Early Classical Era:
Chapter 3 State & Empire
Part 2:
How did the Rome grow from a single city to the
center of a huge empire?
Rome spontaneously started as a small city on the western side of central Italy in the 18th
Rome spontaneously started as a small city on the western side of central Italy in the 18th
century B.C.E. The city was so weak that they started to
kidnap women from the neighbor city to maintain they’re popularity. They later became the center of an enormous
imperial state that include the Mediterranean basin and included parts of
continental Europe, Great Britain, North Africa, and the Middle East.
At one point Rome was ruled by a king but later
established republic, where rich men were dominated and they were known as
patricians. They loved their political
system and believed that they had more freedom than some of their neighboring
countries. Later they build launched
their empire building enterprise.
Between 264 and 146 B.C.E, the victory between the
Punic Wars with Carthage, extended its capital and made Roman control over the
western Mediterranean, which included Spain. This power also brought ancient
civilizations of Greece, Egypt, and Mesopotamia, under Roman domination. They also expanded their territory in France
and Brittan.
Poor soldiers hoped for land, loot, or salaries. If
the ones who did well or had a great connection got house, properties,
promotions.
