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by Illmatic67 on September 9th, 2004
When were Roman taxes collected?
by Answerbag Staff on August 4th, 2010
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If the suffix "-ia" is derived from the language of the Roman Empire (e.g. "Italia", "Britannia", "Germania"), then why do other
by mumpsimus on November 8th, 2010
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What was the first Roman history written work called?
by Answerbag Staff on April 30th, 2010
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What is your favourite quote by Marcus Aurelius?
by Anonomous on July 20th, 2010
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If the Roman Empire never managed to expand as far as the Republic of Ireland, then why is that country overwhelmingly Roman Catholic?
by mumpsimus on November 8th, 2010
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They only built the roads after they became great.
by jwmbiz on January 22nd, 2005
Rome was not even close to being the first to build roads, the Hippodamian city plan had been coined centuries prior to Rome
by LaserFalson on August 3rd, 2005
It helped speed troops along, but hardly the best answer - and definitely not the "only" answer.
by Anon on October 27th, 2005
1) They didn't "build the roads after they became great". They started building them after they were fortunate enough to defeat Carthage once and for all.
2) The roads *were* essential, as were the aquaducts, state supremacy, climate, currency, acculturation, and standardization.
by Elwood on July 13th, 2009