The initial expansion of Rome into the Mediterranean was a gradual and slow process and was mainly the results of wars she fought, rather than a pre-planned design of imperial expansion.
Rome's expansion into central and southern Italy occurred as a result of the three Samnite wars (343-341 BC, 326-304 BC and 2980-290 BC) which she fought against the Samnites who lived to the south of Rome. Rome did not annex the peoples of these areas. Instead she established alliances in which these peoples supplied soldiers to Rome.
Rome established control over the western basin of the Mediterranean as a result of the three Punic Wars (264-241 BC, 218-201 BC and 149-146 BC) which she fought against Carthage. The first was was started by tensions created by some mercenaries in northeast Sicily and developed into a struggle over the control of Sicily between Rome and Carthage. In the second war Hannibal, a Carthaginian general, invaded Italy but was defeated and Rome took over the Carthaginian territories in southern Spain and gained control over the western Mediterranean. Rome's objective in the third war was to destroy Carthage.
Rome's expansion into the eastern Mediterranean started with the annexation of mainland Greece (146 BC). This was due to Rome having been drawn into wars between Greek states to support allies she had made in Greece. Rome wanted to end the instability as secure her control over the area.
Rome's expansion into Turkey was the result of the bequest of two kingdoms in western Turkey to her and the three Mithridatic Wars (883-84 BC, 83-81 BC, -and 75-63 BC). King Mithridates VI of Pontus (a kingdom in northeastern Turkey) wanted to expand into Turkey and tried to turn Rome's allies against her.
it began in 900b.c.
Rome was and still is in Italy. Nowadays it is the capital of Italy.
It began in 327 BCE.
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Cuneiform writing began in Mesopotamia
Rome began as a trading post
It began in 1960 in rome
The Roman republic began in 510 BC.
The Roman Republic began in 510 BC.
The city of Rome began in 753 BC.
Rome began near the Tiber River in Europe. Romulus had founded Rome and killed his brother to claim Rome. Romulus is where you get Rome from.
The concept of citizenship began in Ancient Greece and Rome.
Digging began in Rome, New York in July of 1817. It was started there because the terrain was level and there was no need to build locks from Rome to Syracuse.
The concept of the entire hospitality industry began around the 6th B.C. It was started in Greece, Ancient Rome.
It began when there was a rift within the Orthodox Christian Church over where the Pope should be located.... Constantinople or Rome.
the Olympic wrestling began in ancient Greece, and have records of it from cave painting of prehistory. but mainly it started in Greece and Rome
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