The main civilisation which was a neighbour of the RomanEmpirewere thePersians.
Ancient civilizations anywhere in the world were always located near a source of water.
Of major ancient civilizations, the nearest one to Ancient China would be the Indus Valley one.
Almost all of the ancient civilizations could be found along rivers or at least a good source of water. Water was essential for daily living and farming. The Mesopotamian civilizations were along the Euphrates and Tigres, the Egyptian civilization was along the Nile, while the Syrians had their capitol of Antioch on the Orontes River.
At the mouth of the river Tiber, near Rome.
A simple gaze at a map of the ancient civilizations indicates that the first Civilizations of the world built their societies near rivers and seas. This was due to the ancient man being heavily dependent on farming so the rivers and the seas helped him in his everyday farming activities.
Ancient civilizations anywhere in the world were always located near a source of water.
Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. There are actually 4 cradles of civilization: Ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, Ancient India (Indus Valley, and the near Aryan Age), and Ancient China. Following that came the 2 European civilizations of Ancient Greece, and ancient Rome. After that came the Mayans, Aztecs, and the new patterns of civilization. My Source: World History: The Human Odyssey, by Professor Jackson J. Spielvogel. I recommend you to read the book for a more thorough answer.
Of major ancient civilizations, the nearest one to Ancient China would be the Indus Valley one.
Agricultural areas, preferably near trade routes.
many of the countries in the area sit atop valuable oil resources. A far more reasonable answer was that numerous civilizations developed in the Middle East (like Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Ancient Israel, Aramea and the various Mesopotamian civilizations) and many civilizations developed near the Middle East, like the Anatolian civilizations, the Greek civilizations, Rome, Persia, and Armenia. This area with so many cultures and important trade routes made it an area of significant cultural diffusion.
The surrounding land was more difficult to cultivate
Almost all of the ancient civilizations could be found along rivers or at least a good source of water. Water was essential for daily living and farming. The Mesopotamian civilizations were along the Euphrates and Tigres, the Egyptian civilization was along the Nile, while the Syrians had their capitol of Antioch on the Orontes River.
At the mouth of the river Tiber, near Rome.
Rome's location near the Mediterranean Sea and the Tiber River influenced it's development by making Rome one of the largest empires in the ancient world.
A simple gaze at a map of the ancient civilizations indicates that the first Civilizations of the world built their societies near rivers and seas. This was due to the ancient man being heavily dependent on farming so the rivers and the seas helped him in his everyday farming activities.
The ruins of the ancient Roman Forum are near the center of the modern city of Rome
Ancient Rome was built on seven hills, but was nowhere near the Mediterranean sea proper. Rome was/is relatively inland and its nearest sea is the Tyrrhonian sea which could be loosely called an arm of the Mediterranean.