Why Was Rome Successful

As we all know Rome was a very powerful civilization. One of the many reasons why Rome became so powerful was because of its army. Roman soldiers were so good that they could take down armies 10 times their size because they were the largest,meanest fighting force in the ancient world. Rome would receive an A+ for Preparing For Common Defense. Only men 20 years of age and older could be soldiers. Though most soldiers came from different places they conquered they were all citizens. There were different levels of the army 30 legions wit 4,000-6,000 soldiers in them, in each of the legions there were 10 cohorts, in each of the cohorts there were 6 troops with about 80 legionaries called centuries,and each century was led by a centurion. Yet,