Outline of ancient Rome
（重定向自Roman Republic and Empire）
![Julius Caesar](/Images/godic/202502/08/Julius_Caesar_Coustou_Louvre3142.png")
![Enlargeable map showing the expansion of the Roman Republic in Italy from about 500 BC to the start of the Second Punic War in 218 BC.](/Images/godic/202502/08/Roman_conquest_of_Italy3142.PNG")
![Extent of the Roman Republic on the eve of the assassination of Julius Caesar, 44 BC](/Images/godic/202502/08/Republica_Romana.svg3142.png")
![Extent of the Roman Empire under Augustus. Yellow shows the extent of the Republic in 31 BC, shades of green represent territories gradually conquered by Augustus, and pink shows client states.](/Images/godic/202502/08/Augusto_30aC_-_6dC_55%CS_jpg3142.JPG")
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ancient Rome:
Ancient Rome – former civilization that thrived on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to become one of the largest empires in the ancient world.