Why Did Rome Succeed In Conquering Italy Essay

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How did the romans succeed in conquering Italy? The Roman's conquest of all of Italy was not easy (to say the least). The Roman's conquest took hundreds of years as well as one major setback when it was burned to the ground. * Beginning of Roman Conquest-The Roman's conquest of Italy began in 509 BC after they expelled the aristocratic Tarquins family. The Romans next set their sights on the Etruscans and quickly drove them out of the Italian peninsula. * Conquering of Etruscan Territory- The Romans were able to drive the Etruscans quickly from the Italian peninsula by allying themselves with other Latins and with the Greeks. The Etruscan territory was conquered throughout the 5th and 4th centuries BC. * Invasion of the Gauls- The Romans had a setback, however, when the Gauls (aggressive and nomadic Celts) came into Italy in 387 BC, defeated the Roman army and burned down Rome. The Gauls only wanted to loot Rome and leave, which they did, but it also made Rome very vulnerable to the people it had conquered before; different Italian states attacked Rome as a consequence.…show more content…
The Latin cities wanted independence now, which Rome would not give; it took Rome two years to defeat the Latins and in 338 BC Rome took control of Latium. * The Conquering of all of Italy- In 295 BC, Rome went to war with the Samnites, the people of the remaining Etruscan cities, tribes of Gauls as well as a few rebellious Italian cities. In 280 BC, the war was over and Rome had sufficiently conquered all of Italy. * Considerations- Rome didn't easily conquer all of Italy, but the Romans did succeed in holding onto their conquered territories. The reasons for this perhaps is because Rome didn't destroy the cities it conquered, but rather, it offered them certain
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