Rome was the sole political capital until AD 286 There were several political centres during theTetrarchy while Rome continued to be the nominal, cultural, and ideological capital. Constantine re-founded and established the city ofConstantinople as the new capital of the empire in 330[1]. Mediolanum (Milan) was its western counterpart during the increasingly frequent East/West divisions. The western imperial court was later relocated toRavenna.
Ilẹ̀ Ọbalúayé Rómù (Roman Empire) tabiIleo Róòmù ní ìgbà eyintoloselu to sele niRomu Atijo, tó jẹ́ ti ìjọbaapàṣẹ-wàá tó ní àgbègbè káàkiriEurope àti yípo àgbègbè Mediterranean.[6] Oro yi bere si je lilo lati juwe ile ijoba Romu nigba ati leyin obaluaye ibe akokoAugustus.
↑Since classical and modern concepts of state do not coincide, other possibilities includeRes publica Romana,Imperium Romanum orRomanorum (also in Greek:[Βασιλείᾱ τῶν Ῥωμαίων -Basileíā tôn Rhōmaíōn]error:[undefined]error: {{lang}}: no text (help): text has italic markup (help) - ["Dominion (Literally 'kingdom') of the Romans"]) andRomania.Res publica, as a term denoting the Roman "commonwealth" in general, can refer to both the Republican and the Imperial era, whileImperium Romanum (or, sometimes,Romanorum) is used to refer to the territorial extent of Roman authority.Populus Romanus, "the Roman people", is often used for the Roman state dealing with other nations. The termRomania, initially a colloquial term for the empire's territory as well as the collectivity of its inhabitants, appears in Greek and Latin sources from the fourth century onward and was eventually carried over to theByzantine Empire. (See Wolff, R.L. "Romania: The Latin Empire of Constantinople". In:Speculum, 23 (1948), pp. 1–34 (pp. 2–3).)
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