How long did the Roman civilization last?
Which Roman Empire? The East or West? “The precise date at which the Roman Republic changed into the Roman Empire is disputed, with the dates of Julius Caesar’s appointment as perpetual dictator (44 BC), the battle of Actium (September 2, 31 BC), and the date in which the Roman Senate granted Octavian the title Augustus (January 16, 27 BC), all being advanced as candidates. To confuse matters even further, Octavian/Augustus officially proclaimed that he had saved the Roman Republic and carefully disguised his power under republican forms. Indeed, on the surface it might appear that the Republic was alive: consuls continued to be elected, tribunes of the plebeians continued to offer legislation, and senators still debated in the Roman Curia. However, it was Octavian who influenced everything and controlled the final decisions, and in final analysis, had the legions to back him up, if it ever became necessary. The end of the Roman Empire is traditionally placed on 4 September 476, as the
According to archaeological evidence, the village of Rome was probably founded sometime in the 8th century BC, though it may go back as far as the 10th century BC, by members of the Latin tribe of Italy, on the top of the Palatine Hill. On September 4, 476, the Germanic chief Odoacer forced the last Roman emperor in the west The Eastern Empire came to an end when Mehmed II conquered Constantinople on May 29, 1453. In other words the eastern part lasted for 1,200 years approximately and the western for about 2,200 years approximately.
