The Alps provided a geographical barrier that hindered invasions .
The Alps in the northern part of the Italian peninsula provided a natural barrier to invaders. The Alps, however, were not insurmountable and incursion by barbaric tribes were part of early and late Roman history. Also, as formidable as these mountains were, the Carthage general Hannibal was able to cross the Alps with a large army and war elephants during the 2nd Punic War.
The Alps provided protection against invaders from the north.
During and between the three Punic Wars, both Rome and Carthage tried to use allies to help their cause, Rome the most successfully.
Some pirates on the island of Sicily asked for Rome to help them, while others asked Carthage to help fight.
The Roman empire began in Rome, Italy. Because of it's location, it provided the Romans with access to natural trade routes and natural protective barriers. Once the Roman empire began to expand, the Italian Alps to the north provided protection from any Northern invading countries. Surrounding the pennisula was the Mediterranean Sea, which opened up trade routes to not only Greece, but the Middle East, Northern Africa, and Europe. The expansion of the Roman Empire and the Punic Wars were affected by the Geography of the region.
The Alps might have been a hindrance for Italy because it isolated them from the rest of Europe, and a help because it protected them from intruders because of how tall the Alps are.
Hannibal led an army against Rome using war elephants, which proved to be more of a hindrance than a help. Even though Hannibal was successful against the Romans for a time, the elephants panicked in the noise of battle causing problems.
Italy is separated from the rest of Europe by the Alps.
The lifestyles of the Romans during Caesar's rule was pretty harsh to some. Actually his assassinator though they were helping Rome when they stabed him to death :/ If this did not help then please fix this and go to wikipedia to find out.
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The skiing/winter scenes of the movie HELP! were filmed in the Alps, so perhaps looking for shooting location information for the film on IMDB or a book about the filming of the movie could help you.
The sequenced material is below. 1. Hannibal leades Carghaginian army into italy 2.Carthage founded on the coast of North Africa 3. Carthage gives up all rights to Cicily 4. Romans destroy Carthage 5. First Punic War begins please help!!