All of the following characterize the Roman military except a. Rome required conquered communities on the Italian peninsula to provide soldiers for the Roman army every year. b. The Roman army's inability to gain clear dominance in the southeast Mediterranean against the Egyptians remained the one weakness of their empire. c. The defeat of Hannibal demonstrated that the Roman military had overwhelming advantages in resources. d. The Romans developed a war ethos that never allowed one to accept defeat. e. Roman generals could gain not only victories but enormous personal rewards.

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Hudson Melton

16 September, 17:48

All of the following characterize the Roman military except a. Rome required conquered communities on the Italian peninsula to provide soldiers for the Roman army every year. b. The Roman army's inability to gain clear dominance in the southeast Mediterranean against the Egyptians remained the one weakness of their empire. c. The defeat of Hannibal demonstrated that the Roman military had overwhelming advantages in resources. d. The Romans developed a war ethos that never allowed one to accept defeat. e. Roman generals could gain not only victories but enormous personal rewards.

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Ryker Jarvis · Answer 1

By now, you have learned about several major empires. Just to review, the term empire refers to a central state that exercises political control over a large amount of territory containing many diverse groups. Often, this centralized power rules from one or several capital cities. We usually refer to an empire as if it were a single unit. But, because empires are so large, they are often divided into smaller, more manageable political units, usually called provinces.