WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Tiber provided a source of fresh water to Romans and was also an important route for trade and transportation. Ancient Rome began as a small settlement in the middle of the Italian peninsula.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. Most of the city of Rome is to the east of the Tiber River.

Detailed explanation-3: -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). The river had a positive as well as negative impact on the development of Rome.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is 252 miles (405 km) long. Twisting in a generally southerly direction through a series of scenic gorges and broad valleys, the Tiber flows through the city of Rome and enters the Tyrrhenian Sea of the Mediterranean near Ostia Antica.