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Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus at 13:05, 30 June 2011

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	Many scholars refer to the time of Augustus and afterwards as the ''Principate'' after the title of the head of state, the ''Princeps'', or "First Citizen". They also delineate that time from the period under Diocletian and afterwards, called the ''Dominate'', referring to the near-supreme and despotic power of the head of state. Some, however, fail to see clearly marked boundaries or major distinctions between the earlier Principate and the later Dominate.		Many scholars refer to the time of Augustus and afterwards as the ''Principate'' after the title of the head of state, the ''Princeps'', or "First Citizen". They also delineate that time from the period under Diocletian and afterwards, called the ''Dominate'', referring to the near-supreme and despotic power of the head of state. Some, however, fail to see clearly marked boundaries or major distinctions between the earlier Principate and the later Dominate.

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Quintus Valerius Poplicola at 21:39, 5 November 2008

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	The '''Roman Empire''' is the phase of the ancient Roman civilisation characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean. The term is normally used to describe the Roman state after the establishment of rule by emperors, but it is sometimes used to refer to the expansionary Roman state both after and before the time of the first emperor, Augustus.		The '''Roman Empire''' is the phase of the ancient Roman civilisation characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean. The term is normally used to describe the Roman state after the establishment of rule by emperors, but it is sometimes used to refer to the expansionary Roman state both after and before the time of the first emperor, Augustus.

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	Many scholars refer to the time of Augustus and afterwards as the ''Principate'' after the title of the head of state, the ''Princeps'', or "First Citizen". They also delineate that time from the period under Diocletian and afterwards, called the ''Dominate'', referring to the near-supreme and despotic power of the head of state. Some, however, fail to see clearly marked boundaries or major distinctions between the earlier Principate and the later Dominate.		Many scholars refer to the time of Augustus and afterwards as the ''Principate'' after the title of the head of state, the ''Princeps'', or "First Citizen". They also delineate that time from the period under Diocletian and afterwards, called the ''Dominate'', referring to the near-supreme and despotic power of the head of state. Some, however, fail to see clearly marked boundaries or major distinctions between the earlier Principate and the later Dominate.

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Quintus Valerius Poplicola at 21:39, 5 November 2008

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	The '''Roman Empire''' is the phase of the ancient Roman civilisation characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean. The term is normally used to describe the Roman state after the establishment of rule by emperors, but it is sometimes used to refer to the expansionary Roman state both after and before the time of the first emperor, Augustus.		The '''Roman Empire''' is the phase of the ancient Roman civilisation characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean. The term is normally used to describe the Roman state after the establishment of rule by emperors, but it is sometimes used to refer to the expansionary Roman state both after and before the time of the first emperor, Augustus.
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		+	Many scholars refer to the time of Augustus and afterwards as the ''Principate'' after the title of the head of state, the ''Princeps'', or "First Citizen". They also delineate that time from the period under Diocletian and afterwards, called the ''Dominate'', referring to the near-supreme and despotic power of the head of state. Some, however, fail to see clearly marked boundaries or major distinctions between the earlier Principate and the later Dominate.

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The '''Roman Empire''' is the phase of the ancient Roman civilisation characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean. The term is normally used to describe the Roman state after the establishment of rule by emperors, but it is sometimes used to refer to the expansionary Roman state both after and before the time of the first emperor, Augustus.

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