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Why did the Romans want to extend the boundaries of their territory to the Alps?

The Romans knew the Alps provided vast areas of rich farmland.
O The Alps were a system of rivers that provided a natural barrier to invasion
O The Alps were a mountain range that provided a natural barrier to invasion
O The Romans wanted to mine the precious minerals of the Alps,

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Answer:

2. The Alps were a mountain range that provided a natural barrier to invasion

Step-by-step explanation:

The information in the answer is correct and all the others are not. This however, is not the only answer. Roman expansion and empiricism was influenced by the principal Roman ideals for conquest.

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