Rome?s Creation of a Mediterranean Empire Central Location Helped contribute to its success in unifying first italy and then all the lands ringing the Mediterranean Sea. Italy Crossroads in the Mediterranean, and the site of Rome was a crossroads within Italy. Land of hills and mountains. Rome Lay at the midpoint of the peninsula, about 15 miles from the western coast, where a north-south road intersected an east-west river route. Tiber River on one side and a double ring of seven hills on the other afforded natural protection to the site. Apennine range Runs along the length of Italy like a spine, separating the eastern and western coastal plains, while the arc of the Alps shields Italy on the north. Climate
Rome's Creation of a Mediterranean Empire
Rome?s Creation of a Mediterranean Empire Central Location Helped contribute to its success in unifying first italy and then all the lands ringing the Mediterranean Sea. Italy Crossroads in the Mediterranean, and the site of Rome was a crossroads within Italy. Land of hills and mountains. Rome Lay at the midpoint of the peninsula, about 15 miles from the western coast, where a north-south road intersected an east-west river route. Tiber River on one side and a double ring of seven hills on the other afforded natural protection to the site. Apennine range Runs along the length of Italy like a spine, separating the eastern and western coastal plains, while the arc of the Alps shields Italy on the north. Climate
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