Third Roman Empire (Napoleonic Rome)

The Third Roman Empire was the empire built by Napoleone Buonaparte and the dominant power in Europe throughout the early and mid 19th century until its dissolution in 1869.

It was the culmination of the re-unification efforts led by Napoleone, with its founding date typically placed on Christmas of 1807, wh

en Pope Pius VII crowned Napoleone as Emperor of the Romans.

Historians have judged the empire as fundamental towards the consolidation of modern Europe. By creating a massive area across Southern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa with uniform laws and no trade barriers, Rome contributed to the industrialization and progress of this region which had previously lagged behind the progress seen in Northwestern Europe. It also destroyed the influence of other multi-ethnic empires, including the Austrian and the Ottoman Empires in Europe, and thus set the stage for the rise of nationalism in these areas.