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A New Power Rises
RomanThe earliest empires had been in the
east. Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and
Greece were all home to at least one
powerful civilization. About 387BC, a city on
the Italian peninsula began acquiring land
and building an empire. That city was Rome
.
For more than one thousand years, Rome controlled the western world
.
Rome grew into an empire in part because of
how it treated the people it conquered. If a city was defeated by another empire, its
citizens were forced from the land if they
were lucky, and enslaved if they were not
Initially, the Romans extended the rights of citizenship to the people they conquered
. Rome conquered many of its allies by
force, but once the new people became
citizens, they often joined the Roman army.
Rome managed to unify most of the modern
nation of Italy by 265BC.
Rome is an ideal place for a city. It is
located along the banks of the Tiber River
.
The river made it easy to travel to and
from the sea. The Tiber is very shallow near
Rome. A shallow portion of a river is called a
ford. The ford made it easier for people to
cross the river. Seven hills surround Rome.
The hills make it harder for invaders to
approach the city and served as lookout
areas for the Romans. Rome is also close to
excellent farmland and an abundance of
wood and stone. Civilizations have grown and
prospered in Rome for thousands of years,
which is why Rome is nicknamed “the Eternal
City.”
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