CIVILIZATION
ROMAN
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The Alps
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The Black Sea
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The Tiber
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The Pacific
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Tiber is one of longest rivers in Italy, the second longest river after the Po. The Tiber is about 250 miles long and varies between 7 and 20 feet deep. It flows from the Apennines at Mount Fumaiolo through Rome and into the Tyrrhenian Sea at Ostia.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to legend, the city of Rome was founded in 753 BC on the banks of the Tiber about 25 km (16 mi) from the sea at Ostia.
Detailed explanation-3: -In ancient Rome, the Tiber River was a reliable source of fresh water. The Romans used this water to irrigate their farms and provide drinking water for people and animals. Rome was not located at a river delta but developed about 15 miles (25 km) from the Tiber River flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most important river in central Italy. It runs some 400 kilometers through a long valley running from Tuscany through Umbria, Latium, past Rome, to the Tyrhennian Sea at Ostia (literally, the “mouths” of the river).