So agriculture is settled where the area that has most fertile soil or the best soil to grow a certain crop.
It allowed many business' to expand without interruption from the Government.
Agriculture in southeast asia is limited by infertile tropical soils.<span>This is why peoples in the tropics were cannibals in many instances</span>
The correct answer is "When Augustus, formally known as Octavian became Emperor of Rome".
Octavian rose to power defeating Mark Antony and Lepidus for the control of the territories of the Roman Republic. The consolidation of all power into a single ruler declared emperor, officially indicates the transition towards an empire for Rome. Once Octavian became emperor, <u>he applied severe fiscal, political and military reforms which led the way towards a more absolutist government</u>.
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