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Just as the Roman Empire charged TAXES to their own people, they charge TAXES to conquered cities/countries as well.
The Romans claimed to be conquering areas because they actually conquered them.
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Romans were largely a military empire; they conquered and controlled - thus their ideas survived and thrived.
The areas the New Kingdom conquered were Egypt's Canaanite, Nubia, and Libya.
They did not pull out. They continued to live in the conquered areas. Gradually, the invaders formed their own independent governments, but did not chase Romans living there out. The invasions were not about destroying the empire, though they contributed to it. They just wanted land.
Thecultureof the conquered land influencedRomethoughfourroutes trade, Romans who lived in the conquered areas, immigration, and art. Rome imported good from alloverthe empire. This brought the Romans in contact with other peoples' objects, artifacts, foods and animals from other cultures and, at least for the well to do, theculturesthemselves. Many Romans went to live in conquered areas, becameaccustomedto and brought informationabouttheir cultures. At one point the majority of the population of Rome was from outside the city. Many were slaves brought there after victoriousbattles.Evenwhen enslavement decreased, there were many people who migrated to Rome. This made Rome amulticulturalcity. The art of theprovincesalso came to influence the art of Rome. TheRomansliked to combine different artistic traditions,.
A road is a road. The Roman roads, like any other road, was used to get people, goods and troops from one point to another in an efficient and (hopefully) safe manner. They were one of the civilizing factors that the Romans brought to the areas that they conquered.
Napoleon established a monarchy in the areas he conquered and added to his empire.
Napoleon established a monarchy in the areas he conquered and added to his empire.
The Romans built a vast network of roads around the empire and many bridges and ports. They also built dams for flood control or for irrigation and aqueducts to bring water from the sources on the mountains to the towns.