Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was a large Empire that flourished in Europe in early Human history. It was centered in the city of Rome, though it encompassed cities like Pompeii and Byzantium and had a presence as far as Cardiff, where a Roman fort was situated.

One of Scaroth's temporal splinters is known to have posed as a high-ranking Roman, possibly even an emperor. (DW: City of Death)

The Doctor visited southern Europe many times during the Roman period. He claimed to have met, among other humans native to this time, Hannibal (DW: Robot) and Cleopatra. (DW: The Masque of Mandragora) He was also familiar with the accounts of Julius Caesar and Tacitus on the customs of the Celts and their Druid priests, noting them as among the few historically reliable ones, but with no great detail. (DW: The Stones of Blood)

A group of Roman soldiers was kidnapped by the War Lords for use in their war games. (DW: The War Games)

By the year 12005, a New Roman Empire flourished. (DW: The End of the World)

Apocryphal references
In the native timeline of the human scientist Dr. Who, he inadvertently landed his TARDIS in the midst of a marching legion of Roman soldiers after leaving Skaro. (Dr. Who and the Daleks)

Stories set during the time of the Roman Empire

 * ST: The Last Days
 * PDA: Byzantium!
 * ST: Romans Cutaway
 * DW: The Romans
 * BFA: The Council of Nicaea
 * MA: State of Change