Various entities have claimed to be or could be considered the new Roman Empire. These include but are not limited to:

  • The Byzantine Empire (extinguished 1453), the Roman Empire after the loss of some western provinces
  • The Carolingian Empire (800–887)
  • The Holy Roman Empire (800–924, 962–1806)
  • The Latin Empire (1204–1261), a Crusader state established during the 4th Crusade in Byzantine lands
  • The Italian Empire (1882–1960), the Italian colonial empire
  • Fascist Italy (1922-1943), which was part of the Italian Empire, but was when it was ruled by the National Fascist Party

See also

  • Moscow, third Rome (since the 16th century), Tsardom and Empire of Muscovy, the Russian Empire, the self-declared successor of Constantinople
  • Translatio imperii
  • Roman Empire (disambiguation)
  • New Rome (disambiguation)