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The empire first expanded around the Mediterranean Sea. Italy is located in the centre of this sea, between its eastern and western basins. This gave it an important strategic position. It made it easier to control both basins and the narrow strip of water between Sicily and Tunisia makes the control of the routes between the east and the west easier.

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