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Roman Empire
Imagine the winding Tiber River. It snakes through central Italy. This land was both fertile and dangerous. The city of Rome slowly rose from this landscape. Seven low hills were ringed by dense oak groves and rocky bluffs. Early settlements appeared on these hills by the eighth century BCE.Their mud-brick huts were simple. Their timber palisades marked a humble beginning. Yet, this was the start of an imperial colossus. Excavations on the Palatine and Capitoline hills reveal their first dwellings. We find postholes and hearths. These are mixed with refuse pits and livestock enclosures. It…
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