<span>During the Second Punic War, Macedonia had been allied wtih Carthage. To get revenge, Rome started a war against Macedonia and defeated it in 197 B.C. The Greek cities came under Roman protection. By 133 B.C. Rome had extened its control over the entire region. It was now the supreme power in the Mediterranean.</span><span />
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The Roman Empire had grown so large that it was difficult to rule.
The Incan civilization was heavily influenced by the <em>Andes Mountains</em>. Its most important city, Cusco, was located im what today is Perú, on a valley in the Andes. The Incas are considered an andean civilization and its empire, the largest of the Pre Columbian empires, extended mostly through the Andean Mountains. One of the most famous incan archeological sites, the Machu Picchu, is located on the mountains more than 2000 metres above sea level.
