Which of the the three methods examined in class do you think was the most effective in Rome's efforts to gain, consolidate or maintain power?

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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a.tensions between the colonial elites and the backcountry men of virginia.