Mare Nostrum (Latin for “Our Sea”) was a common Roman name for the Mediterranean Sea. The term was always somewhat ambiguous: it both implied Roman dominance of the Mediterranean and the cultural diversity of the nations that have bordered it for well over two millennia.৩১ জুলাই, ২০১৫
Q. Why did they stop using the phalanx?
At the Battle of Cynocephalae in 197 BCE, the Romans defeated the Greek phalanx easily because the Greeks had failed to guard the flanks of their phalanx and, further, the Greek commanders could not turn the mass of men who comprised the phalanxes quickly enough to counter the strategies of the Roman army and, after …
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Q. Which sea was most important to Rome?
Mediterranean Sea
Q. How was the land of Rome different than the land of Greece?
Geography. Both Greece and Rome were peninsulas. They both had plenty of mountains, they were both surrounded by sea(s) on three sides, and they both had a Mediterranean climate. But Rome had fertile soil on their Italian Peninsula, while the Greeks had poor soil on their Pelopennesus Peninsula.
Q. Why was Rome’s location so favorable?
Why was Rome’s location so favorable? Italy’s location made it easy for Roman ships to reach the other lands around the sea. The two main mountain ranges helped protect Rome and its large plains made it easier to farm the lands.
Q. How did Rome’s geography affect its social development?
The soil and the mild climate helped the Romans grow surplus olives and grain. Reliable food production allowed the population to grow, and the trade in olives and olive oil helped the Roman economy expand.
Q. Why was Rome built where it was?
According to tradition, on April 21, 753 B.C., Romulus and his twin brother, Remus, found Rome on the site where they were suckled by a she-wolf as orphaned infants. Alba Longa was a mythical city located in the Alban Hills southeast of what would become Rome. …
