Roman
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- adjective
- /ˈroʊmən/
- Even the great Roman Empire fell in the end.
- Greco-Roman
- Roman Empire
- Greek and Roman
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Watch on YouTubeThis is from the Roman mosaics, the satire.
- This is from the Roman mosaics, the satire.
- They're drawing on their Greek and Roman forefathers.
- So we are moving into a different post Roman reality.
- They he had to they he had to study a Roman town, Tusculum.
- Even the great Roman Empire fell in the end.
- And so he talks about this Roman general.
- Can you tell me how long did the Roman Empire last and how big was it?
- And this is a fragment of Roman tile or brick.
- We forget just how enormous the Roman Empire was.
Examples
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The Roman Empire controlled the world because it could build roads.
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Back on the road, many aspects of Roman highways seem modern.
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I want to remember my Roman holiday.
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And so he talks about this Roman general.
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150 years after this story, Egypt was absorbed into the Roman Empire.
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The main road continues to Roman ruins and other monuments at the end of the valley.
Academic text (2008) -
Wouldn't you rather be a great Roman warrior like Julius Caesar?
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The emperor then chose Beirut as a beachhead for Roman domination of the East.
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It was the capital of three great empires, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman.
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The ruins of ancient temples are a testament to Roman engineering skills.
Synonyms
Compounds
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3.9
A large ancient state based in Rome that controlled much of Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia
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3.7
A Christian church led by the Pope in the Vatican that has its own teachings and services
- Specialized
3
8.1
A system of rules used in ancient Rome that influenced many modern civil laws
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8.4
A group of many states in central Europe that an emperor ruled from 962 to 1806
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6.4
An ancient Roman state from 509 BC to 27 BC ruled by an elected Senate, ending with Augustus
- Specialized
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4.2
A style of wrestling where fighters can only hold above the waist and cannot use their legs
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9.5
An ancient Roman building where people meet, hold law courts and do government business
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6.1
A way of building used by ancient Romans that uses arches, curved roofs and concrete
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8.7
A court set up by the Catholic Church in Italy in 1542 to punish people for new religious ideas
- Specialized
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5.3
Upright letters used for normal printed text in books, not slanted like italics
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6.9
The eastern part of the Roman Empire that continued after 395 with its capital at Constantinople
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8.3
An herb from the Mediterranean with small strong seeds used as a spice like caraway
- Literature
A style of building design with columns, arches, and balanced shapes
- Literature
A novel that gives real people made-up names so readers can guess who they are
- Specialized
A style of letters with straight lines and simple shapes used in ancient Rome
- Specialized
A small plant from northeastern North America with clusters of pink flowers tipped yellow
- UK
A small European plant that lives one year and has stinging leaves and green flower clusters
A group of Catholic nuns who run schools and care for children worldwide
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Roman comes from the Latin Romanus, 'from Rome', and is used to describe things that belong to Rome or its people, especially the ancient city. So when we talk about Roman law, art, or buildings we mean they are connected to Rome.