WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Roman Republican government has influenced the governments of other countries because it is a balanced and fair form of government and because citizens are given a voice. What benefits do you think the Romans gained from their treatment of conquered peoples?

Detailed explanation-2: -The Roman Empire dramatically shifted power away from representative democracy to centralized imperial authority, with the emperor holding the most power. For example, under Augustus’s reign, emperors gained the ability to introduce and veto laws, as well as command the army.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the Republican period of Rome, political offices and institutions were designed to prevent any one man from becoming too powerful. These systems began to break down in the first century BCE. Rome was able to gain its empire in large part by extending some form of citizenship to many of the people it conquered.

Detailed explanation-4: -A people known for their military, political, and social institutions, the ancient Romans conquered vast amounts of land in Europe and northern Africa, built roads and aqueducts, and spread Latin, their language, far and wide.