The Roman Empire’s rise and fall, ... The Roman Empire reached its greatest size under the reign of Trajan in 117 AD. ... But it’s important not to overstate the extent of the change.

A new “archaeological sensation” unearthed in Switzerland recently could provide new insights into the extent to which the ancient Roman civilization was spread across Europe.. Archaeologists ...

The Roman Empire, in its territorial extent, was one of the greatest empires history has known. Enclosing the Mediterranean world and surrounding areas, it was protected by a network of frontiers ...