Roman Physical Location Essay

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Rome’s Physical Location

Rome had amazing soil and strategic location. It is located on an Italian peninsula, which is located in the center of the Mediterranean Sea. It is built on seven hills, Quirinale, Viminale, Capitolino, Esquilino, Palatino, Cello, and Aventino, which are all separated by marshy land and the Tiber River. Being near the Tyrrhenian Sea it gave Rome some Mediterranean climate. Which was amazing for crops and the sea.
The reason this is important for crops is because, that means they get more food. And, since they were surrounded by water that means they got more access to trade. Once Rome controlled the Italian peninsula, the central Mediterranean location of the peninsula also facilitated the expansion of the Roman Empire. There were sea routes that covered the Mediterranean and Black Seas and numerous land routes using the roads built by the Romans. Trade and moving the Roman Army around were the two principle reasons for building roads.

No More Kings: We Want a Voice in Government!

Around 600 B.C., Etruscan kings begin to rule Rome. The early Romans had been ruled over the Etruscans for hundreds of years, but once free, the early Romans established a republic, a government in which citizens elected representatives to rule on their behalf, which grows powerful and spreads its influence. Kings …show more content…

and ending with the destruction of Carthage in 146 B.C. By the time the First Punic War broke out, Rome had become the dominant power throughout the Italian peninsula, while Carthage–a powerful city-state in northern Africa–had established itself as the leading maritime power in the world. The First Punic War broke out in 264 B.C., when Rome interfered in a dispute on the Carthaginian-controlled island of Sicily, the war ended with Rome in control of both Sicily and Corsica and marked the empire’s emergence as a naval as well as a land

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