Geography of Rome

Rome would be a good place to found a city because it had good climate, it was close to bodies of water to help with crops and thanks to the hills, you can live on the hilltops for safety and farm on the bottom of the hill.The Italian Peninsula would be a good place to start an empire because the mountains would provide protection, but wouldn't restrict things; and if you had boats, you could easily sail to the other lands surrounding the Mediterranean & conquer them.