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Imperial Rome Succession and Mortality Data
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Gain insight into an epic period of history with this dataset chronicling the Roman Emperors. Scraped directly from Wikipedia without modification, this resource provides a raw record of the names, births, deaths, and reigns of the rulers of the Roman Empire. Because the data has been preserved in its raw state, it serves as an excellent resource for practitioners looking to refine their skills in data cleaning, handling missing values (NaNs), and extracting structured information from messy text strings. Whether for historical analysis or technical practice, this file offers a detailed snapshot of imperial succession and mortality.
Columns
- Name: The full name or title of the Emperor (e.g., Theodosius I IMPERATOR CAESAR FLAVIVS THEODOSIVS AVGVSTVS).
- Birth: The date and location of the Emperor's birth.
- Succession: The manner in which the Emperor came to power (e.g., Rebellion, Revolt).
- Reign: The specific calendar period during which the Emperor held power.
- Time: The calculated duration of the reign (e.g., 2 years).
- Deaths: Detailed information regarding the death, including date, location, cause, and age.
Distribution
The dataset is provided in a CSV format (romans 2.csv) with a file size of approximately 59.56 kB. It contains 174 unique records across 6 columns. The data structure reflects its web-scraped origins, containing text strings that may require parsing and normalisation.
Usage
- Data Cleaning Practice: Ideal for exercises in handling 'dirty' data, including mismatched formats and missing values.
- Historical Analysis: Suitable for exploring trends in leadership duration, causes of succession (such as rebellion vs inheritance), and mortality rates among Roman rulers.
- Text Processing: Useful for practicing Regular Expressions (Regex) to extract dates, ages, and locations from unstructured text fields like 'Deaths' and 'Birth'.
Coverage
The dataset covers the historical timeline of the Roman Empire, documenting the succession of emperors. It includes demographic details such as birth and death locations, spanning the geographic breadth of the empire. The scope is limited to the entities listed on the source Wikipedia page at the time of scraping.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Data Science Students: For practicing data wrangling and preparation techniques.
- Historians and Researchers: For quick reference or quantitative analysis of imperial reigns.
- Educators: As a teaching dataset for courses on data quality and cleaning.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Chronicle of Roman Imperial Rule
- Raw Roman Emperors Dataset
- Imperial Rome Succession and Mortality Data
- Wikipedia Scrape: Roman Emperors
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Original Data Source: Imperial Rome Succession and Mortality Data
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