When did roman ideas about law and government spread over a large area? during the roman republic during the athenian assembly after the founders of the united states adopted them during the roman empire

During the Punic Wars with Carthage between 264 B.C. to 146 B.C., Rome spread over multiple Mediterranean islands and onto the east coast of modern-day Spain. Yet instead of extending its republic into these territories or forming alliances, Rome designated these new territories as provinces and appointed Roman governors to oversee them.

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they had a lot of depression during the revolutionary war