1. How was Rome a site of encounter? 2. How did the Roman Empire gain and maintain control of its empire?

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Explanation:

1.Rome was a site of encounter because there were colosseums where people will gather to watch gladiators fight.

2.Rome was able to gain its empire in large part by extending some form of citizenship to many of the people it conquered. Military expansion drove economic development, bringing enslaved people and loot back to Rome, which in turn transformed the city of Rome and Roman culture.

the results of roman expansion produced social conflict and civil war. julius caesar gained power and became a dictator but was then assassinated. the reign of augustus began a long period of imperial rule and peace in the roman empire. rome faced the problems of how to maintain peace, law, and order.

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