What are 2 geographical features of rome?

Answer 1

The geographical location of ancient Rome was one of many reasons why Rome became the power that it did. One was its central location on the Italian peninsula. This helped Rome in its conquests and unification of the peoples in that region as Rome had good access to both Northern & Southern Italy.

On a much larger scale, the Italian peninsula where Rome was located was almost in the center of the Mediterranean Sea. This location helped enable Rome to have access from a central location in its years of conquest in the Mediterranean Sea areas.

Answer 2

Rome is in a hilly area half way between the chain of the Apennine Mountains and the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea (the west coast of Italy). Originally Rome was on the Seven Hills of Rome. Then it expanded beyond them and reached other hills as well.

Rome is on the banks of the river Tiber, which flows from the mentioned mountains to the coast. In the early days of the ancient city, Rome became the main north-south communication point of the region because she was by the only Ford of the river. The Tiber also provided a navigable communication route to the sea. The Romans built Portus Tiberinus, a fluvial port of the Tiber. Later, when seaborne traffic increased, they built a port on the coast (near Ostia) and a canal which linked Rome to this port. The seagoing ships unloaded their goods at this port. They were then transported by smaller ships. The ships to Rome sailed up the canal and those to the port sailed down the river.

Answer 3

It was located far enough inland so it could be located by pirates.