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=**// Rome Spreads it's Power //**=

For hundreds of years after the founding of republic, Rome encouraged to expand its territories through trade and conquest. The Roman power grew slowly but steadily, by the fourth century B.C. the Romans conquered central Italy. The location of Rome gave it easy access to the riches of the lands connecting to the Mediterranean Sea. They traded wine and olive oil for varieties of foods. However, other large and powerful cities interfered with the Romans access to the Mediterranean. This eventually led to the War with Carthage.