Steven

The Roman Empire succeeded because of it's trade. Rome was a vast empire to run and it cost a lot of money to run it, so trade supplied this amount of money.
= TRADE BY LAND =

One way Rome traded was by land on roads. Rome built many roads that criss-crossed everywhere! If you put all the Roman roads together and laid them straight, they could go around the Earth twice! These were the Roman trade routes and made traveling on land easier. The Romans even transported the Roman army from place to place to watch over trade.

The Romans also traded by sea as well as land. Since they traded by sea, the Romans wanted to make it as safe as possible. The Romans built harbors and lighthouses to increase the safety of sea travel. The Roman Navy even tried to keep the sea safe from pirates. Still, the Mediterranean Sea was a dangerous place for merchants to do any kind of trading. Pirates still marauded, or attacked, far north and the Romans had no power against it. The Romans imported goods and exported goods via shipping.HERE

**__What Did They Trade__**__?__
====The Romans exported beef, corn, glassware, iron, lead, leather, marble, olive oil, perfumes, purple dye, silk, silver, spices, timber, tin, wine, and mu ch more. Their main trading partners were Spain, France, the Middle East and North Africa. ==== __ More Stuff __ To see some cool Roman Trade Artifacts, click HERE. To learn more about the goods Rome traded, click HERE. To learn more about Roman coins, click there --> COINS!!!