If the quantity supplied is greater than the quantity demanded, what must happen to the price in order to reach equilibrium? the price of the product will increase to meet equilibrium. the price of the product will decrease to meet equilibrium. supply and demand must be raised. supply and demand must be lowered.

first, the romans stayed isolated because they had to defend their own territories from neighboring cities that were harassing them, like the etruscans. second, once the romans managed to defeat their neighbors, and started to expand their territory, they started to build roads and bridges. finally, now that the romans have covered their territory with roads functioning as highways, they could mobilize their legions faster to assemble larger military units in a specific place