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How Did the Roman Empire Expand?
Have you ever played an app in which you have to build a zoo, city, or farm? If so, you know that your zoo does not become full of animals overnight. You must raise capital to add animals to your zoo. The more imaginary coins you have, the more land and animals you can purchase. Like these imaginary civilizations, the Roman Empire, too, took time to build. It did not just emerge overnight. The city of Rome was founded by a group of people called the Latins around 1000 BCE. The Latins came to be called the Romans.
In 509 BCE, nearly 500 years after the city of Rome was found, the Romans set up a republic. By 275 BCE, they gained control of the Italian peninsula. Next they tried to dominate the entire Mediterranean region. They began to achieve this goal through a series of three wars called the Punic Wars playHYPERLINK "javascript:;"pause[->0]Punic Wars: three wars fought between Carthage and the Roman Republic between 264 BCE and
146 BCE. During these wars, Rome defeated Carthage, a rival sea power. By doing this, the Romans conquered the islands of Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica, and the city of Carthage.
After these wars, Rome conquered Macedonia, Greece, and parts of Anatolia. Even though it had many military victories, the Roman Republic playHYPERLINK "javascript:;"pause[->1]Roman Republic: a political state established by the Roman people that had a representative government for its citizens; it lasted from 509 BCE to
27 BCE suffered from internal conflict. Wealthy Romans became wealthier from the taxing and looting of conquered lands. Not everyone, however, benefited from the growing empire. Many in the lower classes continued to work hard for very little, despite the prosperous empire.
In spite of this, Rome continued to conquer territory. The general Pompey took control of the rest of Anatolia, Judea, and Syria. From 58 to 51 BCE, Julius Caesar swept across Gaul, the region of Western Europe that includes
How Did the Roman Empire Expand?
Have you ever played an app in which you have to build a zoo, city, or farm? If so, you know that your zoo does not become full of animals overnight. You must raise capital to add animals to your zoo. The more imaginary coins you have, the more land and animals you can purchase. Like these imaginary civilizations, the Roman Empire, too, took time to build. It did not just emerge overnight. The city of Rome was founded by a group of people called the Latins around 1000 BCE. The Latins came to be called the Romans.
In 509 BCE, nearly 500 years after the city of Rome was found, the Romans set up a republic. By 275 BCE, they gained control of the Italian peninsula. Next they tried to dominate the entire Mediterranean region. They began to achieve this goal through a series of three wars called the Punic Wars playHYPERLINK "javascript:;"pause[->0]Punic Wars: three wars fought between Carthage and the Roman Republic between 264 BCE and
146 BCE. During these wars, Rome defeated Carthage, a rival sea power. By doing this, the Romans conquered the islands of Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica, and the city of Carthage.
After these wars, Rome conquered Macedonia, Greece, and parts of Anatolia. Even though it had many military victories, the Roman Republic playHYPERLINK "javascript:;"pause[->1]Roman Republic: a political state established by the Roman people that had a representative government for its citizens; it lasted from 509 BCE to
27 BCE suffered from internal conflict. Wealthy Romans became wealthier from the taxing and looting of conquered lands. Not everyone, however, benefited from the growing empire. Many in the lower classes continued to work hard for very little, despite the prosperous empire.
In spite of this, Rome continued to conquer territory. The general Pompey took control of the rest of Anatolia, Judea, and Syria. From 58 to 51 BCE, Julius Caesar swept across Gaul, the region of Western Europe that includes