How did geography help the romans prosper

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Fertile soil
Favorable climate for agriculture
The peninsula made traveling by sea economical.
Rivers provided water by aqueduct to major cities.
How did Rome rule its new conquests
good climate and soil
So great was the empire that it influences geopolitics even today. Often overlooked is the role that geography played in the great city's rise to power. Several geographic advantages helped Rome to grow and ultimately dominate the known world. Two mountain ranges, the Alps and the Apennines, helped to protect Rome from invasion.
There is also evidence indicating that in the Roman period Mediterranean climate was influenced by low frequency fluctuations in sea level pressure over the North Atlantic, called the Centennial North Atlantic Oscillation (CNAO).