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The Great Roman Empire
Introduction
The Ancient Roman Empire was a remarkable culture. It had a population of over sixty million people that where spread across the vast lands surrounding the Mediterranean and expanding from northern England to the sun-baked Euphrates and from the Rhine near Netherlands to the Northern African Coast. Although the Empire's remarkableness it is also an Empire of force, it employed a mixture of violence, suppression, order and dictatorship, it used tactical power to develop an astonishingly uniform culture.
The Colosseum
The Roman Empire included most of what would now be considered Western Europe. The empire was conquered by the Roman Army and a Roman way of life was established in these conquered countries. The main countries conquered were England/Wales (then known as Britannia), Spain (Hispania), France (Gaul or Gallia), Greece (Achaea), the Middle East (Judea) and the North African coastal region.
In about 100AD Rome had a massive population of one million people, in order for this to work streets had to be narrow to fit more houses. Along some wider streets triumphal arcs and columns could be found. As you went further into the Forum huge building would catch they eye, the Circus Maximus was a great attraction, it was the race course for Rome. The Colosseum was like the stadium nowadays, where gladiators and wild animals and other provided entertainment.
In about 100AD Rome had a massive population of one million people, in order for this to work streets had to be narrow to fit more houses. Along some wider streets triumphal arcs and columns could be found. As you went further into the Forum huge building would catch they eye, the Circus Maximus was a great attraction, it was the race course for Rome. The Colosseum was like the stadium nowadays, where gladiators and wild animals and other provided entertainment.