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Rome controlled what area by 275 BC? | most of the Mediterranean World |
What did Rome want to protect? | their Republic |
What was the Roman army called? | legions |
What were Roman soldiers called? | legionaries |
What formation could the legions easily defeat? | phalanx |
Why could legions defeat the phalanx? | They were smaller and faster |
What did legionaries do as they travelled? | made complete camps and built roads |
What could Rome's conquered expect? | no taxes, keep their government, become Roman citizens |
What did Rome's conquered have to do for the empire? | serve in the Roman army and support Roman foreign policy |