A numeral represented using a Roman system involving the letters I, V, X, L, C, D, and M. / (in the plural) The system using such letters.

plural of Roman Catholic

(historical) The empire which succeeded the Roman Republic and existed between 27 B.C.E. and 476 C.E. in the west (and until 1453 C.E. in the east; see Byzantine Empire), encompassing territories stretching from Britain and Germany to Spain, North Africa and the Persian Gulf.

Of or pertaining to the (Roman) Catholic Church. / Of or pertaining to the Latin or Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.

A person who belongs to the (Roman) Catholic Church.

The form of script used in ancient Rome until about the 3rd century AD for Latin handwriting.

Synonym of Latin alphabet

An ancient Roman unit of itinerant distance of 1000 paces (mille passus, hence also "mile" from Latin mille, "1000"). Indirectly standardized to 5000 Roman feet by Agrippa in 29 BC. In modern times, Agrippa's Imperial Roman mile is empirically estimated to have been around 1481 meters (1620 yards, 4860 English feet, 0.92 English miles); compared with a modern mile, which is 5280 feet.

Chamaemelum nobile, one of the two species of plants most commonly known as camomile.

Of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture. / (wrestling) Describing Greco-Roman wrestling, a form of wrestling where fighters may only attack above the waist.