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Italian Peninsula Strategic Position
342 wordsGeography did much to shape the course of events in Italy. (Geography and Early Settlers of Italy Internet) Rome began as a small city-state in Italy but somehow ended up ruling the entire Mediterranean world. The story of the Roman Empires world domination began with the lands they lived on. (Ellis and Esler 130) Rome is centrally located in the Italian peninsula. The Italian peninsula is about 600 miles long and about four times the size of Greece and two-thirds that of California and sticks o...
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Second Punic War Punic Wars
2,642 wordsExpansion overseas gave Rome the opportunity to strengthen its empire by war; But, as a drawback it resulted in the breakdown of the Republic, as well as its Empire. Expansion Overseas made Rome a mighty empire for a short period of time, until both the Empire and the republic became unstable and eventually broke down. Hooker, author of Roman History in 1996 states: Roman history begins in a small village in central Italy; this unassuming village would grow into a small metropolis, conquer and c...
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Dictator For Life Bc Caesar
1,959 wordsItaly is a peninsula jutting out into the Mediterranean sea west of Greece. Italy has poor mineral resources and very few useful harbors, however it is wealth in both fertile land and precipitation. Three - quarters of the peninsula is covered in foothills and mountains. The alps, a mountain range to the north of Italy, cut off the peninsulas only land connection, which resulted, in the times of Ancient Rome, in the people The Etruscans were mysterious people who settled on the Italian Peninsula...
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Leonardo Da Vinci One Of The Great
1,512 wordsItaly (Italian Italia), republic in southern Europe, bounded on the north by Switzerland and Austria; on the east by Slovenia and the Adriatic Sea; on the south by the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea; on the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Ligurian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea; and on the northwest by France. It comprises, in addition to the Italian mainland, the Mediterranean islands of Elba, Sardinia, and Sicily and many lesser islands. Enclaves within mainland Italy are the independent...
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Dictator For Life Rome
4,000 wordsThe Land Italy Roman History Rome The Land Italy is a peninsula jutting out into the Mediterranean sea west of Greece. Italy has poor mineral resources and very few useful harbors, however it is wealth in both fertile land and precipitation. Three quarters of the peninsula is covered in foothills and mountains. The alps, a mountain range to the north of Italy, cut off the peninsulas only land connection, which resulted, in the times of Ancient Rome, in the people trading amount themselves. The E...
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Knowledge And Skills Standard Of Living
2,878 wordsHow Did The Rise Of Rome And How Did The Rise Of Rome And Its Empire Assist In The Development Of Western Europe. ? Early historical Italy contained a diversity of peoples, with different languages, cultures and levels of civilisation; the city of Rome being just one of many scores of Italian communities scattered over Italy. However, in a very short time Rome began to rise above its neighbouring counterparts, quickly establishing itself as a city of great power within Italy. The gradual expansi...
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