Rome was at once, one of many city-states in the Italian peninsula. However, there was one thing that helped this city-state grow into one of the world's greatest empires. That one different thing about this city-state was its policy that, "once a neighboring city-state surrendered to Rome, Rome's leaders offered its citizens a chance" to join its army (Hansen and Curtis 182). As a result, Rome's military force had become unstoppable. Its military success, being one of the main factors, helped Rome conquer the entire Mediterranean world of Europe, western Asia, and North Africa. Rome defeated its powerful enemies, thus forming into an impressive empire.
There were three of Rome's policies that helped Rome expand throughout Italy and conquer the entire Mediterranean. The first policy was that when the Romans conquered a neighboring city-state in Italy, Rome's leader allowed and welcomed the defeated city-states' citizens into joining Rome’s army. The second policy which helped Rome expand throughout Italy was that Rome offered all "the privileges of citizenship and the accompanying obligations" to "speakers of Latin among their defeated enemies" (Hansen and Curtis 182). Lastly, Rome's third policy was that, it granted land to its citizen-soldiers. These policies led Rome to military …show more content…
However, Rome had to first defeat those who controlled the Mediterranean, and Carthage was its first rival. This is when the Punic wars took place. The Punic wars are the three wars that Rome and Carthage fought, all of which were won by Rome (Hansen and Curtis 183). Prior to the Second Punic War, Carthage had won some major battles against Rome. However, "when the two armies met in 202 BCE at Zama, on the North African coast", Rome defeated Carthage (Hansen and Curtis 184). Consequently, Rome's victory in the Second Punic War, gave Rome control of the Western
There were three of Rome's policies that helped Rome expand throughout Italy and conquer the entire Mediterranean. The first policy was that when the Romans conquered a neighboring city-state in Italy, Rome's leader allowed and welcomed the defeated city-states' citizens into joining Rome’s army. The second policy which helped Rome expand throughout Italy was that Rome offered all "the privileges of citizenship and the accompanying obligations" to "speakers of Latin among their defeated enemies" (Hansen and Curtis 182). Lastly, Rome's third policy was that, it granted land to its citizen-soldiers. These policies led Rome to military …show more content…
However, Rome had to first defeat those who controlled the Mediterranean, and Carthage was its first rival. This is when the Punic wars took place. The Punic wars are the three wars that Rome and Carthage fought, all of which were won by Rome (Hansen and Curtis 183). Prior to the Second Punic War, Carthage had won some major battles against Rome. However, "when the two armies met in 202 BCE at Zama, on the North African coast", Rome defeated Carthage (Hansen and Curtis 184). Consequently, Rome's victory in the Second Punic War, gave Rome control of the Western