HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Either A or B
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Detailed explanation-1: -At its peak, Rome was the largest city in the world, with a population of 1 million or so. The empire controlled 2 million square miles of territory. This many people and this much land required sophisticated administration and technology.
Detailed explanation-2: -Legend has it that Romulus and Remus-twin brothers who were also demi-gods-founded Rome on the River Tiber in 753 B.C. Over the next eight and a half centuries, it grew from a small town of pig farmers into a vast empire that stretched from England to Egypt and completely surrounded the Mediterranean Sea.
Detailed explanation-3: -The capital city of the Roman Empire was of course Rome, in modern-day Italy. However, the Roman Empire’s Geography stretched all the way from England to Egypt, and in between: the Mediterranean basin. Different areas of the Roman Empire, e.g. Europe, Northern Africa, and Western Asia, were ruled by different emperors.
Detailed explanation-4: -At its peak, the Roman Empire spanned from Britain, down to North Africa, and east to Turkey. In modern times, this includes 40-50 different countries, including those only partially conquered by Romans.