Why was trade so important to the roman republic?

rome, along with almost every civilization in the worlds history cannot create and manufacture all its needed goods so they needed allies to help them do so. also with them trying one of their allies got to close. so close that they took advantage of them and then defeated them thus ruling both their old and new land.

the   square   deal   was   a   program   where   the   government gave any one   a fair   chance   to succeed

both believe in many god or polytheism

both built temples that they worshiped in both civilization's god were humanoid

both groups made religion a large portion of their lives

both believe in one religion throughout

the dead were buried with items for the afterlife