Rome Environment In the Italian peninsula it has the same climate as the Mediterranean climate. Mild, rainy, winters and hot, dry summers. The climate in the north is cooler, rain is plentiful. Italian peninsula is an ideal place for farming. Romans grew olives, grapes and wheat. <Tab/>The city of Rome has tremendous environmental advantages, because of that it made it easier for Rome to become an important city. The city …showed first 75 words of 1213 total…

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