BC (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.

Frame	Area	Rank
500 BC	≈ 238 km²	45 of 45
480 BC	≈ 1,145 km²	43 of 43
450 BC	≈ 1,145 km²	34 of 34
404 BC	≈ 1,145 km²	32 of 32
383 BC	≈ 1,145 km²	34 of 34
366 BC	≈ 1,145 km²	36 of 36
350 BC	≈ 1,145 km²	35 of 35
337 BC	≈ 9,305 km²	24 of 30
333 BC	≈ 9,305 km²	25 of 31
331 BC	≈ 9,305 km²	27 of 33
326 BC	≈ 10 thousand km²	27 of 33
323 BC	≈ 10 thousand km²	30 of 36
318 BC	≈ 12 thousand km²	28 of 36
315 BC	≈ 12 thousand km²	26 of 34
307 BC	≈ 12 thousand km²	29 of 37
301 BC	≈ 32 thousand km²	25 of 38
291 BC	≈ 57 thousand km²	22 of 40
284 BC	≈ 57 thousand km²	21 of 39
283 BC	≈ 57 thousand km²	21 of 39
281 BC	≈ 57 thousand km²	21 of 39
279 BC	≈ 54 thousand km²	21 of 43
277 BC	≈ 54 thousand km²	22 of 43
275 BC	≈ 70 thousand km²	22 of 43
272 BC	≈ 70 thousand km²	22 of 44
271 BC	≈ 92 thousand km²	20 of 45
264 BC	≈ 118 thousand km²	15 of 45
256 BC	≈ 136 thousand km²	14 of 44
247 BC	≈ 137 thousand km²	16 of 43
239 BC	≈ 138 thousand km²	17 of 45
230 BC	≈ 176 thousand km²	15 of 43
225 BC	≈ 167 thousand km²	16 of 43
223 BC	≈ 210 thousand km²	13 of 41
222 BC	≈ 217 thousand km²	13 of 39
218 BC	≈ 219 thousand km²	13 of 38
216 BC	≈ 156 thousand km²	14 of 38
212 BC	≈ 310 thousand km²	10 of 39
210 BC	≈ 328 thousand km²	10 of 38
208 BC	≈ 353 thousand km²	10 of 46
206 BC	≈ 399 thousand km²	10 of 56
203 BC	≈ 414 thousand km²	10 of 40
202 BC	≈ 595 thousand km²	8 of 39
197 BC	≈ 392 thousand km²	9 of 43
188 BC	≈ 418 thousand km²	9 of 44
170 BC	≈ 506 thousand km²	7 of 43
164 BC	≈ 649 thousand km²	8 of 40
144 BC	≈ 851 thousand km²	6 of 39
126 BC	≈ 1.16 million km²	4 of 37
110 BC	≈ 1.19 million km²	4 of 38
91 BC	≈ 1.30 million km²	4 of 39
87 BC	≈ 1.19 million km²	4 of 36
77 BC	≈ 1.35 million km²	5 of 37
66 BC	≈ 1.56 million km²	4 of 35
63 BC	≈ 1.61 million km²	4 of 43
50 BC	≈ 2.22 million km²	4 of 46
49 BC	≈ 2.22 million km²	4 of 46
48 BC	≈ 2.22 million km²	4 of 46
46 BC	≈ 2.34 million km²	4 of 45
44 BC	≈ 2.34 million km²	4 of 45
42 BC	≈ 2.34 million km²	4 of 45
41 BC	≈ 2.34 million km²	4 of 45
40 BC	≈ 2.21 million km²	4 of 45
36 BC	≈ 2.34 million km²	4 of 49

Its highest rank was in 44 BC: number 45 of 4.

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).

Polis — 48 frames
Etruscan civilization — 25 frames
Kingdom of Pontus — 15 frames
Ptolemaic Kingdom — 14 frames
Thracian kingdom — 13 frames
Galatia — 12 frames
Parthian Empire — 11 frames
Mauretania — 11 frames
Kingdom of Cappadocia — 11 frames
Jugurtha — 11 frames
Osroene — 10 frames
Commagene — 10 frames
Ancient Carthage — 9 frames
Nabataeans — 9 frames
Judea — 9 frames
Kingdom of Bithynia — 4 frames
Greek colonisation — 4 frames
Antigonid dynasty — 2 frames
Kingdom of Pergamon — 2 frames
Mamertines — 2 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.

Frame		Other country	Area
31 BC	lost	Ptolemaic Kingdom	≈ 707 thousand km²
202 BC	gained	Ancient Carthage	≈ 180 thousand km²
66 BC	gained	Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)	≈ 166 thousand km²
203 BC	lost	Ancient Carthage	≈ 165 thousand km²
77 BC	gained	Kingdom of Pontus	≈ 157 thousand km²
87 BC	lost	Kingdom of Pontus	≈ 152 thousand km²
203 BC	gained	Ancient Carthage	≈ 139 thousand km²
40 BC	lost	Parthian Empire	≈ 129 thousand km²
36 BC	gained	Parthian Empire	≈ 129 thousand km²
126 BC	gained	Kingdom of Pergamon	≈ 129 thousand km²
46 BC	gained	Jugurtha	≈ 126 thousand km²
91 BC	gained	Cyrenaica	≈ 116 thousand km²
144 BC	gained	Polis	≈ 102 thousand km²
63 BC	gained	Seleucid Empire	≈ 78 thousand km²
216 BC	lost	Ancient Carthage	≈ 68 thousand km²
63 BC	lost	Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)	≈ 61 thousand km²
212 BC	gained	Ancient Carthage	≈ 57 thousand km²
144 BC	gained	Ancient Carthage	≈ 46 thousand km²
206 BC	gained	Ancient Carthage	≈ 46 thousand km²
63 BC	gained	Kingdom of Pontus	≈ 45 thousand km²
212 BC	lost	Ancient Carthage	≈ 44 thousand km²
230 BC	gained	Ancient Carthage	≈ 38 thousand km²
87 BC	gained	Italian city-states	≈ 35 thousand km²
91 BC	gained	Jugurtha	≈ 35 thousand km²
66 BC	gained	Kingdom of Bithynia	≈ 30 thousand km²
63 BC	gained	Parthian Empire	≈ 29 thousand km²
208 BC	gained	Ancient Carthage	≈ 26 thousand km²
164 BC	gained	Rhodes	≈ 26 thousand km²
271 BC	gained	Polis	≈ 22 thousand km²
63 BC	gained	Nabataeans	≈ 21 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Roman Kingdom

Succeeded by: Roman Empire · Principate

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Roman Republic (Latin: Res publica Romana, pronounced [ˈreːs ˈpuːblɪka roːˈmaːna]) was the era of classical Roman civilisation beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom (traditionally dated to 509 BC) and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire following the War of Actium.

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

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