Rome: A Vast & Powerful Empire

The Roman Empire depended on locally grown produce and various products as well as valuable items from seperate countries that were gathered through trade.

A system of government that was set up by Augustus, a civil service, paid workersto manage government affairs, such as tax and the postal systems.

Free rations of rice and forms of entertainment that were held in the Colosseum were common in Rome.

Rome's 10,000 mile border was protected or guarded by men from the provinces.

The issue of an unorderly transfer of power was solved temporarily by the Five Good Emperors when they adopted an heir as a respectful leader for Rome for after their death.