Question

This is for a Latin class, but as it has nothing to do with the language, it is more of a social studies question. For homework we had to complete a project on the Roman Empire. One part was to find all of the provinces, label them on a map, find the year they became a province, and give a reason why Rome would want to be there. I found the provinces and the years that they became provinces, but I absolutely cannot find why Romans would want to be in some of the areas. All of the sites I found with Roman history start after they became provinces, and don't give a reason for why they did. Any help would be a big help. Thank you!

Answer 1

http://www.worldology.com/Rome/rise_of_rome.htm

Answer 2

You may not find reasons why Rome wanted these provinces, but you may find their economic strengths after they were conquered. Check these sites.

http://www.google.com/search?q=Rome+provinces+economic&oq=Rome+provinces+economic&aqs=chrome..69i57.35850j0j8&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

Also try Googling each province using search terms like Roman Gaul economic.