The primary military advantage the Romans had was a massive army, the greatest in overall size. Although the greatest disadvantage is that other armies such as Sparta were trained far more heavily.
The Appilachian mountains was the greatest barrier, because it was crawling with Indian's that may have made them turn back.
Ramón Power y Giralt (San Juan, Virreinato de Nueva España, 7 de octubre de 1775 – Cádiz, España, 10 de junio de 1813), fue uno de los primeros hombres nacidos en la Capitanía General de Puerto Rico que se refirió a sí mismo como puertorriqueño y que luchó por una representación igualitaria de la colonia de Puerto Rico.....
farmer grew corn before lettuse and carrots
Yes, it is true that the progressive income tax was aggressively sought by the Populist Party, since they thought that this would free the common man from financial instability.