Depends on Emperor, but mainly was the army. The army conquered many lands such as the land now called England. They even got as fair to Asia, before being pushed back. As well when conquering those lands, they gained Servus or slaves. That could then go to be a Tiro, or Auxilia. With all of that brought power and wealth. As well a lasting image of how terrifying the empire was.
The empire was shot to death and the wife declared war against each other.
Out of the following statements, the one that is not true about sovereign states is that they decide their own foreign and domestic policies.
The Mayans lived in what we now call Mexico and South America.