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Describe two ways that the geography of Italy influenced the rise of rome?

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Answer: the Alps and the Apennines,

Two mountain ranges, the Alps and the Apennines, helped to protect Rome from invasion. The Apennines divide the Italian peninsula in half and, according to SPQR Online, allowed the Romans to mass forces for counter-attack whenever they were threatened.

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