WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Roman Empire now stretched across Europe and the Middle East, from the borders of Scotland to southern Spain. It included North Africa, western and central Europe, and what is now Israel, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria and parts of Iran and Iraq. It would never be bigger.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Roman Empire reached its greatest extent in 117 CE, under the emperor Trajan.

Detailed explanation-3: -At its height, the Roman Empire spanned across 5, 000, 000 km² with 70 million people within its borders.

Detailed explanation-4: -Antioch was the centre of the Seleucid kingdom until 64 bce, when it was annexed by Rome and was made the capital of the Roman province of Syria. It became the third largest city of the Roman Empire in size and importance (after Rome and Alexandria) and possessed magnificent temples, theatres, aqueducts, and baths.

Detailed explanation-5: -The ‘Roman Limes’ represents the border line of the Roman Empire at its greatest extent in the 2nd century AD. It stretched over 5, 000 km from the Atlantic coast of northern Britain, through Europe to the Black Sea, and from there to the Red Sea and across North Africa to the Atlantic coast.

Detailed explanation-6: -2) The Roman Empire was vast At its height around 100 AD, the Roman Empire stretched from Britain in the Northwest to Egypt in the Southeast. To get a sense for how big that is, it’s helpful to compare it to the contemporary United States.