original: It was occupied by the Romans with the rest of the surrounding area in the first century BCE.
simplifications: It was also occupied by the Romans in the first century BCE. The Romans occupied it and the surrounding area in the first century BCE. Like the surrounding area, it was occupied by the Romans in the first century BCE. The Romans occupied it and the surrounding area in the first century BCE. Romans occupied the area in the first century BCE. The area and its surrounding was occupied by the Romans in the first century BCE. This area as well as the surrounding one was occupied by the Romans in the first century BCE. It and the rest of the surrounding area was occupied by the Romans in the first century BCE. It was taken up by the Romans with the rest of the surrounding region in the first century BC. The Romans lived there with the rest of the surrounding area in the first century BCE.