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How Did Rome Impact The Mediterranean Society
Rome and Greece had many influential impacts on the Meditation Sea, such as, impacts on society, and many other things such as trade. In Roman Society the people were divided into groups known plebeians and Patricians. .Rome used the Mediterranean Sea to trade goods to other countries. Another reason was the fact that the Mediterranean Sea was one of the main trade links used between all the different continents and regions surrounding the Roman Empire. People of the Roman Empire used it because it was a lot faster to transport good and a lot safer than land transportation. Overall, both empires have turned out to be complex and influential empires ,however Rome had a much more massive empire and much more cultural and educational impact. …show more content…
Patricians are the type of people that were descendents from the most ancient noble families. The patricians live in large estates, and own lands This also either marry or do business with people from their own class. Along with the plebeians and patricians there was also an emperor, equestrians, the senate, free slaves and slaves. The emperor ruled over the people of Rome and equestrians were affluent landowners, and also people who chose business over politics. Freed slaves are slaves that have been freed by either their master or were bought out of slavery, and slaves are the ones who still work for their masters or sometimes they are generally prisoners of

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