When Ancient Rome was at its peak, Romans were expanding their power all throughout the Eastern Hemisphere. Their territory stretched from England, all the way to Africa. In order to keep control of their growing empire, the Romans had to adapt and use their geography to their advantage. Two ways they did this were setting up trade routes and a road system. One of the first ways Romans adapted to their geography was to establish an exceedingly large trade route system over the Mediterranean Sea. When Robert Snedden wrote about Rome’s trade routes, he said that the Romans developed deep harbors in key locations throughout the empire. One of the largest harbors was at Ostia. The Romans were smart enough to know that they needed ships that
