🌎 Ancient Rome: Economy

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Learning Objective

I will learn how the economy of Ancient Rome impacted their civilization.

 

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How did the economy of Ancient Rome impact their civilization?

Roman Road

Trade was vital to Ancient Rome. The empire cost a large sum of money to run and trade brought in much of that money.  The Roman Empire was criss-crossed with trade routes. There were sea routes that covered the Mediterranean and Black Sea and numerous land routes using the roads built by the Romans. Road building was an important part of maintaining the power of the Roman Empire.  Read the following article about how Rome built roads:
Download All Roads Lead to Rome

Study this map showing the Roman trade routes over land and sea:

Roman Trade Routes

Rome reached its widest territory in A.D. 117. At that time, Rome controlled territory as far west as Spain and Northern Africa. It controlled land as far east as the upper regions of today's Middle East. Look at the many cities established along the sea.  These are known as port cities and would have been important trading locations for ships.  These port cities allowed Rome to dominate the Mediterranean Sea. Look at the icons of traded goods next to each city name. Imagine what impact these goods had on the Roman trade network.

Roman citizens could enjoy imported goods from many places including papyrus from Egypt and spices and silk from China.  The Romans made trade as easy as possible building lighthouses near port cities and having the Roman navy patrol for pirates.  Traders used only one currency (money) and there were no custom taxes for merchants.

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What was New Carthage known for in trade?

What was Gades known for?

What was Carthage known for?

What was Athens known for?

What was Alexandria known for?

What was Tyre known for?

What was Syracuse known for?

Approximately how far was it from Alexandria to Gades?

 

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