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Roman Empire
Relief band on the Column of Trajan 113 AD
[1] Trajan's bridge over the Danube
Map of the Roman Empire in the 2nd century AD
Map of the Carolingian Empire
[2] Roman provinces
Map of the spread of script forms in Europe
[3] Written and spoken language of the Romans

Extent of the Roman Empire

The Danube and the Rhine formed the eastern and northern boundaries of the Roman Empire. Roman provinces lay beyond these two largest European rivers for only a few decades. Roman culture spread most strongly within these borders, as the dispersion of Romance languages shows. Roman characters were adopted in virtually all European countries.
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