During the years of the Republic and early Empire, Rome expanded from a relatively insignificant group of people living in central Italy, to make the Mediterranean into a “Roman Lake”. What modern nations enlarged their territory the same way, in stages and usually through a series of wars? Choose one of them and compare their expansion to the Roman story.

During the years of the Republic and early Empire, Rome expanded from a relatively insignificant group of people living in central Italy, to make the Mediterranean into a “Roman Lake”. What modern nations enlarged their territory the same way, in stages and usually through a series of wars? Choose one of them and compare their expansion to the Roman story.