Rome and Carthage fought the three Punic Wars.
There was only one Roman empire and that was the vast amount of territory ruled from the city of Rome. Laws and language were those of the mother city, which was the city of Rome.
C onstantine reduced the importance and power of the city of Rome by moving the capitol to his city of Constantinople.
The Pope is the head of the Vatican city state in his political role. Vatican city is pretty much all that is left of the papal states, the pope has full sovereign power in Vatican city, Vatican city is a member of the United nations as well. The pope could also be considered to rule the diocese of Rome, if you refer solely to the spiritual city of Rome and not the secular Rome. The authority of the Pope springs from his succession from St peter as bishop of Rome
An ancient pre-Romans would be the Latini, who inhabited the territory where Rome is located even before the city of Rome was founded.
The reason for the Punic Wars was competing interests and Romans expansion, which was eyeing Sicily, which had territory in Carthage. Punic was the Latin name for the Carthaginians. The Punic Wars were a series of 3 wars fought between Rome and city-state from 264 before Christ to 146 before Christ.
You tell me how Rome could have possibly have expanded YOUR territory.
When Carthage and Rome were allies, Carthage was a sea power, Rome a land power. Rome had to organise a fleet when war broke out with Carthage.
Slaves came to Rome from all over the empire. Anytime a new city or territory was added, there were new slaves. Sometimes entire populations of a city wold be enslaved as Carthage after the third Punic war.
Vatican City, the world center of the Roman Catholic Church, is a small independent state that was established in Rome in 1929 after Italy claimed much of the territory of the Papal States.
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It's actually the Holy See, which is a self governing entity that holds the enclave of the Vatican City. It is located within the borders of Italy (actually within the city of Rome), but is not territory of the city of Rome or the nation of Italy.
Ancient Rome was a city-- the same city that is present day Rome. No, it is not in the mountains.Ancient Rome was a city-- the same city that is present day Rome. No, it is not in the mountains.Ancient Rome was a city-- the same city that is present day Rome. No, it is not in the mountains.Ancient Rome was a city-- the same city that is present day Rome. No, it is not in the mountains.Ancient Rome was a city-- the same city that is present day Rome. No, it is not in the mountains.Ancient Rome was a city-- the same city that is present day Rome. No, it is not in the mountains.Ancient Rome was a city-- the same city that is present day Rome. No, it is not in the mountains.Ancient Rome was a city-- the same city that is present day Rome. No, it is not in the mountains.Ancient Rome was a city-- the same city that is present day Rome. No, it is not in the mountains.