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At its peak with million inhabitants, the city of Rome had to import its food from Egypt, North West Africa and Sicily. Rome needed trade from the rest of the Empire to cream off the money to pay for it.

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Trade is important for any society or state as it generates wealth and promotes cultural interchange and the exchange of ideas.

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they could trade anywhere among the Coastlines and anywhere close to them.

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i dont know figure it out yourself

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