What did European traders outside Italy hope to gain to increase profits from their trade goods?

What did European traders outside Italy hope to gain to increase profits from their trade goods?

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it took two men to wrestle rome back from chaos and turn a republic into an empire. in the first century bc, rome was a republic. power lay in the hands of the senate, elected by roman citizens. but the senators were fighting for power between themselves.

originally he was supposed to be dead but they wanted to continue the series so they brought him back to life.