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How Did Cities Contribute To The Roman Economy

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Roman Archaeology
Roman Empire was a territory that was supported by trade. Cities in the empire made a significant contribution in making the running of the empire a success. One of the city that is recognized as the pillar of the empire is Rome. Archeologists are still struggling in their efforts to reconstruct the contributions cities made in the development of the Roman Empire economy. Agricultural products and the slave trade was the main items of trade in the Roman economy. All the fortunes of the empire were from the trade and the high population in the Mediterranean region, but there was some industrial production which was in small scale. Several cities made a significant contribution in growing the economy of Ancient Rome, but records
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