Rome
The Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranean world from Rome and later Constantinople, reaching its greatest extent under Trajan. Its eastern continuation survived the western empire's fall in 476, but lost Constantinople to the Ottomans in 1453.
The Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranean world from Rome and later Constantinople, reaching its greatest extent under Trajan. Its eastern continuation survived the western empire's fall in 476, but lost Constantinople to the Ottomans in 1453.