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No. The city of Rome is nowhere near the Mediterranean Sea proper. It is located 15 miles inland off the Tyrrhenian sea, which is a branch of the Mediterranean.
No. The city of Rome is nowhere near the Mediterranean sea proper. It is located 15 miles inland off the Tyrrhenian sea, which is a branch of the Mediterranean.
No. The city of Rome is nowhere near the Mediterranean sea proper. It is located 15 miles inland off the Tyrrhenian sea, which is a branch of the Mediterranean.
No. The city of Rome is nowhere near the Mediterranean sea proper. It is located 15 miles inland off the Tyrrhenian sea, which is a branch of the Mediterranean.
No. The city of Rome is nowhere near the Mediterranean sea proper. It is located 15 miles inland off the Tyrrhenian sea, which is a branch of the Mediterranean.
No. The city of Rome is nowhere near the Mediterranean sea proper. It is located 15 miles inland off the Tyrrhenian sea, which is a branch of the Mediterranean.
No. The city of Rome is nowhere near the Mediterranean sea proper. It is located 15 miles inland off the Tyrrhenian sea, which is a branch of the Mediterranean.
No. The city of Rome is nowhere near the Mediterranean sea proper. It is located 15 miles inland off the Tyrrhenian sea, which is a branch of the Mediterranean.
No. The city of Rome is nowhere near the Mediterranean sea proper. It is located 15 miles inland off the Tyrrhenian sea, which is a branch of the Mediterranean.
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∙ 12y agoNo. The city of Rome is nowhere near the Mediterranean sea proper. It is located 15 miles inland off the Tyrrhenian sea, which is a branch of the Mediterranean.
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What gave Rome access to the Mediterranean Sea and allowed for easy trade and transportation?
Rome was given access to the sea by the river Tiber, which flowed into this sea, and her proximity to the coast (about 14 miles at that time). The first port was Portus Tiberinus, of the river, by the Aventine Hill. Later, Rome built the port of Ostia, on the coast. Ships unloaded their cargo there, which were then carried to Rome up the river Tiber by smaller vessels. The geographical aspects of how ancient Rome had access to the Mediterranean Sea is correct. Prior to 264 BC/BCE the city-state of Carthage dominated trade in the western Mediterranean Sea. The Roman port of Ostia is on the west coast of the Italian peninsula. With that being said, ancient Rome's economy was primarily based on agriculture. Historical events, however, placed Rome in a position to challenge Carthage and her Greek allies over control of the island of Sicily. Carthage had a powerful naval fleet which prior to 264 BC/BCE was used to protect her commercial shipping from pirates or any other nation from interfering with Carthage's control of the Western Mediterranean Sea & the lands & islands in that area. The first conflict Rome had with Carthage over Sicily found Rome without any sort of navy that could challenge Carthage's ability to transport shipping soldiers and goods in the areas of dispute. This was the First Punic War. Rome then attempted with much difficulty to build an armed fleet of ships it needed to keep up with Carthage. After many failures, Rome created a powerful naval fleet. In the battles starting in 264 BC/BCE, Rome had beaten Carthage. The war ended in 241 BC/BCE and the treaty of surrender gave Rome the spoils of war. The terms of the peace treaty allowed Rome to annex Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia At this point Carthage could not monopolize trade & shipping in the western Mediterranean. So to complete the answer to the question of what gave Rome free access to the seas, we see that Rome's annexation of the major islands in the Western Mediterranean and the elimination of Carthage's dominance, was vital to Rome's sea trade & naval power.
How important was the mediterranean sea to the roman empire?
It was so important that the Romans called it simply 'Our Sea'. Look at a map, see where it is in relation to Rome.It provided a vast trading network and allowed food and materials from lots of different environments to enter Rome.
Why did czar of russia want to see the ottoman empire crumble?
It would allow him to take over the Dardanelle Straight and provide Russian ships access to the Mediterranean Sea
What were the Romans fighting for in the Punic wars?
Rome did not fight Carthage in order to dominate the western basin of the Mediterranean. Rome found herself dominating this part of the Mediterranean as a result of her victories. However, this was the outcome, rather than the purpose of Rome fighting the Punic Wars. The First Punic War broke out because of tensions in eastern Sicily. The Romans intervened to help some mercenaries which had seized the city of Messana (Messina) and who had been attacked by Syracuse, the most powerful of the Greek city-states in eastern and southern Sicily. Rome defeated Syracuse and forced her to become an ally. At this point Carthage, which was worried about the security of her possessions in western Sicily, mobilized for war. The situation developed into a contest over the control of Sicily. Rome won, seized the Carthaginian possessions in the west and maintained alliances with the Greeks in the east and south. Immediately after the war Rome took advantage of Carthage having to deal with a revolt by her mercenaries to seize Sardinia and Corsica, which were Carthaginian possessions. However, that this did not amount to a domination of the western Mediterranean. Control of these islands was not sufficient for domination and, more importantly, Rome was not interested in dominating the western Mediterranean. Rome's horizon and that time did not stretch beyond Italy. Her interest in Sardinia and Corsica was their proximity to the Italian mainland and their relevance for the security of Italy. The fact that Rome was not interested in the western Mediterranean is also indicated by the fact that she did not object to Carthage building up a power base in Spain and that she ended up paying a heavy price for this (see below). The Second Punic War was about Rome's survival. It was an invasion of Italy by Hannibal, a Carthaginian military commander who wanted revenge for the theft of Sardinia and Corsica. His father, Hamilcar, had conquered southern Spain and turned it into a domain of his family (the Barcas). Southern Spain was Hannibal's power base and the springboard for his invasion of Italy. He routed the armies of Rome and her Italian allies four times and caused great panic in Rome, which seemed doomed. However, he then got bogged down in the south of Italy and his campaign eventually came to a dead end. Meanwhile, a second Roman expedition is Spain defeated the Carthaginians there and Rome took over the Carthaginian possessions in southern Spain, thus cutting Hannibal off his source of reinforcements and depriving Carthage of an important source of wealth (the silver mines). The Romans then started a successful campaign in Africa (Tunisia), Carthage's homeland, which was aimed at bringing the war to an end. The Third Punic War was fought because a war faction which wanted the destruction of Carthage won the day in the politics of Rome. This faction argued that Carthage was aiming at becoming a big military power again and that her continued prosperity was a threat to Rome's security. This threat had to be eliminated through destruction.
How does nearness to the sea help alleviate greek resource shortage?
Well see what happned was that wen they got on the river they all sunk and died like dumb retards GO ROME
Which country is on the Mediterranean Sea?
No, Italy is not on the Pacific Ocean. It is a peninsula in the Mediterranean and surrounded by the Ligurian Sea, the Thrrhenian Sea, the Adriatic Sea, and the Lonian Sea.
Out of the Mediterranean Sea the Caspian Sea the South China Sea and the North Sea which is the largest?
The Mediterranean Sea is the largest of those seas. See the Related Links for more information.
Which see borders Europe in south?
The Mediterranean Sea
Is Vienna the only country that doesn't border the Mediterranean sea?
Vienna is not a country, it is the capital of Austria, a country in Europe that does not border any sea. It might pay you to look at a map and see which European countries do border the Mediterranean Sea - you will find that most European countries don't border the Mediterranean Sea. If you look wider, you will find that most countries in the world do not border the Mediterranean.
What see within the Mediterranean sea touches Croatia Albania?
The Adriatic Sea
What was the benefit of Romes location in the center of the Mediterranean Sea?
If you look at a map, you will see that Rome itself is nowhere near the Mediterranean sea. The closest sea to Rome is the Tyrrhenian Sea and that is fifteen miles away from the city of Rome. Rome did benefit from controlling the lands around the Mediterranean both for commerce and defense. Greece, although surrounded by seas, has only a small part of the country (the Peloponnese) directly on the Mediterranean. It is otherwise surrounded by the Aegean and Ionian seas. The Greeks made use of their seacoasts as the Romans did for trade and especially for defense, as the Greeks were a great seafaring people who could produce a formidable navy.
What country lies between the Black sea aegean sea and the mediterranean see?
Turkey
What is the name of the see that separates Egypt from Europe?
It is the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the capital between the mediterranean sea and black see?
Istanbul
What is capital of both the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea?
There is no such thing. Seas do not traditionally have capitals and the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea are no exceptions to this. If the person meant to ask: "What is the capital of the only country that borders both the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea?", please see the Related Question below.
What is the meaning of aegean?
Of or pertaining to the sea, or arm of the Mediterranean sea, east of Greece. See Archipelago.
What sea is 965000 square miles?
The Mediterranean Sea. See the related link for more information.
