WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The expansion of the Roman Empire from the 2nd century BCE to the 2nd century CE saw many thousands of conquered people forced into servitude. Some people were sold into slavery. This could be for a number of reasons. Piracy was common across the ancient Mediterranean and beyond.

Detailed explanation-2: -The conquered people were protected in Rome and treated with dignity. Beneath the Pax Romana, denoting the peace of Rome, conquered people were not automatically deemed citizens in Rome; however, they had to acknowledge Roman rules and regulations, leadership, supply soldiers for the Roman army, and pay taxes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Imperial Rome (31 BC – AD 476) In AD 286 the Roman Empire was split into eastern and western empires, each ruled by its own emperor. The western empire suffered several Gothic invasions and, in AD 455, was sacked by Vandals. Rome continued to decline after that until AD 476 when the western Roman Empire came to an end.