How was Rome able to control the Mediterranean world?

Answer 1

the determination of the roman people second by treating conquered peoples as allies and in several cases making them citizens Rome was able to raise a large army moreover Romes allies generally remained loyal to Rome because they shared in the profits from roman wars third Romes army was highly disciplined and seasoned by years of war few other armies could match its strength fourth romans greatly valued military success in fact military success was needed for political advancement the highest honor finally wars were a great source or wealth conquered land were often distributed to romans colonists valuables seized from the enemy enriched both the government treasury and individual leaders prisoners from the conquered lands became slaves :) i think

Answer 2

Rome gained power by matteo is a cool guy

Rome gained power by taking over the regions around the Mediterranean Sea. Like northern Africa. These places acted as trade routes and served as military bases.

Answer 3

why = Rome's neighbors were enemies who would attack Rome if Rome didn't attack them first. In Rome, war was a path to growth. victory in war added new land, which would be farmed by slaves who would either work or get sold.

Answer 4

Rome was able to gain control of the Italian peninsula by alliances and treaties and military conquest. As Rome's military strength grew, many of the Italian cities allied themselves with Rome for their own protection and their own well being.

One element was that after the Latin war (340-38 BC- an armed rebellion by the allied Latin cities that fought with Rome in the first Samnite War [343-40 BC]) Rome ceased to be a city-state. It became a commonwealth comprising other peoples. Many Latin cities were incorporated in the Roman Republic with full Roman citizenship. The Volsci and Campanians were given partial Roman citizenship (without the right to vote). The Hernici were given the status of allies. This greatly increased Rome's manpower and helped her to defeat the Samnites in the second Samnite War (326-304 BC). It also provided a template to increase Rome's power in future victories and expansion.

In the interwar period between the 2nd and 3rd Samnite wars, Rome made alliances with the Sabellian peoples of the Abruzzo part of central Italy. This further increased her manpower and helped to defeat an alliance of Samnites, Etruscans, Umbrians and the Senone tribe of the Gauls who lived in the Marche region in the Third Samnite War (298-90 BC). Thus, the peoples in the Marche, the Umbrians and the Samnites (in modern Molise and Campania) had to become allies. The Lucanians (in modern Basilicata) decided to become allies. Rome also, confiscated land in conquered areas, and founded Latin colonies to settle Latins who were short of land and to establish a foothold in strategic areas. Some areas were annexed to Rome. With these wars, Rome took control of the centre (except for Etruria) and much of the south of Italy.

Eventually the allies provided 2/3 of Rome's troops. War helped to keep the alliances going. The allies had to provide troops and bear their cost, but also shared the booty and land seized with victory. It was, as a historian put it, like a robber inviting the victim to join in to share the profit of the next robberies. Rome also helped the ruling classes of the allied peoples. This made the system solid. The Greek king Pyrrhus found out that his idea of conquering Italy was an impossibility as Rome's manpower, though her allies who remained faithful to her, was far too big for him. After he was defeated in the Pyrhric wars (280-275 BC), Rome took over Apulia and Calabria as well. After that it took over Gallic lands up to the river Po in northern Italy.

Answer 5

Rome conquered the Mediterranean region though winning a series of wars with various peoples around the Mediterranean. These were separate wars which were fought for a variety of different reasons and at different times. The whole process lasted more than three hundred years. This was because Rome's expansion was not due to a grand design of conquest and empire building. The Romans found themselves fighting these wars and won. They did not expect that they would end up with a large empire. Imperial growth occurred in patchwork manner and for a while the Romans did not know how to manage an empire.

Rome's military success was due to a number of factors:

1) A large pool of military manpower. When Rome expanded into the mountains of central and southern Italy as a result of the Second and Third Samnite Wars (326-304 BC and 298-290 BC) she turned the peoples who lived in these areas into allies. They had to supply soldiers who fought in auxiliary troops which supported the Roman legions at their own expenses in exchange for protection and a share of the spoils of war. The allies provided 60% of the pool of military manpower available to Rome. This was the largest pool of military manpower in the Mediterranean and turned Rome into a superpower.

2) The capability to deploy several legions on several fronts at the same time. This capability was developed during the Early Republic when Rome was frequently attacked from its north (by the Sabines and Etruscan cities) and its south (by the Aequi and the Volsci). It was further refined in the Second and Third Samnite Wars, when Rome, again, fought on two fronts at the same time, this time on larger scale. During the second Punic War, the Romans fought on two fronts, in Italy and Spain, and a war in Greece.

3) The willingness to adapt. Originally the Roman army adopted the phalanx military formation of the Greeks. When they were defeated on the mountains of the Samnites they adopted the manipular formation of the Samnite enemies because it was more flexible and better suited for mountain warfare. The Romans also adopted the Spanish sword and the Gallic design for helmets. When they needed a fleet capable to match the mighty Carthaginian fleet in the First Punic War, they adopted the ship design of the Carthaginians.

4) Sheer determination. The Romans pursued victory in war to the bitter end and by any means. One example was the very expensive building of a 180 mile long stone-paved road (the Appian Way), the first ever in history to facilitate the movement of troops and military supplies to the front during the second Samnite War. Another example was during the First Punic War. Both the Carthaginian and Roman fleet became depleted and the coffers of both states were empty. What made the difference was that the Roman rich paid for an additional fleet from their own pockets. This fleet went on to win the final battle of the war. 5) Good military training. The training of Roman soldiers was already very good when the army was a citizen militia, before it became a professional army. When it became a professional army soldiers were trained drilled regularly and the army became even more highly structured and well organised.

Answer 6

Rome conquered the Mediterranean region through winning a series

of wars with various peoples around the Mediterranean. These were

separate wars which were fought for a variety of different reasons