Rome is surrounded by the Tiber River and the Seven Hills. The Romans began to settle on the hills east of the Tiber during the Early Iron Age around 1000 to 800 BCE. The Tiber provides constant source of water for Rome. Since they are positioned in the middle of the Seven Hills, Rome was safe from the floods of the Tiber and able to defend themselves. The Italian peninsula take up the center of the Mediterranean basin. Italy is protected by the Alps. The Apennines leave two broad and fertile plains which were Latium and Campania. The plains attracted a lot of settlers. Rome developed great resources of Latium and maintained with the rest of Italy. There was a social conflict in Rome between plebeians and patricians which was known as the
