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How long did the Roman empire last for ?

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How long did the Roman empire last for ?

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This question can’t be answered easily. For the definitions of ‘Roman empire’ can vary. Generally speaking Rome began in about 625 BC. Although the Romans believed their city dated back to 753 BC. But in the beginning it was only a town, hardly an empire. They controlled Italy by about 260 BC. This could be argued as being a small empire. Yet others would say it was far from it. Only by the end of its first war against Carthage did Rome actually possess any provinces (Sardinia, Corsica and Sicily) – 241 BC. The earliest point at which everyone would agree on the Romans possessing an empire would be after their victory in the second Punic war in 201 BC. As for the fall, the date traditionally used for this is the ousting of the last emperor, Romulus Augustus, in AD 476. It is therfore very much left to the individual reader to decide how long the empire lasted. All you need to do is to decide for yourself when Rome had become an empire and then to work out the years. What does SPQR stan

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