With the end of the First Punic War, Rome acquired new territory which she organized into provinces.

As Rome expands her boundaries, she has to figure out how to treat the conquered lands. This site shows Rome trying different options and finally settling on the idea of provinces.

Read about the exciting and futile attempt by Carthage to resist capture and destruction by the Romans in the Third Punic War.

Rome cannot rest after conquering lands. With often brutal methods, she subdues and consolidates her conquests, and perfects the province system. A slave revolt in Sicily, though, is an indication of problems to come.

William Morey, in his 1901 textbook, discusses the first emperor after Augustus, Tiberius.

In this article from the 1901 textbook by William Morey, you can read that the Roman empire had a period of stability before its further decline.

In this entry from William Morey's 1901 textbook you will read about Constantine and the changes he made that had a lasting effect on the Roman Empire.

An article which gives the history of Petra considered the major city of the civilization of Nabataea located in the Middle East. The area was taken over by the Roman Empire.

Flip over this interactive OLogy flash card to start learning about Petra, an ancient trading center located in modern-day Jordan.

Use this interactive OLogy card to learn about the Nabataeans, an ancient Middle Eastern civilization.