Roman Geography. Rome was built on 7 rolling hills around the Tiber River. The First Romans were from 1000 to 500 B.C., three groups inhabited the region and fought for control of it. They were the Latins, Greeks, and Etruscans. The Latins built the original settlement at Rome. It was a cluster of wooden huts on top of one of the seven hills. The Greek influence came between 750 B.C. and 600 B.C., the Greeks established colonies along the southern part of Italy and Sicily. The cities became very prosperous and commercially active.
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