The Conquest of the Mediterranean
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After the Punic Wars, Rome was to conquer most of the Mediterranean region in only a century - in 133 BC, the kingdom of Pergamum was attached to Rome as the province of Asia according to the will of its last king. How did the Romans manage to do this? ...
 The Conquest of Asia
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Rome inherited the kingdom of Pergamum in 133 BC., but held territories throughout Asia. For discussions of Asian conquest.
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Rome's conquests in Asia in the second and first centuries helped create the financial backbone for Empire.
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Created by: * Maximius Flavius, Aug 19, 2003 - 22:22
