Rome took part in many different wars and fought against many different countries. The wars that stuck out the most are the Punic Wars. These wars were between Rome and Carthage. After winning the final Punic war Rome completely destroyed Carthage and also with the defeat of Carthage Rome gained a huge amount of land which would force the Romans to expand and take advantage of all the new resources obtained.Roman expansion had many affects on Rome some positive and some negative. The positives of Roman expansion greatly outweighed the negatives. With the new land there came more farmable land, trading would increase, slaves, more man power, more money for the government and a blending of cultures. The land obtained from Roman campaigns’ was put to good use. The land was sold to people that could afford the land and wealthy men that owned the land would not farm the land themselves they hired people and also bought slaves. Slaves were a vital partto provide leisure and luxury to the upper class Romans they were used to do domestic chores, mine, farm, and to help in the family business or craft. With all the goods Rome was providing from all the land recently gained trade increased because they also had access to important trade routes. Some countries that were under Roman control were allow to keep their customs and culture but were expected to pay a tax providing the government with more money. But these countries were now ruled by a leader appointed by the Roman government. Many of the countries wanted to be on the good side of the Romans so they adapted and changed their cultures to fit Roman customs. Many countries changed their main language or learned Latin. Romans also took ideas and customs from other countries. Roman architecture started to build buildings that looked like Greek architecture. The expansion of Rome had many optimistic effects on Roman society. Roman expansion led to more farmable land which increased the amount of goods available in...