By 133 BCE, Rome controlled nearly all of the lands around the Mediterranean. The sea became known as the “Roman Lake.” To rule all their new lands outside the Italian Peninsula, the Roman leaders divided them into provinces. A Roman governor was sent to oversee each one. Taxes, soldiers, and enslaved people from the provinces helped Rome to continue growing in territory and power. Rome was now the most powerful state in the world.

By 133 BCE, Rome controlled nearly all of the lands around the Mediterranean. The sea became known as the “Roman Lake.” To rule all their new lands outside the Italian Peninsula, the Roman leaders divided them into provinces. A Roman governor was sent to oversee each one. Taxes, soldiers, and enslaved people from the provinces helped Rome to continue growing in territory and power. Rome was now the most powerful state in the world.

By 133 BCE, Rome controlled nearly all of the lands around the Mediterranean. The sea became known as the “Roman Lake.” To rule all their new lands outside the Italian Peninsula, the Roman leaders divided them into provinces. A Roman governor was sent to oversee each one. Taxes, soldiers, and enslaved people from the provinces helped Rome to continue growing in territory and power. Rome was now the most powerful state in the world.