1 102 A Rome in the west @ By the 1st century AD, Rome had grown from a small Italian republic to a vast empire stretching as far as lowland Scotland. Rome used the army to police her conquered lands, linked by a highly developed road network, but also founded towns through which to promote the Roman way of life.
#Italy and the west, Pont du Gare
2 102 E The East @ From the 2nd century BC Rome became increasingly involved in eastern Mediterranean lands, where it gained control directly or through client kings. Initially seen only as a source of vast revenues, the east came greatly to influence the Roman Empire, providing both a cultural model in the treasures of Greek civilization and a source of able administrators.
#The East, Library of Celsus, Ephesus
3 102 B Roman North Africa @ After defeating Carthage in 146 BC, Rome ruled undisputed in North Africa, an area which, with Egypt, became Rome's main source of grain. Many surviving Roman remains here come from large and prosperous villas (country estates), which skilful land management and efficient water control made far more productive than today.
#Egypt and North Africa, Mosaic of N African villa
4 102 D Outside the Empire @ During the 1st century AD, Rome reached the limits of its European expansion, establishing a frontier along the Danube and Rhine. To its north lay the lands of the free Germans and other barbarians. Although groups raided into the empire, Roman artefacts, particularly jewellery, also reached barbarian lands as tribute or through trade.
#Outside the Empire, Greek silver cup imported into Denmark from Roman empire
