The Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome
Rome was not always as big as it is. Some how it had to expand... In 1000 BC Rome was a settlement of farmers and shepherds in the middle of Italy. Over the next thousand years, it developed into a powerful city/state, and became the capital of an empire that stretched from Britain in the north to Arabia in the south. The Romans finally won the battle and by 260 BC, they owned all of Italy. Next, the Romans defeated the Carthaginians, and then by 100 BC gave Rome control of the Mediterranean. One way that Rome was the way it was is because there were lots of people who helped make the city better! These are the people who helped the city. Augustus Caesar was one of the major contributors to the rise of Rome. He took advice from his people and made the city better. Julius Caesar was also one of the major contributors to the city of Rome. Julius made new laws that also made the city better! Rome also had a bad time in history. Most of the factors of the fall of Rome were from bad leadership and bad decisions. When Rome switched from a republic to an empire (during the rein of Augustus Caesar) was one of the best years that the Roman Empire had. Caesar took advice from the other people that actually made the city better.