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Extent of Roman Empire

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The Roman Empire

During the height of the Roman Empire , the Empire had expanded to include all areas directly around the Mediterranean Sea . This strategic location allowed for easy expansion initially and to access to territories after conquering . This location would also allow for easy trade and travel . The Empire could protect its own lands easily by sea and land and built extensive road and bridge systems to connect the territories . The Roman 's extended their empire under the rule of Trajan

in 116 , expanding their rule to approximately 2 ,300 ,000 square miles

Prior to 116 , the Romans had begun to extend their territory from the city state of Rome to neighboring territories . They did this through conquering neigboring territories with their military strength . They began with Sicily and Spain and then Macedonia and northern Africa . They established local governments and built extensive roads , bridges , and waterways when the armies were not fighting in to spread and maintain their rule

The peak of the expansion Roman Empire came with the conquest of Dacia under the rule of Trajan in the year 116 B .C . This area was a large portion of Southeastern Europe which is surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains , including modern Romania , Hungary , and Ukraine . The Romans had already occupied a little less than half of Western Eurasia , and their influence was highly felt there and throughout all of Eurasia

Major cities during the height of the Roman Empire were Rome , Athens Byzantium , Thessalonika , Trapezius , Antioch , Jerusalem , Thebes Alexandria , Cyrene , Tripoli , Carthage , Gaul , and Londinium . Most of these important cities were port cities , established near or around a passage to the Mediterranean , allowing for easy trade and military access . This is one way the Romans were able to keep control of their territories

Through their military strength and engineering efficiency , the Romans were able to expand their territories to become one of the greatest empires of all time .Last Name PAGE 2...

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