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The Language of Rome

The Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian languages all come from Latin which is the first language of the Roman Empire.  These languages are called Romance languages because of their Roman/Latin origin.

Greek colonists were attracted to Sicily because of its rich farmland.

Rome's geographical features helped it become a world leader.  Rome's 7 hills protected it from attack, the Tiber River made a great "highway" for travel between the mountains and the Mediterranean coast, and plenty of eruptions of the volcanoes surrounding the Latium plain created rich farmland that produced outstanding amounts of crops.



The enriching of soil by lava is similar but different from soil erosion.  Both destroy plants and animals but lava enrichs soil and erosion wears it away.

Mountains that isolate the city from invasion, fertile farmland and plains, and a navigable river were key reasons for city development.

The Alps are the backbone of Europe.