Two mountain ranges, the Alps and the Apennines, helped to protect Rome from invasion. Any army attempting to attack Rome would be at risk of attack from the other side of the mountains. The Alps, located on the northern border of modern-day Italy, seal off the peninsula from the rest of Europe during winter.

1. A disadvantages that Rome had because of their geography is since they were by so much water this could possibly cause for lots of flooding. 2. Another disadvantage that Rome had because of their geography is that there was many mountains around them so this made travel to other land harder to do.

Because it was very definitely Roman, not generically Italian. Because it was very definitely Roman, not generically Italian. The state which we call the Roman empire started with the kingdom of Rome, a city-state founded in the 8th century BC. That’s what the Romans themselves called their empire and themselves.

Rome’s location on the Italian peninsula, and the Tiber River, provided access to trade routes on the Mediterranean Sea. As a result, trade was an important part of life in ancient Rome.

The Greeks gradually came to apply the name Italia to a larger region, but it was during the reign of Augustus, at the end of the 1st century BC, that the term was expanded to cover the entire peninsula until the Alps, now entirely under Roman rule.

Rome’s location was ideal because its proximity to the River Tiber ensured that the soil was fertile. This meant that, in most years, at least the city could rely on a regular supply of crops to feed its citizens.

The Roman Empire was so successful because of roman dominance in warfare and the stable structure of politics. Early Rome was indeed governed by kings, but after a few had ruled the Romans managed to take power of their own cities and rule themselves.

Major Rivers: The major rivers in Italy are: the Po River (which flows from the Alps near the French border, through Turin, and eastward into the Adriatic Sea), the Arno River (which flows from the north-central Apennines, through Florence, and into the Tyrrhenian Sea), and the Tiber River (which flows from the north- …

Conclusion. Rome became the most powerful state in the world by the first century BCE through a combination of military power, political flexibility, economic expansion, and more than a bit of good luck. This expansion changed the Mediterranean world and also changed Rome itself.

The Romans (Latin: Rōmānī, Classical Greek: Rhōmaîoi) were a cultural group, variously referred to as an ethnicity or a nationality, that in classical antiquity, from the 2nd century BC to the 5th century AD, came to rule large parts of Europe, the Near East and North Africa through conquests made during the Roman …

After 450 years as a republic, Rome became an empire in the wake of Julius Caesar’s rise and fall in the first century B.C. The long and triumphant reign of its first emperor, Augustus, began a golden age of peace and prosperity; by contrast, the Roman Empire’s decline and fall by the fifth century A.D. was one of the …

Romulus

Remus is Killed Romulus went ahead and started building a wall around Palantine Hill. However, Remus was jealous and began to make fun of Romulus’ wall. At one point Remus jumped over the wall to show how easy it was to cross.

The Reman Empire

The founding of Rome Once they were grown, Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome. Angered, Romulus killed Remus. He regretted it, and took Remus to Amulius’s palace, and buried him there.

Even though Romulus had seen more birds, Remus argued that he had seen them first and therefore the city should be built on the Aventine Hill. Meanwhile, Romulus began to build a wall on his hill, which Remus decided to jump over. Angered by his brother’s action, Romulus killed him.

The Vestal Virgins who survived their thirty years of service were rewarded with a comfortable pension and permission to marry, but most women chose not to. They remained respected members of society until their deaths, well-off and reasonably independent regardless of their relationship status.

Actually, the Romulus and Remus myth originated sometime in the fourth century B.C., and the exact date of Rome’s founding was set by the Roman scholar Marcus Terentius Varro in the first century B.C. According to the legend, Romulus and Remus were the sons of Rhea Silvia, the daughter of King Numitor of Alba Longa.

Lesson Summary The legend of Romulus and Remus gave Romans a divine ancestry since the twins were said to be the offspring of the god Mars and the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia. The story also presented a lesson in overcoming adversity. The twins were left in the Tiber River to drown, but they miraculously survived.

As anyone familiar with the bible will note, there are a number of similarities between the mythology of Romulus and Remus, and the stories in the bible. Moses, it was said, was placed inside a basket and set afloat on a river, in order to escape a vengeful king.

Out of respect for his brother, Amulius left Numito’s daughter, Rhea Silvia, alive. To ensure that she would never produce any heirs to his throne he ordered her to become a Vestal Virgin. He imprisoned Rhea Silvia and ordered his servants to drown the twins.

But for reasons we do not understand, the Romans chose a wolf as their symbol. According to Roman mythology, the city’s twin founders Romulus and Remus were abandoned on the banks of the Tiber River when they were infants. A she-wolf saved their lives by letting them suckle.

she-wolf

To the Roman god Mars, the wolf is a sacred animal. There is an ongoing debate about a connection to the ancient Roman festival of the Lupercalia. In Greek mythology, Apollo’s mother Leto is reported to have given birth to him as a she-wolf, to evade Hera.

As of 2019, the Italian wolf population is estimated to consist of 600–700 individuals. It has been strictly protected in Italy since the 1970s, when the population reached a low of 70–100 individuals. The population is increasing in number, though illegal hunting and persecution still constitute a threat.

Though there is a debate about the official national animal of Italy, the wolf is considered the unofficial symbol of the country by the most. The grey wolf, also known as the Apennine Wolf, lives in the Apennine Italian Mountains, Switzerland and part of France.

Marsican bears

National animals

Country	Name of animal	Scientific name (Latin name)
Estonia	Wolf	Canis lupus
Faroe Islands	Eurasian oystercatcher (national bird)	Haematopus ostralgus
Finland	Brown bear (national animal)	Ursus arctos
	Whooper swan (national bird)	Cygnus cygnus