How Did Rome Have A Stable Economy

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One of the strongest and most stable empires was Ancient Rome. Rome had a strong military, stable economy, and an interesting religion. These factors, such as geography, history, their way of education, political life, and religion, contributed to a very strong and long lasting republic and empire that changed the course of the world.

Ancient Rome was set up in a very strategic place near the Tiber River and inside 7 hills, the geography of Rome helped its quick growth and influenced the empire’s growth. Rome emerged in the eighth century BC inside 7 hills and near the Tiber River on the Italian peninsula. In the height of the Empire, Rome had conquered a large part of Britain, parts of northern Africa, most of the Mediterranean Islands, …show more content…

Most of the citizens of Rome were farmers who lived in small villages or on farms away from towns or villages. Most people didn’t have kitchens and bought food from street vendors or went to restaurants. On the other hand, rich people owned a lot of land and slaves. They either rented out land to poorer people or had their slaves farm the land. The rich didn’t have to worry about food because they had kitchens and held banquets. Rich people had businesses that sold clothes and goods so they could have a steady flow of money. Rome had a lot of local industry, but that didn’t mean you could only buy things locally. Traders in the Mediterranean Sea brought papyrus from Egypt, glass from Phoenicia, and sewing needles from Syria back to Rome for people to buy in addition to all of the rest of the industry in Rome. Not only the rich could buy these because they were cheap enough for farmers. The Romans had a currency that consisted of gold coins, silver coins, and bronze coins. They were named (in order) Aureus, Denarius, and Asses. An Aureus was equal to 25 Denarii, and a Denarius was equal to 10 …show more content…

Rome had many gods and had them for almost everything. Later on, after Jesus’ preachings, the Romans became Christians which Romans saw as a threat to their polytheistic religion. Eventually, Emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the Romans and Christians were no longer punished for their beliefs. In the Roman Forum, you could shop, watch athletic events and theatrical performances, and way more. For work, you could join the army, only if you were a man, work as a merchant, spin clothes if you were a woman, work as a cook for the rich or for a restaurant, or become a politician if you had enough education. Julius Caesar was Rome’s greatest general in 49 B.C. He had complete control over the army and wanted to rule Rome like a king. Officials saw him as a threat and killed him in 44 B.C. After his death, Julius Caesar’s adopted son Octavius renamed Augustus, became the first emperor of the Roman

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