Julio-Claudian Emperors

The Empire in the West

Even in the west, Augustus extended the limits of the empire. Spain, a source of unending war ever since the 3rd century, was at last pacified. Roman armies moved across North Africa to the Atlantic, securing the territory right to the edges of the desert.

Roman ships sailed into the Atlantic and along both the European and the African coast.

History of Western Civilization

E.L. Skip Knox
Boise State University

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