How did Rome's geography affect them?

Answer 1

ancient Rome's geographical location turned out to be a good one for the purposes of expanding its trade and commerce interests. As it turned out Rome's central location in the center of the Mediterranean world aided in its territorial expansion. Rome's location has a favorable climate. Weather extremes did not affect it. It had no harsh Winters or tropical Summers. This then was no handicap for its engineering skills to enhance the city itself and the communities around it. The city was on the River Tiber, and as history has shown us, access to a waterway is a plus for trade & commerce. Unfortunately, where the Tiber enters the Mediterranean Sea, there is no natural port. This proved to be not a major problem as the Roman engineers built an artificial port at the end of the Tiber. It was called Ostia. The port was only 16 miles southeast of Rome. Now access to clean drinking water & access to river transportation is essential to the growth of any nation wishing to expand its influence. The Tiber River did this for the ancient Romans. The Tiber rose from 2 springs in the Apennine mountains. Fresh water was right at hand & to enhance the water supply the mountains provided the downward slope to have remarkable aqueducts bring water to the city. The course of the water lent a natural place for settlements to be defended.

As Rome began to see that expansion by either treaty or conquest could lead to wealth & power, its location was a plus. Rich nations lay to the east & west of Rome. Nothing could be better than for armies and warships to reach these areas of wealth than a central location. At the time, the Mediterranean World was the only world the Romans knew. Later of course areas in Western Europe were discovered to be sources of wealth by conquest. Still, Rome's location was well within reach of these large territories such as Gaul. To sum things up, Rome's geographical location was as good as could be expected to form an empire.

Answer 2

The Romans were a European people indigenous to the region and the ancient peoples did not change the geography of their region, they lived with it. About the only geographical changes that the Romans made (in the loosest sense of the word) was the clearing of some forest lands for farming and for ocean inlets to seaside villas that had fish farms.

The Romans were a European people indigenous to the region and the ancient peoples did not change the geography of their region, they lived with it. About the only geographical changes that the Romans made (in the loosest sense of the word) was the clearing of some forest lands for farming and for ocean inlets to seaside villas that had fish farms.

The Romans were a European people indigenous to the region and the ancient peoples did not change the geography of their region, they lived with it. About the only geographical changes that the Romans made (in the loosest sense of the word) was the clearing of some forest lands for farming and for ocean inlets to seaside villas that had fish farms.

The Romans were a European people indigenous to the region and the ancient peoples did not change the geography of their region, they lived with it. About the only geographical changes that the Romans made (in the loosest sense of the word) was the clearing of some forest lands for farming and for ocean inlets to seaside villas that had fish farms.

The Romans were a European people indigenous to the region and the ancient peoples did not change the geography of their region, they lived with it. About the only geographical changes that the Romans made (in the loosest sense of the word) was the clearing of some forest lands for farming and for ocean inlets to seaside villas that had fish farms.

The Romans were a European people indigenous to the region and the ancient peoples did not change the geography of their region, they lived with it. About the only geographical changes that the Romans made (in the loosest sense of the word) was the clearing of some forest lands for farming and for ocean inlets to seaside villas that had fish farms.

The Romans were a European people indigenous to the region and the ancient peoples did not change the geography of their region, they lived with it. About the only geographical changes that the Romans made (in the loosest sense of the word) was the clearing of some forest lands for farming and for ocean inlets to seaside villas that had fish farms.

The Romans were a European people indigenous to the region and the ancient peoples did not change the geography of their region, they lived with it. About the only geographical changes that the Romans made (in the loosest sense of the word) was the clearing of some forest lands for farming and for ocean inlets to seaside villas that had fish farms.

The Romans were a European people indigenous to the region and the ancient peoples did not change the geography of their region, they lived with it. About the only geographical changes that the Romans made (in the loosest sense of the word) was the clearing of some forest lands for farming and for ocean inlets to seaside villas that had fish farms.

Answer 3

The following website gives a century-by-century picture of the peoples moving i and the lands they seized: look up the www with the following:

euratlas.net/history/Europe/400/index.html

Answer 4

The Romans were a European people indigenous to the region and the ancient peoples did not change the geography of their region, they lived with it. About the only geographical changes that the Romans made (in the loosest sense of the word) was the clearing of some forest lands for farming and for ocean inlets to seaside villas that had fish farms.

Answer 5

it was part of the Roman Empire ans it was still part of he roman empire