WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Being close to the Mediterranean Sea allowed Rome to trade with cities in Greece, northern Europe, and North Africa. It also helped them in conquering new lands. Inspired by the Phoenician’s shipbuilding, the Romans used their designs to build ships.

Detailed explanation-2: -Roman Empire in 117 CE, At the end of Trajan’s reign, Rome reached its peak territorial extent. The Mediterranean Sea in Roman times was the internal sea of the Roman Empire. For this reason, the Romans used to call it mare nostrum, literally “our sea”.

Detailed explanation-3: -Darius I of Persia, who conquered Ancient Egypt, built a canal linking the Red Sea to the Nile, and thus the Mediterranean.