G4 WWAPT: Ancient Rome

"The ancient city of Rome was the centre of one of the largest and most powerful empires the world has ever seen. The Roman Empire was based in what is now Italy. As the Roman Empire took over more land and peoples, its influence spread throughout western Europe and into all the lands around the Mediterranean Sea. The achievements of the Romans influenced the languages, literature, laws, methods of government, roads and buildings of all of western Europe."

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Ancient Rome was a city in central Italy that began about 2,700 years ago. Over hundreds of years, Rome grew from a small community of shepherds into a powerful empire. An empire is a nation that rules more than one country. The Roman Empire spread across about half of Europe, much of the Middle East, and the north coast of Africa.

"The Romans were prodigious builders and expert civil engineers, and their thriving civilization produced advances in technology, culture and architecture that remained unequaled for centuries."