Italy lies at the centre of the Mediterranean, between its eastern and western basins. This made it easier to control the western and eastern Mediterranean at the same time.
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Firstly, Rome's location near the Mediterranean Sea provided the city ports for trade. Next, the Italian Peninsula is quite mountainous, providing Rome something of a barrier from potential invaders.
The Italian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula is much larger than the Italian Peninsula. The Iberian Peninsula is about 590,000 km2 in area, while the Italian Peninsula is only about 300,000 km2 in area.
Italian Peninsula's population is 26,171,000.
the Italian peninsula
It was near the sea, necessary for communications and food imports in a world without mechanical transport.
The area of Italian Peninsula is 131,337 square kilometers.
The Italian Peninsula is divided from the rest by the Alps.
Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula and Balkan Peninsula.
The Adriatic Sea is located to the East of the Italian peninsula
The Italian Peninsula