2006-08-22 15:52:32 · 14 answers · asked by joseguate22 3 in Travel ➔ Italy ➔ Rome
It was a city-state that controlled an empire
2006-08-22 15:55:07 · answer #1 · answered by Peedah 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rome was a city. The Roman Empire was a "country." Sometimes, however, Rome is used synonymously with the Roman Empire.
2006-08-22 22:57:01 · answer #2 · answered by atwil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rome itself was a city, the Roman Empire covered a good portion of the world at that time.
2006-08-22 22:55:09 · answer #3 · answered by David L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rome was a city and it goverend the Ancient Roman Empire which was countries and part of countries.
2006-08-23 09:47:51 · answer #4 · answered by samanthajanecaroline 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rome was a city. But in the old days, cities ruled their surrounding areas. Eventually, Rome expanded their rule by conquering the same people that ruled them, as well as others.
For more info;
http://www.roman-empire.net/army/army.html
http://www.crystalinks.com/rome.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome
2006-08-23 09:22:05 · answer #5 · answered by Rick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It started as a City-State, and it grew up to be the greatest Empire the world has seen.
2006-08-22 22:55:13 · answer #6 · answered by Pablo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both; it was a city-state.
Vatican City continues in that tradition -- except that it is a country that is a subset of a city. Which I guess makes it a neighborhood-state or a suburb-state. };)
2006-08-22 23:00:18 · answer #7 · answered by D'archangel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to go with the city answer because countries as we know them came later.
2006-08-22 22:59:17 · answer #8 · answered by sethsdadiam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a city that became an empire!
2006-08-23 08:29:31 · answer #9 · answered by Lisistrata 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought it was an ancient city in Italy, or middle east
2006-08-22 23:00:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋