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the transition from a republic to an empire is generally thought to start in 27 BC with Augustus and end in 1453 with the capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks
- "A regular Roman nose," he used to say, "with my goiter I've quite the countenance of an ancient Roman patrician of the decadent period."Book 1 — The History Of A Family (64% in)
- When the pagan Roman Empire desired to become Christian, it inevitably happened that, by becoming Christian, it included the Church but remained a pagan State in very many of its departments.Book 2 — An Unfortunate Gathering (48% in)
There are no more uses of "Roman Empire" in The Brothers Karamazov.
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