1. How was Rome a site of encounter? 2. How did the Roman Empire gain and maintain control of its empire?

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Explanation:

1.Rome was a site of encounter because there were colosseums where people will gather to watch gladiators fight.

2.Rome was able to gain its empire in large part by extending some form of citizenship to many of the people it conquered. Military expansion drove economic development, bringing enslaved people and loot back to Rome, which in turn transformed the city of Rome and Roman culture.

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