Strengths of the Republic
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1. Protected from Sea invasions (Geography)
2. Located in the on a place on the Tiber River that was a crossing
for all therefore it was located in the middle of trade routes.
3. The Republic allowed for both flexibility and stability
a. It allowed for input from all of the classes and it changed with
election instead of overthrowing the government (Laws later become government)
4. Every adult male citizen was obligated to serve in the army. Discipline
was strict.
5. High morals acquired from the legions permeated throughout the Republic
(Legions)
6. After conquering a people the Romans shared citizenship and thus
political power with those conquered. (Just application of the Laws and
Language)
7. The ideals of the legion were passed on through the family
and the father known as the paterfamilias and their control of the agricultural
economy on their small farms. These farmers were also known as citizen-farmers.
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