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The Alps in northern Italy protected the land from invasion, while the seas on three sides allowed for easy travel and trade.

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The Alps were of limited use. The Cimbri already attacked northern Italy by crossing the Alps in 105 BC. The Alemanni carried out a series of raids in the same area by crossing the Alps in the 2nd century. Visigoths and then Orstogoths crossed the eastern part which is not as high as the northern and western parts. The Lombards invaded by crossing the Alps. Many Holy Roman Emperors crossed the Alps with their army.

Italy lies in between the eastern and western basins of the Mediterranean, giving it a good strategic position in a crossroad area. Sicily is very close to Tunisia (which is were Carthage was. Apulia is very close to Greece. The Adriatic sea is narrow, so Illyricum was not far.

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