Many wars led to the expansion of the Roman Empire: three Punic Wars (264-241 B.C., 218-201 B.C, and 149-146 B.C.), the Three Illyrian Wars 229-228 B.C., 220 BC -219 BC., and 168 B.C.), the Galatian War (189 B.C.), the war against the Insubres (222-221 B.B.),the First Celtiberian War (181-179 BC), the Lusitanian War (155-139 B.C.), the Second Celtiberian War (154-152 B.C.), the Fourth Macedonian War (150-148 BC), the Achaean War (146 B.C.), the Numantine War (143- 133 B.C.), the Third Celtiberian War (99-81 B.C.), the third Mithridatic War (75-63 B.C.), The Gallic Wars (58 -50 B.C..), the Cantabrian Wars (29-19 B.C.), the Final War of the Roman Republic (32-30 B.C), the Great Illyrian Revolt (6-9 A.D.) 101-102 A.D. and the Dacian Wars (105-106 A.D.) and Trajan's Parthian War (114-116 A.D.).
Besides the above wars, there were the campaigns of conquest by Augustus (Noricum 16 B.C, Rhaetia, 15 B.C.), Claudius (southern England, 43 A.D.), Agricola (northern England and Scotland (78-79 A.D.)
The Roman Empire emerged from a small city-state founded in the 8th century BCE, gradually expanding its influence through military conquests, strategic alliances, and colonization. Key events, such as the overthrow of the monarchy in 509 BCE and the establishment of the Republic, allowed for a more organized governance structure. The Republic's expansion through wars, including the Punic Wars against Carthage, solidified Rome's dominance in the Mediterranean. By the 1st century BCE, internal strife and civil wars led to the rise of Julius Caesar and the eventual transition to imperial rule under Augustus in 27 BCE, marking the official beginning of the Roman Empire.
Over expansion, the empire became too big and as many of the territories were far away it took a lot of resources and money to maintain them, also as the Roman Empire's strength weakened and became slow to act on rebellion this emboldened others to fight back against the occupiers.
A constant change of rulers, civil wars, and the collapse of the economy due to military spending. This cycle led to a weak, impoverished central government that quietly collapsed in 476.
The two words are not mutually opposite. The Roman republic had an empire for a couple of hundred years. The empire continued on under a single ruler for the next few hundred years. Empire is a modern word. The words empire and emperor did not exist at the time.
The assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC by his opponents led to further civil wars between his opponents and his supporters. They culminated with a final war which was a struggle over who would become the sole ruler of Rome. The term Roman Empire can be confusing. Historians use it to indicate the period of rule by emperors which followed the Republic. However, in its more common sense of empire as territorial conquests and possessions, the Roman Republic already had an empire. Much of Rome's imperial expansion occurred during the Republic.
The expansion of Spanish Empire led to Latin American wars of independence from Spain. It made territory much larger.
They were so important because it led to the destruction of the Persian Empire.
The civil wars led the end of the Roman Republic and establishment of the rule by emperors. Historians refer to the latter political system as Roman Empire. However, understood in the usual sense of territorial expansion, the Republic already had an empire. Much of Rome's imperial expansion occurred during the Republic.
-Frequent and expensive wars -Lavish spending by the wealthy
Roman expansion had several significant effects. Firstly, it led to the integration of diverse cultures and peoples into the Roman Empire, which facilitated the exchange of ideas, art, and technology. Secondly, the expansion resulted in economic prosperity through increased trade and access to resources, but also created social tensions and disparities. Lastly, it contributed to the political instability that eventually led to the fall of the Western Roman Empire, as the vast territories became difficult to govern and defend.
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It put an end to Persian expansion to the west and led to the contest for power in the Greek world between Athens and its empire and the Spartan-led Peloponnesian League.
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The Roman army fought wherever it needed to fight. It fought wars in Italy, Sicily, southern Spain, Greece, Tunisia, Turkey and Armenia where victories led to Rome's expansion into the whole of the Mediterranean. It fought wars in Illyria, which led to Rome controlling Dalmatia (on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea) It fought other wars in North Africa. It fought wars in Spain and Portugal which led to the conquest of the whole of the Iberian Peninsula. It fought the Gallic Wars which led to the conquest of Gaul (France, Belgium, Holland south of the river Rhine and Germany west of the Rhine. The Roman army fought wars against Germanic peoples which led them into German territories up to the river Elbe and into Bohemia (it then lost the former; it did not conquer the latter). It fought wars around in the Alps, which led to the conquest of Switzerland, Austria and western Hungary. It fought wars along the right (southern) bank of the lower Danube. It fought for the conquest of England, Wales and (temporarily) Scotland. It fought wars in Judea to suppress Jewish rebellions. It fought wars against the Dacians who were attacking the empire and conquered Romania and Moldova. It fought wars against the Persian Empire in Syria, Mesopotamia (Iraq) Armenia and western Persia (Iran). It fought wars to defend the Roman Empire from attacks from across the frontiers along the rivers Rhine and Danube.
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