ancients - people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)

First Reich, Holy Roman Empire - the lands ruled by Charlemagne; a continuation of the Roman Empire in Europe

empire - the domain ruled by an emperor or empress

prefecture - the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)

Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman Empire, Byzantium - a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395

Western Empire, Western Roman Empire - the western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395; it lasted only until 476

Africa - the second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

Europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

Roman - an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire