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chapter 5, section 1 (continued)
people from the apennines. rome was again victorious. soon, the romans were at war with the greek cities in southern italy. by 264 b.c., they had defeated the greeks. over the next three years, they also defeated the etruscan states to the north. they now had control of virtually all of italy.
to rule italy, the romans formed the roman confederation. rome allowed some people, especially the latins, to become roman citizens. most of the other communities were made allies. they were free to run their own affairs, but they had to provide soldiers for the roman army. the romans made it clear that loyal allies could become roman citizens. this gave the conquered peoples a stake in rome’s success.
why was rome so successful? the romans believed in duty, courage, and discipline. they were also good diplomats. they gained support by giving other people roman citizenship and allowing them to run their own affairs. they also excelled in military matters. if they lost an army or a fleet, they did not quit. they built new armies and new fleets. as they conquered new areas, they built fortified towns and connected the towns by roads. this allowed them to move their troops quickly around the country. finally, the romans were practical in politics. they did not try to build an ideal government. they designed their government in response to problems, as the problems arose.

1. in what way were the romans good diplomats?

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the roman state (page 152)

Explanation:

The text states the Romans gained support through diplomatic actions: they granted Roman citizenship to some groups (like the Latins), let most conquered communities remain self-governing allies, and offered loyal allies a path to citizenship, giving conquered peoples an investment in Rome's success.

Answer:

The Romans were good diplomats because they gained support by giving some groups Roman citizenship, allowing most conquered communities to run their own affairs as allies, and offering loyal allies the chance to become Roman citizens, which gave the conquered peoples a stake in Rome's success.