Roman
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Roman or Romans may refer to:
- A thing or person of or from the city of Rome
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[edit] History
- Ancient Rome (9th century BC – 5th century AD)
- Roman Kingdom (753 BC to 509 BC)
- Roman Republic (509 BC to 44 BC)
- Roman Empire (27 BC to 476/1453 AD)
- Roman Britain, part of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and about 410
- Roman citizenship
- Roman alphabet or Latin alphabet, the standard script of the English language and most of the languages of western and central Europe, Indonesia, Malay, and other areas once settled by European colonial empires
- Roman architecture
- Roman army
- Roman calendar
- Roman law, the legal system of both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
- Roman numerals, numeral system where certain letters are given a numeral value
- Imperial cult (ancient Rome), Roman religion
- Byzantine Empire (330/476/629 to 1453), a Late Antiquity and medieval continuation of the Greek-speaking portion of the Roman Empire
- Romaioi (Ρωμαίοι), Greek-speaking, Orthodox population of the Eastern Roman Empire dating to Late Antiquity (the term translates literally to "Roman")
- Romioi (Ρωμιοί), Greek-speaking, Orthodox population of the Rum-milet in the Ottoman Empire, or Greek-speaking Orthodox people today (the term translates literally to "Roman")
- Romanae or the Greco-Romans from Aetolia Acarnania that speak Romanesci
- Holy Roman Empire (c. 900 to 1806), a medieval state in Central Europe
[edit] Geography
- Roman, Bulgaria, a town and a municipality in Vratsa Province
- Romans-sur-Isère, in the Drôme département of France
- Roman, Romania, a city in Neamţ county
- Romans, Ain, a town in France
- Roman, Eure, France
- Romans, Deux-Sèvres, France
- Romans d'Isonzo, a town in Italy
- Roman roads
- Roman Valley, Nova Scotia
- Saint Roman, Monaco
[edit] Christianity
- Roman Catholic Church, a Christian church that professes the Catholic faith
- Roman Missal, a book containing prayers and readings for a Roman Catholic Mass
- Epistle to the Romans, a letter in the New Testament of the Christian Bible
[edit] Typography
- Roman type, an upright typeface style, contrasted to italic
- Times New Roman, a typeface
[edit] Literature
- The word for Novel in many European languages.
- Romance (heroic literature), a genre of Medieval French literature
- Nouveau roman, a type of French novel
- Ar-Rum, the 30th book in the Qu'ran, is sometimes translated as The Romans
[edit] Music
- Roman (album), by the Japanese musical group Sound Horizon
- "Roman (My Dear Boy)", a song by the Japanese pop group Morning Musume
[edit] Cinema
- Roman (film), a 2006 suspense-horror film
[edit] Mythology
[edit] People
[edit] Family name
- Johan Helmich Roman, a Swedish composer
- Petre Roman, Romanian politicians
- Valter Roman, Romanian politicians
- Bernard Romans, a Dutch-born navigator, surveyor, cartographer, naturalist, engineer, soldier, promoter and writer
[edit] Given name
- Roman (name), a male given name derived from Latin Romanus
- Roman Glick, bass guitarist for American rock band Jackyl
- Roman Madrolle, music artist and producer
- Roman Yakub, composer
[edit] Science
- Roman pot, a device used in accelerator physics
- Roman surface, self-intersecting immersion of the real projective plane into three-dimensional geometrical space
- Roman chamomile, a plant
- Roman bean, also known as "Borlotti bean"
[edit] Other uses
- Roman (bidding system), a contract bridge bidding system
- Roman candle (firework)
- Roman chair, the exercise equipment
- Romans, a race in the Heroscape Universe
- The Romans (Doctor Who), an episode of the BBC production, Doctor Who
- Roman (vehicle manufacturer), a Romanian truck manufacturer
- Roman Bellic, a fictional character that appears in the game Grand Theft Auto IV
[edit] See also
Note: the following entries are arranged in an etymological tree.
- Roma (disambiguation)
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