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Economic Growth in the Pax Romana: Currency, Roads, and Trade Protection
Examine how standardized coinage (denarius), secure maritime sea-lanes (Mare Nostrum), and extensive road networks promoted interregional economic specialization.
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The Roman Empire: Expansion, Pax Romana, and Disintegration
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Trace the transition from Republic to Empire, the mechanisms of imperial governance and prosperity, and the internal and external causes of Rome's eventual decline.
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