Rome was located along the Mediterranean Sea in what is now Italy. It expanded greatly through military victories over neighboring powers like Carthage. Key Roman achievements included developing extensive networks of concrete roads and aqueducts, establishing Latin as a dominant language, inventing a stable currency system using coins, and building a republican system of laws and government that later transitioned into an empire. Roman culture had a major influence on modern Western society.
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