Sentence:  Learning and <WSD>Rome</WSD> alike in Empire grew,/ And Arts still follow'd where her Eagles flew;/ From the same Foes ["viz.", Tyranny and Superstition], at last, both felt their Doom,/ And the same Age saw Learning fall, and <WSD>Rome</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Ancient Rome; the former Roman Empire; Roman civilization.