HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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The expansion of the Rome’s land, and advancing technology, throughout the empire.
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Bringing peace to the empire for over five hundred years.
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Freeing all the slaves they encountered.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Romans gradually conquered the Italian peninsula (see Etruscan), extended their dominion over the entire Mediterranean basin (see Punic Wars), and expanded their empire into continental Europe. Under Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar, Rome’s influence was extended over Syria, Jerusalem, Cyprus, and Gaul.
Detailed explanation-2: -During his 19-year reign, Trajan expanded the Roman Empire to its farthest territorial limits up until that date. The empire stretched from Scotland down to North Africa and swept east across the Mediterranean as far as Mesopotamia, or modern-day Iraq.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did Roman emperors want to expand the empire? To have control of the hostile neighbors. How did currency help Roman trade grow? These coins allowed the Romans to trade with people even if they had no items their trade partners wanted.