How did the Roman Empire rise to power?
alohaspirit Teacher Middle School eNotes Editor The Roman Empire became a powerful ancient civilization first because of location and resources. Italy being located right on the Mediterranean Sea and sandwiched between other powerful civilzations gave it a great abundance of resources and strength. Also great leaders such as Julius Caesar that started to build Rome as a great city and empire by also focusing on military strength in order for Rome to conquer other great civilizations such as the Ottoman Empire. Then you Have Augustus Octavian who brought Rome to a Golden Age, or Pax Romana. This was a time when the Colosseum was built and there was peace among the whole empire. Location, resources, and great leaders all contributed to the rise of the great Roman Empire. Sources: http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/ Rate answer: $(‘#aScore-65729’).istars(setAnswerRating); Flag as inappropriate Posted by alohaspirit on Friday December 26, 2008 at 11:45 AM enotechris Teacher Vocational eNote
