During the Early Roman Republic,Rome

question 1

Multiple Choice

During the early Roman Republic,Rome:

• A) relied primarily on mercenary troops from Greece.
• B) abandoned farming as a means of support and emphasized trade.
• C) expanded quickly and peacefully into areas that were essentially unoccupied.
• D) expanded and extended the Latin Right to many of the cities it conquered.
• E) realized that to survive, it needed to conquer as many other peoples as possible.

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