How “Roman” was the Roman Empire? As the Roman emperors sought to expand and strengthen their empire, they recognized that immigration was a means for both. Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesBetween roughly 300 BC and AD 200, millions of immigrants came to Italy. The immigrants changed Rome but Rome changed the immigrants in turn. His latest book is Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 03, 2019 17:48 UTC