We were in Tokyo over New Year this year and had a great time visiting temples and the sales with the locals. The temples had a great atmosphere with lots of people, great food stalls and general feeling of everyone being happy and enjoying themselves.
Best Answer: The Roman Empire existed for about 1,000 years from the time of the finding of Rome (c. 753B.C.) until the sack of Rome by the Huns around 450. During its time it ruled to from England to Egypt, from Germany to Tunis. The Holy Roman Empire was started by Charlemagne and was centered in France.
The Roman Empire was based on the Mediterranean and dates from 27 BC, when Octavian became the Emperor Augustus, until 476 AD. The Roman Empire was the third stage of Ancient Rome. First, Rome was ruled by the Roman kings. Next it was ruled by the Roman Republic which had many civil wars and political conflicts. The Republic was during the time of Julius Caesar who was a dictator and was assassinated in 44 BC.