How Did ‘Rome’ Become the Center of an Empire?

Rome started as a small city, but it became the center of an empire because people kept joining its side in wars. Imagine Rome like a big team that keeps winning matches, every time they won, more cities wanted to be on their team. Soon, Rome had so many friends and enemies, it turned into one of the biggest empires ever.

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Rome was like a growing team that kept beating other teams, so more cities wanted to join them.
When Rome won wars, it didn’t always destroy its enemies, it sometimes let them stay and pay taxes.
People from all over the empire started speaking Latin because of Rome’s influence.

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