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The Rise of the Roman Empire: A Story of Conquest and Power
How Rome grew from a city on the Tiber into a Mediterranean power, from the early Republic to Augustus, and how conquered land became organised provinces.
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Roman Conquest and Expansion
How a city on the Tiber became the master of the Mediterranean through war and organisation.
Augustus and the Founding of the Principate
How Octavian ended the civil wars and built a new system of one-man rule that was presented as a restored republic, and why it lasted for centuries.
Government of the Roman Republic
How the Roman Republic was run by consuls, the senate and popular assemblies, how power was divided among them, and the tensions that eventually broke the system.
The Epic Story of the Conquest of the Roman Empire
No outside power conquered the Roman Empire as a whole. This article covers Rome's own conquests of Gaul, Britain and Dacia, and how the empire ended in 476 and 1453.
The Punic Wars
The three wars between Rome and Carthage, fought between 264 and 146 BCE, and how they turned Rome from an Italian power into the master of the Mediterranean.
The Rise of the Roman Empire: A Story of Military Conquest
How the Roman army worked: legion structure, training, fortified camps and siege methods, and why the legions so often outfought their rivals.
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