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was one of the most powerful and important empires of the ancient world. Even today, 1500 years after its fall, there is evidence of the great accomplishments of the Roman Empire in the art, architecture, and literature the Romans left behind. Their languageLatinforms the basis of languages spoken today in several European countries.
covered most of Western Europe and parts of Asia and Africa. Click on each place on the map to learn more about the Roman Empire. Despite these successes, the Roman Empire soon grew too large to control. More and more generals lost more and more territory to Germanic tribes and other invaders. Rome itself was sacked by Alaric and the Visigoths in A.D. 410...