World History Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire Rome went from being a small town in Italy to being the center of a vast empire. This took hundreds of years and many wars. Rome was a lot like the present day United States - their government (for a while) but, most importantly, our attitude Rome: ...

The Effects of Rome's Expansion Jonas Running Head: ROME'S EXPANSION Outline Abstract Expansion overseas gave Rome the opportunity to strengthen its empire by war; But, as a drawback it resulted in the b...