Watch Romans: Inclusive Conquest & Loyal Citizens

When Rome conquered a nation, it offered citizenship and inheritance benefits to new worshipers of Caesar. Those who refused were killed, exiled, or enslaved. The majority of the known world quickly saw the advantage in proclaiming loyalty to the empire. The new subjects also provided a nearly inexhaustible source of soldiers and tax revenue. Brilliant military and political emperors like Hadrian, expanded this empire and advanced culture in ways no other civilization had until this mighty era.