In 500 bc rome was a minor city state on the italian peninsula. By 200 bc the roman republic had conquered italy and over the following two centuries it conquered greece and spain the north. Ancient Rome Interactive Animated History Map From Timemaps Roman empire map large map of the roman empire in the early first century click around on the places. Map ancient rome roman empire . This page is the second part of the map of the roman empire that appears beginning on the previous page. The 200 years that began with augustuss rule is traditionally regarded as the pax romana roman peace. Here you see the eastern empire as well as a legend pertaining to both halves of the map. However whereas the roman empire lasted from about 30 bce to 476 ce ancient roman civilization emerged long before in the centuries after 800 bce. During this period the cohesion of the empire was furthered by a degree of social stability and economic prosp...